Pick a starting XV to dethrone the dubs

Blanco100

Watching the dubs strolling to another Leinster title today, it got me thinking. Try and pick a starting XI that would be competitive in the latter stages of AI senior football championship.

You cannot choose players from Dublin, Tyrone, Monaghan, Donegal, Mayo, Kerry.

Give it a go

Dirty Dingus McGee

It's extremely difficult to win a game of gaelic football when you can only pick 11 players.Can't see it being remotely possible regardless of what team we all try and pick.

threeball

Blanco100 wrote: »

Watching the dubs strolling to another Leinster title today, it got me thinking. Try and pick a starting XI that would be competitive in the latter stages of AI senior football championship.

You cannot choose players from Dublin, Tyrone, Monaghan, Donegal, Mayo, Kerry.

Give it a go

Hard enough beat them with 15

Blanco100

I made a schoolboy error there.

Pick a starting 15 from the best of the rest

rossie1977

I'll give it a go

1. Evan Comerford (Tipperary)
2. Robbie Kiely (Tipperary)
3. Niall McInerney (Roscommon)
4. Charlie Harrison (Sligo)
5. Conor Moynagh (Cavan)
6. Liam Silke (Galway)
7. Conor Devaney (Roscommon)
8. Enda Smith (Roscommon)
9. Brendan Murphy (Carlow)
10. Conor Sweeney (Tipperary)
11. Gary Breenan (Clare)
12. Shane Walsh (Galway)
13. Jamie Clarke (Armagh)
14. Damien Comer (Galway)
15. Diarmuid Murtagh (Roscommon)

Powerhouse

How about the Kerry 15 that beat them in the League final?

P.S. Apologies, didn't notice the omission of some counties including Kerry in the original post.

jam83

I'd have that Kildare number 8 from today anyway. Mobile and can get marks too.

Blanco100

jam83 wrote: »

I'd have that Kildare number 8 from today anyway. Mobile and can get marks too.

Gary Brennan of Clare would surely make the starting 15 aswell. John Heslin of westmeath aswell

threeball

rossie1977 wrote: »

I'll give it a go

1. Evan Comerford (Tipperary)
2. Robbie Kiely (Tipperary)
3. Niall McInerney (Roscommon)
4. Charlie Harrison (Sligo)
5. Conor Moynagh (Cavan)
6. Liam Silke (Galway)
7. Conor Devaney (Roscommon)
8. Enda Smith (Roscommon)
9. Brendan Murphy (Carlow)
10. Conor Sweeney (Tipperary)
11. Gary Breenan (Clare)
12. Shane Walsh (Galway)
13. Jamie Clarke (Armagh)
14. Damien Comer (Galway)
15. Diarmuid Murtagh (Roscommon)

Quinlivan has to be in there somewhere. Wouldnt have Liam Silke but pretty strong team, maybe short on pace. Cork have a couple of players that should be in with a shout. Cant leave out Chrissie McKeague

manofwisdom

threeball wrote: »

Quinlivan has to be in there somewhere. Wouldnt have Liam Silke but pretty strong team, maybe short on pace. Cork have a couple of players that should be in with a shout. Cant leave out Chrissie McKeague or Michael murphy either. Frank McGlynn and McHugh are shoe ins too.

OP said You cannot choose players from Dublin, Tyrone, Monaghan, Donegal, Mayo, Kerry.

threeball

manofwisdom wrote: »

OP said You cannot choose players from Dublin, Tyrone, Monaghan, Donegal, Mayo, Kerry.

I reread after I posted and spotted that so edited.

seligehgit

jam83 wrote: »

I'd have that Kildare number 8 from today anyway. Mobile and can get marks too.

TBF Kevin Feely was immense yesterday,real shame about the black card.

robbiezero

threeball wrote: »

Quinlivan has to be in there somewhere. Wouldnt have Liam Silke but pretty strong team, maybe short on pace. Cork have a couple of players that should be in with a shout. Cant leave out Chrissie McKeague

Really?
Who, maybe Paul Kerrigan at a stretch.

The_Kew_Tour

Colm O Neill is one of best forwards in the country.

Would walk into any panel

robbiezero

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Colm O Neill is one of best forwards in the country.

Would walk into any panel

Wouldn't be anywhere near my "XI". Decent enough on his day which occurs far too seldom. Just my opinion.

ixus

1. Donnellan Kildare

2-6 - any combination of the best defender in each county plus a forward dropping back..

8. Murphy or Brennan
9. Feely

10. Dan Flynn
12. Shane Walshe
(11. Drops back as extra defender)

13. Sweeney
14. Quinlivan
15. Clarke

Dublin would be under all sorts of pressure with that team. Goal scorers everywhere, Height, power and pace throughout.

The_Kew_Tour

robbiezero wrote: »

Wouldn't be anywhere near my "XI". Decent enough on his day which occurs far too seldom. Just my opinion.

Respect your opinion, but I don't think many player from any of the lesser counties could say they have played very good games against likes of Dublin, Kerry and Tyrone. Plus he has had 2 Cruciate injuries and still come back strong.

I understand your point on consistency but that's more with the lack of supply and poor management and setup over himself.

Stoner

I'd have the other Carlow Murphy , Shane ahead of Brendan, he's the one who caused Dublin (the opposition here) trouble when they played

danganabu

Slightly off topic but I am slightly perplexed as to why or how Monaghan would make that top 6 bracket, for me they really are the most overrated team in the country, all based on a few good league campaigns, they have actually achieved nothing outside of Ulster.

This Monaghan team have never been in the last 4 and were beaten by Longford last year!

tanko

danganabu wrote: »

Slightly off topic but I am slightly perplexed as to why or how Monaghan would make that top 6 bracket, for me they really are the most overrated team in the country, all based on a few good league campaigns, they have actually achieved nothing outside of Ulster.

This Monaghan team have never been in the last 4 and were beaten by Longford last year!

Sure every team apart ftom Dublin, Kerry, Mayo, Donegal and Tyrone have achieved nothing outside their province in recent years.
The only reason Longford beat them last year was because it was their third game in two weeks after two tough games against Donegal.

danganabu

tanko wrote: »

Sure every team apart ftom Dublin, Kerry, Mayo, Donegal and Tyrone have achieved nothing outside their province in recent years.

My point exactly, so why put Monaghan in that company?

tanko

Well i suppose they've been the best of the rest and the OP is trying to pick a team without Conor McManus.

danganabu

tanko wrote: »

Well i suppose they've been the best of the rest and the OP is trying to pick a team without Conor McManus.

But I want him on my team A full forward line of McManus, Quinlivan and Jamie Clarke would destroy that Dublin FB line with any sort of decent service.

keane2097

tanko wrote: »

Sure every team apart ftom Dublin, Kerry, Mayo, Donegal and Tyrone have achieved nothing outside their province in recent years.
The only reason Longford beat them last year was because it was their third game in two weeks after two tough games against Donegal.

Tyrone lucky to be getting a pass here tbf.