GAA Team of The Decade

Mr. Incognito

I'll give this a shot- everyone is going to have their own fav's

Cluxton
(Dublin)

Mike McCarthy Francis Bellew Anthony Lynch
(Kerry) (Armagh) (Cork)

Declan Meehan Seamus Moynihan Tomas O' Shea
(Galway) (Kerry) (Kerry)

Darragh O'Shea Sean Cavanagh
(Kerry) (Tyrone)

Brian Dooher Declan O'Sullivan Oisin McConville
(Tyrone) (Kerry) (Armagh)

Peter Canavan Padraic Joyce Colm Cooper
(Tyrone) (Galway) (Kerry)


There are a few notable exceptions- I would have loved to have Mattie Forde in there but when it came down to it he has no All Ireland and was not part of the Wexford resurgance last year.

Also Mike McCarthy came to his own as full back for Kerry after 2002 but he won an All Star in the corner aswell.

Daysha

hmm...

B. Cummins (Tipp)
M. Kavanagh (Kilkenny) N. Hickey (Kilkenny) O. Canning (Galway)
T. Walsh (Kilkenny) K. McGrath (Waterford) Sean Og O Halpin (Cork)
J. O'Connor (Cork) D. Lyng (Kilkenny)
B. O'Connor (Cork) H. Shefflin (Kilkenny) E. Larkin (Kilkenny)
J. Mullane (Waterford) E. Kelly (Tipp) J. Deane (Cork)

6 Kilkenny, 4 Cork, 2 Tipp, 2 Waterford and 1 Galway

Subs:
D. Fitzhenry (Wexford)
D. O'Sullivan (Cork)
J.J. Delaney (Kilkenny)
T. Browne (Waterford)
R. Curran (Cork)
T. Dunne (Tipp)
M. Comerford (Kilkenny)
E. Brennan (Kilkenny)
P. Flynn (Waterford)

No 15 was a tough choice, but Deane's greater consistency over the decade won it over Flynn who was only at his peak until 04/05. No 12 was a straight fight between Larkin and Brennan. Don't ask me why I chose Larkin, I just did! O'Halpin or Delaney was a close one as well, as was the midfield pairings. Looking back maybe I'm being a bit too nice on the Cork lads with 4 players in the starting XV, but that's how it turned out.

The_Kew_Tour

good picks there lads found it more easy to pick the hurling team then Football team if im honest. (just trying decide few positions)

In football I have Diarmuid Murphy in goals personally I think Cluxton is one most overratted players but thats just my opinion.

but fair play both ye.

Gingy

I wouldn't say Cluxton is over-rated. All top keepers can make great saves, but it's the simple things that Cluxton does well, never makes mistakes. Murphy is also a great keeper, but Cluxton is not over-rated. Other than that, I'd swap Oisín McConville with his fellow county player Steven McDonnell.

Another good team for the hurling, I'd swap Ben O'Connor with Eddie Brennan and Seán Óg with JJ.

2 Quality teams though.

premierstone

Not as easy as it sounds but here's my quick choice off the top of my head :

B Cummins
S O'Neill
N Hickey
O Canning
T Walsh
JJ Delaney
J O'Connor
C Lynch
B O'Connor
H Shefflin
E Brennan
E Kelly
J Deane
J Mullane

adrian522

Nice team, but I reckon they could do with another player

premierstone

adrian522 wrote: »

Nice team, but I reckon they could do with another player

Sorry my bad yeah Ken McGrath CB

adrian522

I'd go something like this:

1. Fitzhenry
2. Kavanagh
3. Hickey
4. Canning
5. Walsh
6. McGrath
7. Delaney
8. Lynch
9. Fitzpatrick
10. O'Connor
11. Shefflin
12. Brennan
13. Kelly
14. Carey
15. Mullane

Frogdog

Can't believe nobody has mentioned McGeeney yet!

1. S Cluxton
2. M O Se
3. B Owens
4. R McMenamin
5. T O Se
6. K McGeeney
7. S Moynihan
8. D O Se
9. S Cavanagh
10. B Dooher
11. C MacDonald
12. G Geraghty
13. C Cooper
14. P Joyce
15. P Canavan

shockframe

adrian522 wrote: »

Nice team, but I reckon they could do with another player

all the truly great teams win with 14 men.

ciarriaithuaidh

1. Diarmuid Murphy - Cluxton has f*ed up in 2 many big games.
2. Marc Sé - honourable mention Tom Sullivan
3. Seán Marty Lockhart - h.m Darren Fay..
4. Ryan McMenamin - h.m Anthony Lynch
5. Tomás O'Sé - prob player of the decade.
6. Geezer - A rock
7. Seamus Moynihan - could play anywhere in backline
8. Darragh O'Sé - 6 AI's..unreal
9. Seán Kavanagh - not a natural midfielder,but a class act.
10. Brian Dooher - phenomenal endurance
11. Stephen O'Neill - more art home inside,but won allstar at 11 in '01.
12. Declan Sullivan - superb ball carrier.
13. Colm Cooper - some magic moments from 2002 on.
14. Ronan Clarke - when fit, ive never seen him held i think.
15. Peter Canavan - If only for 2003-2005 he deserves it..

Very hard to pick teams like these..comes down to personal choice a lot...Joyce,Stevie McDonnell, Paul Galvin, McConville,Anthony Lynch, Michael Donnellan, Ciarán MacDonald etc..very hard to leave out.

7 Kerrymen, 5 Throne, 2 Armagh, 1 Derry...seems a bit uneven,but I think the choices are easily justified...

Kenteach

Frogdog wrote: »

Can't believe nobody has mentioned McGeeney yet!

Agree about McGeeney, here's mine, for the record.
1. D Murphy
2. M O Se
3. M McCarthy
4. T O'Sullivan
5. T O Se
6. K McGeeney
7. S Moynihan
8. D O Se
9. S Cavanagh
10. B Dooher
11. D O'Sullivan
12. P Galvin
13. C Cooper
14. P Joyce
15. P Canavan

I realise selecting 10 kerry players is going to annoy a few. Its even annoying me. I selected the players on merit, in my view. As individuals, no county has more potential candidates for this kind of selection. They won half the AI's on offer this decade. While Tyrone kept the debate about team of the decade going right to the end, they wouldn'thave as many individuals putting their hands up for selection. As well as Cavanagh, Dooher and Canavan that I selected, I also considered McMenamon (lost out to most under rated corner back in the country), Jordan (can't look past the 3 half backs i've picked) and O'Neill (touch and go with Joyce).

As for the hurling, I'd be in even more trouble with the amount of players I have from the same county if I posted this one:D

homerjay2005

My stab at the football...this has changed on what i picked earlier in the year.Ones in bold are pretty much a given IMO and should be on everyones team with no debate on it!

Murphy.

Marc O Shea

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Seamus Moyniham

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Ryan McMenimin
Thomas O Shea---Kieran McGeeney

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Philip Jordan

Darragh O Shea

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Sean Kavanagh

Paul Galvin

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Declan O Sullivan

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Brian Dooher.
Colm Cooper

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Stephen O Neill----Stevie McDonald.

so thats 8 kerry, 5 Tyrone, 2 Armagh, which IMO, going on finals contested, then finals won, is about right. these 3 teams were the 3 that were the best of the decade, with Cork next towards the end. ...and before people start saying that all these players were on great teams and its easy to stand out in great teams, these were the players who dragged these teams over the line and won them all irelands. Maurice Fitzgerald did it for Kerry in 97, Joyce did it for Galway in 2001, Canavan almost did it in 95. all fantastic players who proove that 1/2 great players with 13/14 good players, can win you an all ireland. the difference above, is that these teams had 4 or 5 great players.

other players who were close
Cluxton.
Tom Sullivan (5 all irelands this decade), Lost out just about to Marc
Mike McCarthy (one of the amazing stories of 2009) lost out to Ricey.
Graham Canty lost out just about to The Pony.
Joyce (can claim the 11 or 14 spot no problem, just thought the other 2 who i went with did just about more than him, when it came to it, on the big stage)
Declan Browne - i had the pleasure of seeing him play about 4 times and he roasted kerry every time he played us. i remembered seeing him score 1-8 against Kerry and Tipp still got hammered by about 20 points. delighted he got his deserved all star. one of my players of the decade, jut missing out to mcdonald.

Canavan - did it when it mattered in 2005. and suppose in 2003 also. just think the other 3 lads in there overall did more as PTG only played for half the decade really due to retirement.

homerjay2005

didnt want to start a new thread, but some stats for the football decade (i robbed this off a poster on the kerry forum) -

All-Ireland Titles Won
1. Kerry 5
2. Tyrone 3
3. Armagh 1
4. Galway 1

All-Ireland Finals Contested
1. Kerry 8
2. Tyrone 3
3. Cork 2
4. Mayo 2
5. Armagh 2
6. Galway 2
7. Meath 1

All-Ireland Semi-Finals Contested
1. Kerry 10
2. Cork 6
3. Tyrone 4
4. Armagh 4
5. Dublin 3
6. Meath 3
7. Galway 2
8. Derry 2
9. Mayo 2
10. Donegal 1
11. Fermanagh 1
12. Kildare 1
13. Wexford 1

All-Ireland Quarter-Finals Contested (quarter finals only introduced in 2001)
1. Kerry 9
2. Dublin 8
3. Tyrone 7
4. Armagh 6
5. Cork 6
6. Galway 5
7. Mayo 5
8. Donegal 4
9. Meath 3
10. Derry 3
11. Laois 3
12. Westmeath 3
13. Fermanagh 2
14. Kildare 2
15. Sligo 2
16. Roscommon 2
17. Wexford 1
18. Monaghan 1

Provincial Titles Won
1. Kerry 6
2. Armagh 6
3. Dublin 6
4. Galway 5
5. Tyrone 4
6. Cork 4
7. Mayo 3
8. Meath 1
9. Laois 1
10. Westmeath 1
11. Kildare 1
12. Sligo 1
13. Roscommon 1

National League Division 1 Titles Won
1. Kerry 3
2. Tyrone 2
3. Derry 2
4. Armagh 1
5. Mayo 1
6. Donegal 1

Championship Games Played
1. Kerry 66
2. Tyrone 55
3. Armagh 51
4. Dublin 50
5. Meath 48
6. Derry 48
7. Galway 47
8. Donegal 47
9. Cork 46
10. Laois 44
11. Westmeath 44
12. Fermanagh 44
13. Kildare 41
14. Mayo 40
15. Roscommon 36
16. Wexford 36
17. Sligo 35
18. Louth 35
19. Down 34
20. Monaghan 33
21. Offaly 32
22. Limerick 32
23. Cavan 32
24. Longford 31
25. Wicklow 29
26. Carlow 26
27. Clare 25
28. Leitrim 25
29. Antrim 24
30. Tipperary 23
31. Waterford 18
32. London 15
33. New York 10

Championship Games Won
1. Kerry 49
2. Tyrone 36
3. Dublin 33
4. Galway 31
5. Armagh 30
6. Meath 27
7. Derry 27
8. Cork 25
9. Donegal 24
10. Laois 23
11. Mayo 22
12. Westmeath 22
13. Fermanagh 21
14. Kildare 20
15. Sligo 17
16. Roscommon 15
17. Wexford 14
18. Monaghan 13
19. Louth 12
20. Limerick 12
21. Offaly 11
22. Down 11
23. Longford 11
24. Cavan 9
25. Wicklow 8
26. Clare 8
27. Leitrim 6
28. Carlow 6
29. Antrim 5
30. Tipperary 4
31. Waterford 1
32. London 0
33. New York 0

Championship Games Lost
1. Kerry 9
2. New York 10 (New York get no 2nd bite in the qualifiers)
3. Tyrone 12
4. Armagh 13
5. Dublin 13
6. Galway 14
7. London 15
8. Cork 16
9. Mayo 16
10. Sligo 17
11. Wicklow 17
12. Clare 17
13. Antrim 17
14. Waterford 17
15. Meath 18
16. Laois 18
17. Westmeath 18
18. Roscommon 18
19. Offaly 18
20. Leitrim 18
21. Tipperary 18
22. Derry 19
23. Donegal 19
24. Fermanagh 19
25. Kildare 19
26. Wexford 19
27. Louth 19
28. Down 19
29. Monaghan 19
30. Limerick 19
31. Cavan 19
32. Longford 19
33. Carlow 19


Percentage of Championship Games Won
1. Kerry 74
2. Dublin 66
3. Galway 66
4. Tyrone 65
5. Armagh 59
6. Meath 56
7. Derry 56
8. Mayo 55
9. Cork 54
10. Laois 52
11. Donegal 51
12. Westmeath 51
13. Kildare 49
14. Sligo 49
15. Fermanagh 48
16. Roscommon 42
17. Wexford 39
18. Monaghan 39
19. Limerick 38
20. Longford 35
21. Louth 34
22. Offaly 34
23. Down 32
24. Clare 32
25. Wicklow 28
26. Cavan 28
27. Leitrim 24
28. Carlow 23
29. Antrim 21
30. Tipperary 17
31. Waterford 6
32. New York 0
33. London 0


Percentage of Championship Games Lost
1. Kerry 14
2. Tyrone 22
3. Armagh 25
4. Dublin 26
5. Galway 30
6. Cork 35
7. Meath 38
8. Derry 40
9. Mayo 40
10. Donegal 40
11. Laois 41
12. Westmeath 41
13. Fermanagh 43
14. Kildare 46
15. Sligo 49
16. Roscommon 50
17. Wexford 53
18. Louth 54
19. Offaly 56
20. Down 56
21. Monaghan 58
22. Limerick 59
23. Wicklow 59
24. Cavan 59
25. Longford 61
26. Clare 68
27. Antrim 71
28. Leitrim 72
29. Carlow 73
30. Tipperary 78
31. Waterford 94
32. New York 100
33. London 100

aidan24326

1.Stephen Cluxton

2.Michael McCarthy
3.Seamus Moynihan
4.Conor Gormley

5.Declan Meehan
6.Kieran Mcgeeney
7.Tomas O'Se

8.Darragh O'Se
9.Sean Cavanagh

10.Brian Dooher
11.Declan O'Sullivan
12.Stephen O'Neill

13.Colm Cooper
14.Padraig Joyce
15.Steven McDonnell