TOP 100 HURLERS CURRENTLY PLAYING

LuckyGent88

This week is the turn of the hurlers in the IRISH INDEPENDENT (Saturday 15th edition) for them to come up with their list of top 100 hurlers currently playing.

Just looking for people's thoughts......no need for the entire 100!!!!

awaywithyou

lar corbett
jj delaney
tommy walsh
henry shefflin
noel mcgrath
brendan maher
padraig maher
joe canning
john gardiner
ben o connor
jackie tyrell - will be a big player for kilkenny in 2011
eoin larkin
eoin kelly x 2
darach honan
liam rushe
shane o neill
tom kenny
david collins
damien hayes

LuckyGent88

I'LL give the my first 10 i would have on the list.

1.Tommy Walsh
2.Henry Shefflin
3.Joe Cannning
4.Eoin Kelly (Tipp)...waterford 1 well overrated imo
5.John Mullane
6.Jackie Tyrrell
7.JJ Delaney
8.Tony Browne
9.Lar Corbett
10.Padraic Maher

next few on my list would include the likes of Noel McGrath, Richie Power, Ben o' Connor,Shane o'Neill, Cathal Naughton and Damien Hayes. Since Ollie Canning just retired i didnt include him.

AS A CLAREMAN, cant wait to read the list and see does any1 make it even into a list of a 100 hurlers.

homerjay2005

has shane brick from kerry made this in the past?

was injured for most of this year, but still is a class act....

LuckyGent88

homerjay2005 wrote: »

has shane brick from kerry made this in the past?

was injured for most of this year, but still is a class act....[/QUOTE

think this list is a first for the independent...they have done top 100 of all time last year but noting about current players

efb

Sure let's mention the All Ireland Series' top scorer prior to the the final last year:
Shane Dooley.

LuckyGent88

couldnt get the list but here are the comments on the players. figure out who they are talking about.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/100-greatest-hurling-stars-of-today-2497360.html

Top 10 is: Shefflin, walsh, delaney,cummins,kelly(tipp), canning, tyrrell, corbett, brick walsh & mullane.

hard to disagree with the players in top 10 but strange that Cummins is up that high.
disappointed tht pat vaughan couldnt even make the 100.

Daysha

Here's the full list:

100 – Edward Coady (Carlow)
99 – Damien Joyce (Galway)
98 – Willie Hyland (Laois)
97 – Brian Campion (Laois)
96 – John Conlon (Clare)
95 – Paul Cleary (Offaly)
94 – Richie Foley (Waterford)
93 – Neil McManus (Antrim)
92 – Patrick Maher (Tipperary)
91 – David Collins (Galway)
90 – Brian Murphy (Cork)
89 – John Lee (Galway)
88 – Joe Bergin (Offaly)
87 – Eoin Cadogan (Cork)
86 – Brian Geary (Limerick)
85 – Gary Maguire (Dublin)
84 – John Dalton (Kilkenny)
83 – Brian Murray (Limerick)
82 – Brendan Murtagh (Westmeath)
81 – Cathal Naughton (Cork)
80 – Kevin Moran (Waterford)
79 – Michael Cahill (Tipperary)
78 – David O’Callaghan (Dublin)
77 – Andrew O’Shaughnessy (Limerick)
76 – Kieran Murphy (Cork)
75 – Gavin O’Mahony (Limerick)
74 – Liam Rushe (Dublin)
73 – Richie Hogan (Kilkenny)
72 – Rory Jacob (Wexford)
71 – PJ Ryan (Kilkenny)
70 – Fergal Moore (Galway)
69 – Brian Carroll (Offaly)
68 – Gearoid Ryan (Tipperary)
67 – Darach Honan (Clare)
66 – Rory Hanniffy (Offaly)
65 – Seamus Prendergast (Waterford)
64 – Patrick Horgan (Cork)
63 – Seamus Callinan (Tipperary)
62 – Clinton Hennessy (Waterford)
61 – David Kenny (Offaly)
60 – Darren Stamp (Wexford)
59 – Jonathan Clancy (Clare)
58 – Liam Watson (Antrim)
57 – TJ Reid (Kilkenny)
56 – Eoin Murphy (Waterford)
55 – Stephen Hiney (Dublin)
54 – Damien Reale (Limerick)
53 – John O’Brien (Tipperary)
52 – Ger Farragher (Galway)
51 – Shane O’Sullivan (Waterford)
50 – Paddy Stapleton (Tipperary)
49 – Tomas Brady (Dublin)
48 – Stephen Molumphy (Waterford)
47 – Keith Rossiter (Wexford)
46 – Alan McCrabbe (Dublin)
45 – Seamus Hickey (Limerick)
44 – John Tennyson (Kilkenny)
43 – Jerry O’Connor (Cork)
42 – Aidan Fogarty (Kilkenny)
41 – Tom Kenny (Cork)
40 – Shane Kavanagh (Galway)
39 – Conor O’Mahony (Tipperary)
38 – Diarmuid Lyng (Wexford)
37 – Michael Rice (Kilkenny)
36 – Brendan Maher (Tipperary)
35 – Noel Connors (Waterford)
34 – Shane Dooley (Offaly)
33 – James ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick (KIlkenny)
32 – Eoin Kelly (Waterford)
31 – Martin Comerford (Kilkenny)
30 – Niall McCarthy (Cork)
29 – Ken McGrath (Waterford)
28 – Tony Og Regan (Galway)
27 – Michael Fennelly (Kilkenny)
26 – Brian Hogan (Kilkenny)
25 – Paul Curran (Tippeary)
24 – Ben O’Connor (Cork)
23 – Shane McGrath (Tipperary)
22 – Ronan Curran (Cork)
21 – Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny)
20 – Noel McGrath (Tipperary)
19 – Richie Power (Kilkenny)
18 – Shane O’Neill (Cork)
17 – Padraig Maher (Tipperary)
16 – Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny)
15 – Tony Browne (Waterford)
14 – John Gardiner (Cork)
13 – Noel Hickey (Kilkenny)
12 – Damien Hayes (Galway)
11 – Donal Og Cusack (Cork)
10 – John Mullane (Waterford)
9 – Michael ‘Brick’ Walsh (Waterford)
8 – Lar Corbett (Tipperary)
7 – Jackie Tyrrell (Kilkenny)
6 – Joe Canning (Galway)
5 – Eoin Kelly (Tipperary)
4 – Brendan Cummins (Tipperary)
3 – JJ Delaney (Kilkenny)
2 – Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)
1 – Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)

deisedude

Didnt realise King Henry was a Waterford man Daysha:D

Browney7

Jeez Daysha I knew Waterford city was close to KK but...:D

Hickey the top Limerick player is about right. The fact they weren't playing last year did the Limerick boys more favours. I'd have Dooley higher for what it's worth.

A list like this must have been awful tedious to make though

Nozebleed

Ben O'Connor No.24!!! I think not. 4 would be fair.

Daysha

It's not a horrible list in fairness. It something I probably would've liked to have done someday but just never had the patience for it.

deisedude wrote: »

Didnt realise King Henry was a Waterford man Daysha:D

Browney7 wrote: »

Jeez Daysha I knew Waterford city was close to KK but...:D

Hehehe. Luckily for me it was just a copy and paste job. I have better things to be doing than typing all that out...

...

:pac:

Gingy

Complete joke of a list, Willie Hyland is way better than Brian Campion...

shockframe

Daysha wrote: »

Here's the full list:

58 – Liam Watson (Antrim)

And people say the indo knows nothing about hurling eh!

deisedude

shockframe wrote: »

And people say the indo knows nothing about hurling eh!

I remember seeing him against Cork a few years back and I think he got 6 points off Cadogan and got sent off in the same game! Unbelievably talented, he seems to have curbed his temperament some bit too from what I saw of him with Shamrocks this season.

I'd have him in the 6 best forwards in the country on his current form

1916

50 – Paddy Stapleton (Tipperary)

and

79 – Michael Cahill (Tipperary)

I'd reverse those placings, for sure

ReacherCreature

Michael Cahill at 78? He's a top 30 player and a top 10-15 defender IMO.

Seamus Callinan at 63? He hasn't warranted that in my view.

Patrick Maher doesn't score much but he's better than 92.

Paul Curran at 25, Cummins at 4, Kelly at 5 all OK I think. Odd list in places.

Based on last year's campaign yeah?

bruschi

the list is based on 2010 campaign, hence Callinan being on it and others being further down/up the list than they should.