Best 15 hurlers you saw in the flesh

Mad about baa baas · 18-02-2023 06:49PM #1

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

Mad about baa baas · 18-02-2023 06:52PM

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

lawrencesummers · 18-02-2023 06:53PM

Joe canning.

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

callaway92 · 18-02-2023 10:38PM

DJ Carey

eggy81 · 18-02-2023 10:46PM

Brian whelehan.

billyhead · 18-02-2023 11:03PM

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 .

keeponhurling · 18-02-2023 11:30PM

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

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

evolvingtipperary101 · 18-02-2023 11:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120258625#Comment_120258625

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120259566#Comment_120259566

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120259591#Comment_120259591

Nothing to do with original post.

callaway92 · 18-02-2023 11:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120259776#Comment_120259776

Ok thanks

Finty Lemon · 19-02-2023 12:06AM

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

lim4ev · 19-02-2023 01:00AM

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

Mad about baa baas · 19-02-2023 05:51AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120259716#Comment_120259716

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

lawrencesummers · 19-02-2023 06:22AM

Aisling thompson

billyhead · 19-02-2023 09:37AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120259823#Comment_120259823

It's only 2 from the same county.

billyhead · 19-02-2023 09:38AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120259917#Comment_120259917

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

lim4ev · 19-02-2023 11:07AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120260322#Comment_120260322

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

BK5 · 19-02-2023 11:24AM

Damien Fitzhenry
Brian Corcoran
Brian Lohan
Ollie Canning
Brian Whelehan
Paraic Maher
JJ Delaney
Tommy Walsh
Ken Mc Grath
Joe Canning
Henry Sheflin
TJ Reid
Eoin Kelly
Gearoid Hegarty
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.

evolvingtipperary101 · 19-02-2023 12:55PM

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

Mad about baa baas · 19-02-2023 01:11PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120260884#Comment_120260884

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

evolvingtipperary101 · 19-02-2023 01:21PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120260947#Comment_120260947

fixed

billyhead · 19-02-2023 02:22PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120259635#Comment_120259635

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

Bass Reeves · 19-02-2023 10:17PM

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.

windy shepard henderson · 20-02-2023 02:18AM

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

castletownman · 20-02-2023 08:08AM

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

lim4ev · 20-02-2023 10:40AM

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

Bass Reeves · 20-02-2023 10:53AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120264335#Comment_120264335

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

PeggyShippen · 20-02-2023 11:01AM

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

Mad about baa baas · 20-02-2023 05:52PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120264450#Comment_120264450

Can't have anyone from your own county

evolvingtipperary101 · 20-02-2023 06:03PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120266500#Comment_120266500

And 4 from Peggy's two counties no less!!

castletownman · 20-02-2023 10:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120263851#Comment_120263851

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)

Exiled1 · 20-02-2023 11:14PM

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.

Best 15 hurlers you saw in the flesh

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