Whenever people talk about a natural forward , Id say P Joyce , simple as , had he played with Kerry we may not even be having this conversation as it would be a no brainer .Matty Forde in similar mould .
I've said it a million times I do favourites but rarely best , be it selecting Dubs best or games best , as it really is in the eye of the beholder asked to pick between say Peter the great or Gooch , of course were your from will cloud judgement .
I've often found myself picking a player as the best only to change my mind two days later .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 15/04/2015 15:02:14    1714520

p.joyce is a good call but for a forward i always liked Declan browne. playing for a B team and still a champ

DoireCityFC (Derry) - Posts: 1580 - 15/04/2015 15:13:24    1714526

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1714526 p.joyce is a good call but for a forward i always liked Declan browne. playing for a B team and still a champ

Did not get to see Browne too often in the flesh , but many lads I know that did swear he was as good as anybody who kicked a ball , I suppose when it comes to discussing players like Browne they carried the weight of a county on their shoulders , is that pressure / stress the same as expectations trust upon a Gooch ? were the pressure is to deliver All Irelands ?

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 15/04/2015 16:01:55    1714549

Nudie hughes of Monaghan worth a mention so too is Ollie Murphy from Meath.

Joyce, Canavan, Mc Donald very gifted.

StirringIt (Cavan) - Posts: 374 - 15/04/2015 16:11:54    1714552

7 Tipperary Senior Football Championship 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2007 2009
2 Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship 1998 2007
2 All-Star 1998 2003
1 Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship
1 Munster Minor Hurling Championship 1996
1 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1996
1 Munster Minor Football Championship 1995
1 McGrath Cup 2003
1 Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship 2000
1 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship 2000
1 Tommy Murphy Cup 2005
1 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship 1999
2 Fitzgibbon Cup 1999 2000


Some honnors for a Tipp man without a stick. I saw him a few times in D4 and he was outstanding. Kicked points from everywhere and led that team

DoireCityFC (Derry) - Posts: 1580 - 15/04/2015 16:21:19    1714557

Laim McHale, one of the greatest Ive ever seen grace the field of play

cacsmckilly (Tyrone) - Posts: 1294 - 15/04/2015 16:48:18    1714569

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Some honnors for a Tipp man without a stick


The hurling honours are particularly remarkable if he played without a stick ;)

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5246 - 15/04/2015 18:36:42    1714616

Ollie Murphy was a very good player,but I don't think he was at the top for enough seasons to be considered a great.

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 15/04/2015 18:45:33    1714621

Thanks be God the champhionship is starting soon, and we can get rid of the silly threads that go around 360 degrees 360 000 times.

Who was the greatest??

No idea.......but would never vote for anyone from Kerry or Meath....so this narrows things down a bit!!

witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 15/04/2015 18:58:21    1714627