Footballer of the Year?

gearoidc · 02-09-2013 8:06pm #1

Based on performances to date..
if Mayo win....O Shea a cert?

If Dubs win ...not so sure. McCauley maybe?

Fireball07 · 02-09-2013 8:10pm

O'Shea has to be favourite and will get it if Mayo win.

If Dublin win, it will depend on performances in the final....Cluxton, Flynn, McAuley maybe.

O'Shea could still get it. Cooper the outside bet (I would argue that invidually he has a very strong claim)

andyman · 02-09-2013 8:19pm

Aidan O'Shea regardless.

liam7831 · 02-09-2013 8:37pm

Fireball07 wrote: »

O'Shea has to be favourite and will get it if Mayo win.

If Dublin win, it will depend on performances in the final....Cluxton, Flynn, McAuley maybe.

O'Shea could still get it. Cooper the outside bet (I would argue that invidually he has a very strong claim)

Where are you getting Cluxton from? Everything he did yesterday went wrong

Hammar · 02-09-2013 8:44pm

Michael Darragh MacAuley or Aidan O' Shea.

Fireball07 · 02-09-2013 8:48pm

liam7831 wrote: »

Where are you getting Cluxton from? Everything he did yesterday went wrong

Didn't play well yesterday but he does get a lot of hype. I wouldn't be surprised if he got it if Dublin won.

Hammar · 02-09-2013 8:56pm

Fireball07 wrote: »

Didn't play well yesterday but he does get a lot of hype. I wouldn't be surprised if he got it if Dublin won.

McCaffrey , McAuley and Cian O Sullivan(who has been brilliant this year in my opinion) would all be ahead of him.

elefant · 02-09-2013 9:02pm

Maybe I'm being narrow-minded, or even downright wrong in perception of what the accolade means, but as far as 'Footballer of the Year', I think that regardless of the winner of the final, Aidan O Shea has been the best footballer this year. McCauley, while a super athlete with great drive and vital to Dublin, is not, to me, a super 'footballer' in the total sense of the word.

Just my opinion.

Radio5 · 02-09-2013 9:17pm

Fireball07 wrote: »

Didn't play well yesterday but he does get a lot of hype. I wouldn't be surprised if he got it if Dublin won.

Seriously ? Even if Dublin win and thats a big if, I think Aidan O'Shea is ahead of anything that's there.

ProudDUB · 02-09-2013 9:19pm

It's O'Shea's to lose methinks. But if Mayo get wiped out by Dublin and/or he has a stinker of a game and/or he does something exceptionally stupid or dirty and gets sent off, that could open things up a bit for Cooper. I think that a lot of people would like to see him get one more piece of personal silver ware before he retires.

Even if Dublin win on the 22nd, I don't think that any Dub in particular has done enough to merit it. Many of them have had great games along the way, but it's been very much a team effort so far. If Dublin win, and Flynn or MDMA have an exceptional game, that may win it for one of them, but it will be a very narrow win. I just don't think that the style of play of either of them has enough of the WOW factor for them to get enough votes. Hope I'm wrong though.

keeponhurling · 02-09-2013 9:58pm

The older O'Shea brother. dark horse.

Lemlin · 02-09-2013 10:11pm

Cian Mackey.

Fr Tod Umptious · 02-09-2013 11:13pm

keeponhurling wrote: »

The older O'Shea brother. dark horse.

Yea a good call, but I'd argue that there is another Mayo player that would be a better shout as a dark horse.
If AOS has a poor game, and this guy preforms well, and Mayo still manage to win I think he should get it, but I don't think he will

Oh, I'm talking about Lee Keegan by the way

dirtyden · 02-09-2013 11:37pm

Fireball07 wrote: »

Didn't play well yesterday but he does get a lot of hype. I wouldn't be surprised if he got it if Dublin won.

Exactly, it is voted for by journalists, same as the allstars, and is often given to the player who has been hyped the most rather than the best player of the year.

Cluxton had been having a decent year til last sunday as well. If Dublin win well, there is a very good chance it will go to a dub and he would be one of the likely candidates.

ShamoBuc · 02-09-2013 11:40pm

Aidan O'Shea

Fireball07 · 02-09-2013 11:46pm

dirtyden wrote: »

Exactly, it is voted for by journalists, same as the allstars, and is often given to the player who has been hyped the most rather than the best player of the year.

Cluxton had been having a decent year til last sunday as well. If Dublin win well, there is a very good chance it will go to a dub and he would be one of the likely candidates.

Like last year Alan Dillon got an All-Star ahead of McLaughlin even though there was no way he was better over the course of the year.

MfMan · 02-09-2013 11:48pm

Colm Boyle.

seligehgit · 02-09-2013 11:59pm

Aidan o Shea or Michael Dara McCauley, dark horse Lee Keegan.

Ceist_Beag · 03-09-2013 8:00am

Not a single mention of Sean Cavanagh yet? For me he has been the outstanding footballer this summer.

Stoner · 03-09-2013 8:23am

Yes he had a good year but it was over a little early I think, the performance of Gooch yesterday IMHO took away the remaining chance he had.

keane2097 · 03-09-2013 11:37am

Paul Flynn has been Dublin's best player for several years at this stage.

Gerry91 · 03-09-2013 3:16pm

Colm Boyle for me. Has been outstanding in every game. Will be AOS

Young player- If COC plays final think he'll get it. If not McCaffrey prob will or whoever has a good final out of mannion, KK

seligehgit · 23-09-2013 9:02am

Michael Dara McCauley is now a shoe in for player of the year.

Syferus · 23-09-2013 9:28am

seligehgit wrote: »

Michael Dara McCauley is now a shoe in for player of the year.

Eeeeh. Thought he was less influential than Bastick, who only played something like 40 minutes yesterday. Great against Kerry and a contender for PotY, but not a shoe-in. For me Colm Boyle would be the obvious choice, consistency and excellence personified in just about all his performances this year.

The judges will probably chicken out and give it to MDM or, if they're going 'stars-in-their-eyes' like they did giving Gooch an All-Star for one performance in 2011, throw another one at Brogan.

seligehgit · 23-09-2013 9:34am

Syferus wrote: »

Eeeeh. Thought he was less influential than Bastick, who only played something like 40 minutes yesterday. Great against Kerry and a contender for PotY, but not a shoe-in. For me Colm Boyle would be the obvious choice, consistency and excellence personified in just about all his performances this year.

The judges will probably chicken out and give it to MDM or, if they're going 'stars-in-their-eyes' like they did giving Gooch an All-Star for one performance in 2011, throw another one at Brogan.

Can't disagree with you Colm was outstanding this year although if I was going to give it to a Mayo player it would have to be Lee Keegan.He was superb yesterday and all year round, especially in the first half.
Syferus tbh I just think they'll give it to a Dublin player.

Gerry91 · 23-09-2013 9:43am

Cluxton?

Keegan/ Boyle for me but it'll be a Dublin player

I'd still give 6 mayo backs all stars- won't happen though

gearoidc · 23-09-2013 11:46am

MDM 4/6
Gooch 11/4

stooge · 23-09-2013 12:04pm

seligehgit wrote: »

Michael Dara McCauley is now a shoe in for player of the year.

How come this guy is gets his second name read out and others dont.... :rolleyes:

Aidan O'Shea has been a great player this year but yesterday I think he wasnt fully fit and for that reason I think he wont win it.

homerjay2005 · 23-09-2013 12:16pm

the Donegal game is seriously over-rating Aidan O Sheas year. yes he was immense there, but he was poor enough in the game yesterday and also didnt play anything too spectacular against Tyrone.

MDM, Cian O Cullivan, Lee Keegan and gooch were much better than him, in fact theres about 12 players who'd deserve player of the year ahead of him and 4 or 5 of them are on his own team.

AdpRo · 23-09-2013 12:37pm

Michael Dara McCauley is probably not a shoe in but I think he just about deserves it, Paul Flynn is a dark horse, has been Dublins most consistent player for 4 or 5 years now and is very underrated in my eyes. For Mayo Keegan / Boyle / Seamus O'Shea have been their best players all year, Aiden O'Shea (v Donegal) and Gooch (v Dublin) were the 2 best individual performances.

corny · 23-09-2013 12:46pm

homerjay2005 wrote: »

the Donegal game is seriously over-rating Aidan O Sheas year. yes he was immense there, but he was poor enough in the game yesterday and also didnt play anything too spectacular against Tyrone

I'm glad someone said it. I agree.

I'd give it to Cian O' Sullivan but MDM will get it.

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