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Best 15 hurlers you saw in the flesh

  • 18-02-2023 07:49PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Mad about baa baas


    Seems to be a lot of tension here lately so for a bit of fun

    Best 15 hurlers you saw in the flesh just a few rules..

    No one from your own county

    No more than 2 from any one county

    Players in position they played in as much as possible

    It's trickier than you think!

    My own effort

    D fitzhenry

    Seanie flood /B lohan/ ollie canning

    Sean og / Ken mgrath/b whelehan

    Cian lynch/Brendan maher

    Ben o Conner./Joe canning/ Joe dooley

    Tony Kelly/ eoin Kelly/ John mullane


    Interesting to see others views



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Mad about baa baas


    Could have picked several different variations but the 2 to a county makes it tricky



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    Joe canning.


    End of story, best hurler to ever play the game.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,157 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    DJ Carey



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,177 ✭✭✭eggy81


    Brian whelehan.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,885 ✭✭✭✭billyhead


    Brendan Cummins

    J Tyrell B Corcoran O Canning

    Sean Og K McGrath L Rushe

    O Baker

    TJ Reid J Canning C Keaney

    T Kelly E Kelly


    Have to think about those final 2 slots. It's very difficult when you can only select 2 .



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,576 ✭✭✭keeponhurling


    But sure everybody has seen different hurlers in the flesh….

    whatever about a best 15, Joe Canning was just a different level altogether



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,157 ✭✭✭✭callaway92




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭Finty Lemon


    Brendan Cummins


    Jackie Tyrell

    Brian Lohan

    JJ Delaney


    Kyle Hayes

    Ken McGrath

    Tommy Walsh


    Michael Fennelly

    Cian Lynch


    Ben O Connor

    TJ Reid

    H Shefflin


    Joe Canning

    Seamus Callanan

    Bernie Madoff



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭lim4ev


    with not much thought I'd have to put in a bigger effort to follow all the rules

    ger cunningham

    Eddie o Connor

    lohan

    brian Murphy

    whelehan

    Keady

    t walsh

    brick walsh

    Brendan maher

    john leahy

    sheflin

    eoin larkin

    eoin Kelly

    canning

    mullane



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Mad about baa baas


    That's the point...I was curious to see do lads look back with rose tinted glasses like me or have recency bias..limiting to 2 per team makes you think and give some credit to lads from counties you don't necessarily have a great gra for..as I say just a bit of fun for a change from all the heated debate and bitterness



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    Aisling thompson



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,885 ✭✭✭✭billyhead




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,885 ✭✭✭✭billyhead


    More than 2 from KK @ Tipp. That's why it's so tricky.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭lim4ev


    I know, I'll have to put in a bigger effort which I'll try do over the next few days



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,540 ✭✭✭BK5


    1. Damien Fitzhenry
    2. Brian Corcoran
    3. Brian Lohan
    4. Ollie Canning
    5. Brian Whelehan
    6. Paraic Maher
    7. JJ Delaney
    8. Tommy Walsh
    9. Ken Mc Grath
    10. Joe Canning
    11. Henry Sheflin
    12. TJ Reid
    13. Eoin Kelly
    14. Gearoid Hegarty
    15. Patrick Horgan

    One from Wexford, Clare, Offaly, Limerick and Waterford. Two from Cork, Galway and Tipp, but couldn't help it but have 4 from Kilkenny.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,309 ✭✭✭evolvingtipperary101


    This is a good thread idea.

    BEST TEAM -  Two from every county

    Damien Fitzhenry


       Brian Corcoran    JJ Delaney       Ollie canning


        Ken McGrath Seanie McMahon Kyle Hayes


                    Austin Gleeson     Lee Chin


            Ben o Connor TJ Reid  Hegarty

     

           Shane Brick Joe Canning Tony Kelly



    Without the rule of two- The real best team I’ve ever seen

    B Cummins

    JJ Delaney   Brian Corcoran   Cathal Barrett

    Tomny Walsh Padraic Maher Brendan Maher                  


     Michael Fennelly Noel McGrath

     

    DJ Carey  TJ Reid   Henry Shefflin  

    Eoin Kelly Seamie Callanan Lar Corbett    


    Honorable mentions

    Marty Kavanagh

    Ken McGrath

    Paul Flynn

    Mark Foley (maybe it’s just me but people forget how good this guy was – not the greatest delivery at times – but for hooking and blocking, could he be surpassed? Maybe only Brian Corcoran better for hooking and blocking.)

    Ciaran Carey

    Nickie Quaide

    Declan Hannon

    William O'Donoghue

    Kyle Hayes (More than likely make my all time team in a few years)

    Joe Canning

    Nicky English (only saw the end and was too young but the skills on show were sublime)

    Michael Cleary

    Tommy Dunne

    Seanie McMahon

    Declan Ryan

    Eoin Larkin

    Brian Lohan

    Tony Kelly

    Davy Fitz (I know I know but jesus he was good)

    Colin Lynch

    Joe Deane

    Ben O’Connor

    Sean Og

    Curran

    Gardner

    John Mullane

    Post edited by evolvingtipperary101 on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Mad about baa baas


    Don't mean to be a pain but you have 2 tipp men in your best team..can't have anyone from your own county



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,309 ✭✭✭evolvingtipperary101




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,885 ✭✭✭✭billyhead


    To finish this I'll stick Mullane in the other corner forward position and Lee Chin in the midfield.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,514 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    This was hard

    Noel Skehan

    Sylvia Linnane

    Brian Lohan

    Martin Hanamy

    Brian Whealan

    Tony Keady

    Kyle Hayes

    John Fenton

    Ollie Baker

    Martin Storey

    Jimmy Barry Murphy

    Dan Shannhan

    Henry Shefflin

    Joe Mckenna

    John Mullane

    Subs( match day 26)

    Davy Fitz Dj Carey, Tommy Walsh, Nichlos English Seanie McMahon, Pat Fleury, Pat Hartigan, John Callinan Ben O Connor, Geroid Hegerty, Sean Og O'Haplin

    Not too bad and no Tipp hurler on starting 15.

    Slava Ukrainii



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,602 ✭✭✭windy shepard henderson


    Ken Hogan (tipperary)

    brian whelahan (offaly)

    brian lohan (clare )

    jj Delaney (kilkenny)

    conal bonnor tipperary

    seanie mcmahon clare

    ritchie power kilkenny

    tony kelly clare

    colin fennelly kilkenny

    henery sheflin kilkenny

    eddie brennan kilkenny

    ciaran carey limerick

    nicky english tipperary

    pat fox tipperary

    joe dean cork



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,394 ✭✭✭✭castletownman


    Damien Fitzhenry

    Sean Finn

    Brian Lohan

    Ollie Canning

    Brian Whelehan

    Ken McGrath

    Paudie Maher

    Lee Chin

    Johnny Pilkington

    Gearoid Hegarty

    Joe Canning

    Henry Shefflin

    John Mullane

    Seamus Callanan

    DJ Carey



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭lim4ev


    OK my revised team playing by the rules

    fitzhenry

    brian Murphy

    lohan

    Frank lohan

    t walsh

    Ken mc grath

    t keady

    pilkington

    Adrian fenlon

    Ben o Connor

    sheflin

    leahy

    eoin Kelly

    canning

    mullane

    it's actually very hard



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,514 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    Ya it is not easy. You cannot really name the best you have seen and must leave out a serious amount of good players. You can only pick two of DJ Carey, Shefflin, TJ Reid, JjDelaney, Noel Skehan, Eddie Keher, Tommy Walsh etc,

    Then you are set hing for CB's etc as generally the great CB were on the great teams but you have to leave out some serious players to put them in

    Slava Ukrainii



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭PeggyShippen


    Tricky task but enjoyable.

    Davy Fitz

    Fan larkin -diarmuid o Sullivan - Brian corcoran

    Liam Doyle - Ken McGrath- Kyle Hayes.

    Shefflin - Tom Kenny

    John Leahy -Martin Storey- hegarty

    Mullane _eoin Kelly- Tony kelly



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Mad about baa baas




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,309 ✭✭✭evolvingtipperary101




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,394 ✭✭✭✭castletownman


    The 'none from your own county' provision completely by-passed me. So may bring in Anthony Nash for Fitzhenry, and Tony Kelly for Lee Chin (who I probably could have included originally)



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭Exiled1


    Damin Fitzhenry

    Brian Lohan Pat Hartigan John Horgan

    Brian Whelehan Tony Keady Mick Roche

    Ken McGrath Lee Chin

    Eddie Keher TJ Reid Paul Flynn

    Jimmy Doyle Joe Canning Eamonn Cregan

    Honorable mentions ....Noel Skehan, Joe Cooney, JJ Delaney, Nicky English, Ciaran Carey, Tony Doran, Henry Shefflin, DJ Carey and many more.



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