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Tomsmith Says Let Gaa Scrap The Allstars Or Confine It To Two Players Per County - 2 Like(s)
Personally, I lost interest in the All-Star awards many years ago and I never watch the ceremony. Originally, the awards were devised as a way of rewarding the best footballers and hurlers in their position regardless of how successful your county was. Throughout the years, players such as Kevin O'Brien (Wicklow, Matty Forde (Wexford) and Declan Browne (Tipperary) won All-Star awards. I've never met anybody who would disagree that these three players didn't deserve their All-Star award. If those three players were playing football today, they wouldn't win an All-Star award due to the fact that their county isn't good enough to reach an All-Ireland final. Even counties who win provincial titles only win one award on average. The other farce concerning the awards is that the team who win the All-Ireland are given more awards than the beaten team. The result of one game determines if a player is worth an All-Star. Previously, the merits of a player winning an All-Star was determined across the whole season and that players consistency throughout the season. All players who win an All-Star are exceptional players but I'd argue that there are players who have won awards in recent times who aren't the best players in their position, in the year they were given the award. I think the award criteria should be reviewed and revised as I don't think the current system is fair and discriminates against players who are brilliant individual players but have no chance of winning an All-Star award.
wicklowsupport (National) - 31/10/2026 11:35:00
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