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Replying To Seanfan: "We'll just have to console ourselves by looking at the 3 Connacht football cups." Think your players would rather have the medals than an all star. Theres a great interview with Matty Forde he did a week ago and even though hes our only ever all star he said hed swap it in a heartbeat for the lads he played with to have the Leinster medal they weren't that far away from winning. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20913 - 29/10/2026 12:38:55 2698865 Link
Good podcast with Tommy Rooney and Maurice Brosnan on Arena going through the selection process. Although from a purely primrose and blue tinted glasses would have loved to have seen Diarmuid Murtagh win one but was always going to be a big ask given how we exited. You could name a few players unlucky to miss out but over all a very fair spread of players. It takes into account the large number of games played by counties plus the fact that there was no one domineering team. FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 635 - 29/10/2026 13:21:30 2698867 Link
Surely Charlie McMorrow deserved an All star before Jarly Burns! brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 812 - 29/10/2026 14:20:12 2698874 Link
If All Stars were handed out for winning Connacht titles or performing in the league Mayo would have double the amount (currently 4th in the overall list behind Kerry, Dublin and Cork). I think twice Mayo only got two all stars for reaching finals. It is what is…the most important prize is Sam Maguire. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 12307 - 29/10/2026 14:24:38 2698876 Link
There will always be some gripes and people will often complain about who should be in, without saying who should be left out in their place. However, nothing against Jarly Óg, but I was surprised he got an award. I can't say he stood out massively and Armagh were dumped out of the championship quite early. I thought McMorrow had a better and more impactful year. Paudie is also unlucky, but with O'Donoghue moved out to centre forward as both of Mayo's young guns deservedly got awards inside, it left limited room. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 3142 - 29/10/2026 17:59:16 2698892 Link
Replying To brayballer: "Surely Charlie McMorrow deserved an All star before Jarly Burns!" Maybe but Dublin never getting 2 All Stars in a year they played poorly on at least 2 occasions. If McMorrow got wing back then Oisin Conaty probably get wing forward ahead of NS. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2851 - 29/10/2026 18:26:23 2698896 Link
Replying To brayballer: "Surely Charlie McMorrow deserved an All star before Jarly Burns!" 100% Burns actually played better last year tbh. Charlie was excellent this season. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 5336 - 29/10/2026 18:59:01 2698902 Link
Replying To Fionn: "100% Burns actually played better last year tbh. Charlie was excellent this season." McMorrow was better than at least three of the backs chosen.The older Clifford should have got one too.He was better than at least three forwards too. brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 812 - 29/10/2026 19:43:26 2698907 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "Maybe but Dublin never getting 2 All Stars in a year they played poorly on at least 2 occasions. If McMorrow got wing back then Oisin Conaty probably get wing forward ahead of NS." Kerry played poorly on at least two occasions, as did Mayo. It was a very even year overall, with no team consistently good. Dublin were extremely unlucky not be in the final. They outplayed Kerry in their semi-final. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 3142 - 29/10/2026 19:56:17 2698911 Link
Replying To brayballer: "Surely Charlie McMorrow deserved an All star before Jarly Burns!" Don't think so. Armagh won Ulster I think. Jarly Burns their best player. Paidi Cliff and David McBrien the 2 who should have got all stars but didn't for some reason ValPadden (Galway) - Posts: 14 - 29/10/2026 19:58:23 2698912 Link
Replying To Dualstar22: "The criteria must have changed dramatically. An All Star to a player whose team didn't even get to play in Croke Park at all in the Championship. Won one game in the round robin and beaten in a prelim QF. That doesn't add up!" For alot of the years after they started they went to the the best players, regardless how far their team went. Thats the way they still should be. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20913 - 29/10/2026 20:17:37 2698917 Link