Hurling team of the decade

Incidentally, mine is almost similar, but with Anthony Nash in goal, Noel McGrath at midfield, and Tony Kelly at wing-forward.

Good team. Wouldn’t change much.

I’d go JJ Delaney corner back instead of Connors. JJ won 3 all stars in the decade (2 in the full back line). To me you’d have to include him in a team of decade.

Local_Chap wrote: »

I see there is a football thread for team of the decade so thought it might be good to have a hurling one also.

Here's my team for what it's worth:
Eoin Murphy
Paul Murphy
Daithi Burke
Noel Connors
Brendan Maher
Brick Walsh
Paidi Maher
David Burke
Mick Fennelly
Noel McGrath
Joe Canning
TJ Reid
Richie Hogan
Seamus Callnan
Patrick Horgan

5 Kilkenny
4 Tipp
3 Galway
2 Waterford
1 Cork

Usually these teams of the decade are made up of the best hurlers from the last 5 years, with maybe a token 1 from the first half of the decade. Interestingly with yours while I think only fennelly didn't play in 2019, but the whole team played pretty much the whole decade. It's part criticism and part commendation on your team by the way, there's no right way to do it really.

Gerry G wrote: »

He has no all Ireland's but I think Patrick Horgan overall is probably the player of the decade.

Has to be Joe Canning

GS11 wrote: »

Has to be Joe Canning

He'd be my close second

Paudie maher for player of the decade, he missed only 26 minutes of hurling in the decade (blood subs and coming off early due to winning comfortably), one of the kilkenny players said he was the only man cody ever gave instructions about shutting down. 3 all irelands 5 all stars in the decade.

iebamm2580 wrote: »

Paudie maher for player of the decade, he missed only 26 minutes of hurling in the decade (blood subs and coming off early due to winning comfortably), one of the kilkenny players said he was the only man cody ever gave instructions about shutting down. 3 all irelands 5 all stars in the decade.

couldn't give him such an award, purely as im baffled how he gets away with this barging nonsense for over a decade, I'd go for TJ

Local_Chap wrote: »

Currently Barrett is better but this is a team of the decade. From 2010 to 2017, Connors was one of the best in the business.



I had contemplated JJ but I feel Burke was the better fullback and I didn't want to be moving one of them into the corner.




Reid for me as well. He has got better as he has got older. Turned 32 this year and was phenomenal again. His work rate is second to none these last few years.

I know he comes from an unbelievable club, but he puts in a massive shift for Ballyhale aswel anytime I’ve seen them on tg4. No wonder they keep winning club all Ireland’s, lads like him would inspire 9-10 year olds to hurl in a small parish.

castletownman wrote: »

Incidentally, mine is almost similar, but with Anthony Nash in goal, Noel McGrath at midfield, and Tony Kelly at wing-forward.

Kelly class hurler but too inconsistent. Murphy by a long way for me in goals, Nash wouldn't come close to him imo

Hurler of the Decade for me would be T.J. Unreal performer - a 9 out of 10 in nearly every game I've saw him, for both club and county.

Not only from frees (the crowd actually gasp when he misses one) but off the ball, his workrate is excellent.

In fairness, hurling has spoilt us this decade, between great players and great games. This decade has really upped the standard - drawn AI Finals and unreal s/f's with extra-time etc.

Games for the ages!!

Colt Knost wrote: »

I would think player of the decade would be between Reid, Callanan and Paudie.
Dont think Canning should be a contender at all.

And how did you come up with this inspired idea??

Brendan Cummins
Sean Finn
Daithi Burke
JJ Delaney
Tommy Walsh
Ronan Maher
Padraig Maher
Kevin Moran
David Burke
TJ Reid
Austin Gleeson
Tony Kelly
Ritchie Hogan
Joe Canning
Patrick Horgan