Top team - Football BOI era (15years)

Aido c

The Indo have a competition with a 15k prize - top GAA football team of the past 15 years.. so far I have

GK Declan O'Keefe
RCB R McMenamin
FB Francie Bellew
LCB Graham Canty
RHB Thomas O'Sea
CHB Seamus Moynihan
LHB Brian Dooher
MF Dara O'Sea
MF Ciaran Whelan
RHF Ciaran McDonald
CHF Peter Canavan
LHF Maurice Fitzgerald
RCF Colm Cooper
FF Ross Munnelly
LCF Owen Mulligan

To win you have to match the Indo's corrospondents assessment.... Help

The Rooster

Aido c wrote:

The Indo have a competition with a 15k prize - top GAA football team of the past 15 years.. so far I have

GK Declan O'Keefe
RCB R McMenamin
FB Francie Bellew
LCB Graham Canty
RHB Thomas O'Sea
CHB Seamus Moynihan
LHB Brian Dooher
MF Dara O'Sea
MF Ciaran Whelan
RHF Ciaran McDonald
CHF Peter Canavan
LHF Maurice Fitzgerald
RCF Colm Cooper
FF Ross Munnelly
LCF Owen Mulligan

To win you have to match the Indo's corrospondents assessment.... Help

Do they give a list of contenders and positions or do you just have to go from memory? Can you pick players out of position?

Canty has never played number 4. On a selection like this I'd never pick Munnelly at full forward (wing forward or nowhere (personally I dont think he should be close to the team given his inconsistency of the last couple of years), likewise Canavan would have to be in full forward line.

And as for Dooher at left half back - that beats Banaher!

Here's my attempt. I'm sure there'll be plenty who don't rate Whelan, and you're entitled to your opinion, as I am mine. I'd be open to discussion on 2 and 7 in defence. I might be forgetting someone and Tomas O'Se for one is ver close. I'm fairly happy I've got the right six forwards.

Cluxton
M O'Se - Canty - McMenamin
Moynihan - McGeeney - Jordan
D O'Se - Whelan
Cavanagh - McGuigan - McDonald
Cooper - Canavan - Fitzgerald

Nalced_irl

Certainly dont know about Munnelly there. I think there are better. Also it depends on who the panel you have to match are. Different people will have very different selections for this.

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Aido c

I have scanned/attached application form - see attached

You can also buy tommorows Indo and enter, 15K is 15k


Ok it did not come out with much definition, anyway they don't give you nominations and it seems to include only players of the BOI period, the past 15 years, all it says is that your team has to 'tally' with the Indo's selection

Kojak

Has Ross Munnelly ever played full-forward in his life??

Would he be better than Padraig Joyce or even Graham gerathy at number 14???

The Rooster

Kojak wrote:

Has Ross Munnelly ever played full-forward in his life??

Would he be better than Padraig Joyce or even Graham gerathy at number 14???

He did play there or thereabouts v Dublin this year. But the reason he's been moved from wing forward is because of his poor form. He did have a good first half v the Dubs, but wasnt good in the second.

Forgot about Galway! Joyce and Michael Donnellan would have to be strong contenders. Deccie Meehan too.

NollaigMD

This would be my attempt at a team from the last 15 years:

GK John O'Leary (Dub)
RCB Anthony Lynch (Cor)
FB Darren Fay (Mea)
LCB Francie Bellew (Arm)
RHB Seamus Moynihan (Ker)
CHB Kieran McGeeney (Arm)
LHB Tomas Ó Sé (Ker)
MF Dara O'Sea (Ker)
MF Kevin Walsh (Gal)
RHF Micheal Donnellan (Gal)
CHF Padraig Joyce (Gal)
LHF Ciaran McDonald (May)
RCF Colm Cooper (Ker)
FF Peter Canavan (Tyr)
LCF Charlie redmond (Dub)

Het-Field

I think Trevor Giles and Tommy Dowd needs to be in any team of the past 15 years. Ditto Joyce and Donlon from Galway. Liam McHale from Mayo would also be a strong contender. Vinny Claffy from Offaly would be another I would involve. McCarten, Linden and DJ Kane from Down would also play a part. Keith Barr, Paul Clarke, Jack Sheedy and Dessie Farrell would be Dubs who were consistently good for long periods. Marrice Fitzgerald, and Daragh O Shea are no brainers. Anthony Tohill from Derry would be a vital part of any 15 year team. Kieran McGeeney would be another Northern Contender, along with M.Boyle from Donegal's 1992 winning team.

My Team for the Past 16 years

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J.OLeary (Dub)

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D.Fay (Meath)

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F.Bellew (Armagh)

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McGeeny(Armagh)

DJ Kane(Down)

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K.Barr (Dub)

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M.Linden (Down)

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A.Tohill (Derry)

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D.OShe (Kerry

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T.Dowd (Meath)

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L.McHale (Mayo)

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T.Giles (Meath)

C.Redmond (Dub)

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P.Canavan (Tyrone)

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MF Russel (Kerry)

Old_-_School

I consider Maurice Fitzgerald as the best forward of all time never mind of the last 15 years.

....................O'Keeffe
McMenamin....Moynihan.......O'Connell
Curran...........McGeeney.....T.Ó.Sé
...........D.Ó.Sé...........Tohill
Fitzgerald.......McDonald......Canavan
Browne..........Corkery.........Joyce

Subs: Cluxton, M Ó Sé, Higgins, Fay, O'Brien, Og De Paor, Donnellan, McDermott, Kavanagh, Dooher, Bradley, McDonnell, Cooper, Linden, Dowd.

Mr. Incognito

Goal, D O' Keefe ( Kerry)

LCB R McMenamin (Tyrone)
CB Francie Bellew (Armagh)
RCB Anthony Lynch (Cork)

LHB Brian Dooher (Tyrone_
CHB Seamus Moynihan (Kerry)
RHB T. O' Shea (Kerry)

MF D O Shea (Kerry)
MF Ciarna Wheelan (Kerry)

LHF O McConville (Armagh)
CHF P Canavan (Tyrone)
RHF P Joyce (Galway)

LHF C. Cooper (Kerry)
CF M Forde (Wexford)
RHF M Fitzgerald (Kerry)

kevmy

O' Keefe (Kerry)

K Mortimer (Mayo)
Moynihan (Kerry)
McMenamin (Tyrone)

Meehan (Galway)
McGeeney (Armagh)
T O' Sé (Kerry)

D O' Sé (Kerry)
McHale (Mayo)

FitzGerald (Kerry)
McDonald (Mayo)
Canavan (Tyrone)

Geragthy (Meath)
Joyce (Galway)
McDonnell (Armagh)

Subs: O' Leary (Dub), Mannion (Galway), Fay (Meath), McAnallen (Tyrone), Lynch (Cork), De Paor (Galway), Nallen (Mayo), Canty (Cork), Walsh (Galway), Tohill (Derry), McGuigan (Tyrone), McConville (Armagh), Cooper (Kerry), Redmond (Dublin), Linden (Down), Murphy (Meath), Browne (Tipp)

cournioni

No mention of Dermot McCabe yet? I don't like the guy, but he is definately one of the best individual players in the country even now in his old age...

whassupp2

1 D O Keefe
2 R McMenamin
3 D Fay
4 G Canty
5 S Moynihan
6 K McGeeney
7 T O'Sé
8 L McHale
9 D O'Sé
10 M Fitzgerald
11 P Canvan
12 T Giles
13 MF Russell
14 C Corkery
15 P Joyce

patmac

Not too many mentions for players from the ickle counties who are usually double marked and starved of possesion i.e. Dessie Dolan, Declan Browne, Eamonn O'Hara and Mattie Forde.

K-9

The weaker counties definitely have to be considered to. Browne and Forde especially. Forgot about Corkery, if MacDonalds being considered, he has to be to.

Munnelly? Good footballer, but last 15 years?

Tony Boyle would have to be considered too. Shame about that knee!

Linden and McCarten where exceptional in 94 and I know 91 is outside the scope but is worth considering. Tony Scullion was an exceptional defender as well. Held in the highest regard by anybody who played against him. Matt Gallagher, pound for pound!, was as good as any I seen for a full back.

Looking at it, probably start with the dead certs.

Goalkeeper, O'Keefe or Cluxton.

In the backs, Francie has to be there, even Donaghy sang his praises. Fay ,McGeeney, Moynihan and T. O'Shea certs too. And what about Mark O'Shea?

I'll put Dooher half forward to free up space!

Midfield- D. O'Sea a cert, after that Whelan/Tohill (all round footballer)/Walsh/Cavanagh/McGilligan.

Forwards - Cooper, Maurice Fitz, Canavan and Joyce have to be there. I'd slot in Dooher at half forward. After that hard to look past Corkery, MacDonald or McDonnell who's the best goal scoring forward. Linden/Paddy Bradley (subs - on his day guarenteed 6/7 points) and Ja Fallon would be hard to pass as well as Tony Boyle. Actually I'll put Dooher to half back, too many forwards!

I'm probably going to be killed but over the last 15 years could any Dub be guarenteed a place? Redmond for a free taker, but then we have Maurice Fitz, Barr and Whelan on the subs?

Pride Fighter

Seanies32 wrote:

The weaker counties definitely have to be considered to. Browne and Forde especially. Forgot about Corkery, if MacDonalds being considered, he has to be to.

Munnelly? Good footballer, but last 15 years?

Tony Boyle would have to be considered too. Shame about that knee!

Linden and McCarten where exceptional in 94 and I know 91 is outside the scope but is worth considering. Tony Scullion was an exceptional defender as well. Held in the highest regard by anybody who played against him. Matt Gallagher, pound for pound!, was as good as any I seen for a full back.

Looking at it, probably start with the dead certs.

Goalkeeper, O'Keefe or Cluxton.

In the backs, Francie has to be there, even Donaghy sang his praises. Fay ,McGeeney, Moynihan and T. O'Shea certs too. And what about Mark O'Shea?

I'll put Dooher half forward to free up space!

Midfield- D. O'Sea a cert, after that Whelan/Tohill (all round footballer)/Walsh/Cavanagh/McGilligan.

Forwards - Cooper, Maurice Fitz, Canavan and Joyce have to be there. I'd slot in Dooher at half forward. After that hard to look past Corkery, MacDonald or McDonnell who's the best goal scoring forward. Linden/Paddy Bradley (subs - on his day guarenteed 6/7 points) and Ja Fallon would be hard to pass as well as Tony Boyle. Actually I'll put Dooher to half back, too many forwards!

I'm probably going to be killed but over the last 15 years could any Dub be guarenteed a place? Redmond for a free taker, but then we have Maurice Fitz, Barr and Whelan on the subs?

Boooo, you would have to put a few more Dubs on than that. Jayo and a couple of others would be on the brink also.

K-9

Pride Fighter wrote:

Boooo, you would have to put a few more Dubs on than that. Jayo and a couple of others would be on the brink also.

The Dublin team from 92 to 95/96 was probably more a team of good players rather than individual stars.

Barr was good, Deegan too and maybe Paul Curran could be considered but over the last 15 years its hard to look past the defenders above. Sean Og De Paor was good as well as Sean Marty Lockhart.

Whelan would IMO have the best shout but with O'Se being a definite its a choice between him and the others mentioned. Tohill was a great all round player and could take frees as well.

Jayo has improved a lot but is he in the class of those forwards. Its hard to look past them. I've left out some Donegal players from the 90's as well. Good players but not in that class.

aidan24326

I'm amazed at how many people are leaving out Anthony Tohill. He is one of the all-time great midfielders. Has to be himself and Daragh O'Se at midfield. Here's my team.

1.Finbarr McConnell

2.Tony Scullion
3.Darren Fay
4.Seamus Moynihan

5.Paul Curran
6.Kieran McGeeney
7.Sean Og de Paor

8.Daragh O'Se
9.Anthony Tohill

10.Trevor Giles
11.Jarlath Fallon
12.Maurice Fitzgerald

13.Colm Cooper
14.Padraig Joyce
15.Peter Canavan

subs. J O'Leary, SM Lockhart, G Canty, K Mortimer, D Meehan, K Barr, H Downey, K Walsh, J Mc Dermott, S Cavanagh, B McGuigan, G Geraghty, S McDonnell, C Corkery, M Donnellan.

kevmy

Seanies32 wrote:

Midfield- D. O'Sea a cert, after that Whelan/Tohill (all round footballer)/Walsh/Cavanagh/McGilligan.

Please don't put Whealan on the team. He disappears for half of every match and all but ten mins in the big games.

Where was he yesterday? O' Sé went off and he should then have stamped his authority on the game. He didn't, he disappeared. All I can remember him doing yesterday was kicking a wide and taking two good clean catches but after that nothing. Don't let the odd spectacular catch and score fool you into thinking he's a better player than he is. Ryan was the Dublins best midfielder all year.

K-9

kevmy wrote:

Please don't put Whealan on the team. He disappears for half of every match and all but ten mins in the big games.

Where was he yesterday? O' Sé went off and he should then have stamped his authority on the game. He didn't, he disappeared. All I can remember him doing yesterday was kicking a wide and taking two good clean catches but after that nothing. Don't let the odd spectacular catch and score fool you into thinking he's a better player than he is. Ryan was the Dublins best midfielder all year.

Ryan was good. When O'Se went off it was time for Whelan to grab the game and get a man of the match performance. Did ok. There are a few Dublin players to consider but when you compare them with others its hard to put them on. Walsh and McGilligan where fantastic old style midfielders. Some of the battles McGilligan had with Anthony Molloy where immense. Tohill seems the best choice and would be good for 2/3 points a game as well. Maybe Barr or Curran in the half backs would be Dublins best chance maybe putting Moyhihan full back with Bellew and Mark O'Se in the corners. Jaysus, you wouldn't get much out of that full back line!

Your Man

S Cluxton
Marc O Sé
F Bellew
Canty
P Curran
S Moynihan
B Dooher
D O Sé
S Cavanagh
M Donnelan
C McDonald
M Fitzgerald
Gooch
S McDonell
P Joyce