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Replying To veterngaa:  "No complaints ? You are having a laugh"
It's well deserved. He scored 2-16 from play in this year's championship. Only Con O Callaghan scored more from play in the championship. He scored 0-03 from play in there final. He was exceptional this year.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6138 - 02/11/2024 00:00:01    2577899

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Replying To veterngaa:  "No complaints ? You are having a laugh"
Who would have complaints?

He's just had the highest scoring season for a midfielder in the history of the GAA. Every point a world class score. Best player in an all Ireland final

Who else realistically could've got it?

PressureKick (UK) - Posts: 240 - 02/11/2024 00:00:03    2577900

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Replying To jacktheboy:  "Two golden oldies getting POTY in both Football and Hurling Good Luck to both but I would not have picked either. Same Counties, Kelly and Maher for me."
Shane O'Donnell was as nailed on for hurler of the year, as I've seen for a good while. Tony Kelly had a brilliant final and was good in the knockout stages, but O'Donnell was excellent all year. Even when he wasn't scoring, he was winning so much ball and creating scores. He was an absolute nightmare for opposition to mark. Kelly did deserve his All-Star though, in my opinion.
On the football side, I wouldn't have argued if John Maher got it either. He was consistently very influential in every game he played this year. I'm delighted for Conroy of course.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2187 - 02/11/2024 00:56:01    2577904

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "Like I said the hurling was going to be controversial..I'm delighted to see 4 coming to limerick but didn't see it at all..kk have none..I thought they might get 2..I had Conor leen as a shoe in..I also thought Brian hayes would definitely get one..hego in the corner is really taking the p…I'm delighted for Nicky..I didn't see Kyle getting it as I thought blanchfield would.."
Congratulations to all the AS winners, and to POTYs and YPOTYs! Delighted that Limerick received four (CON must have been very close too). Especially happy for Dan Morrissey---a mountain of a man in that defense. Isn't that one at 7, one at 3, and now two at 4? That's the epitome of a great defender.

Nicky was nailed on. Hegarty totally burned down the Munster Championship to get Limerick to an unprecedented 6-in-a-row, and that is some going given the round-robin system and given all the great Cork teams (Lynch and Ring, and Cummins and Barry-Murphy) over the decades that came so close to it!

And anyone who says "I didn't see Kyle getting it" must be fair well blind. Hayes was nominated for HOTY. THAT MEANS THAT HE WAS IN THE TOP 3 HURLERS IN IRELAND FOR 2024. So, why would he not be in the top 15, when he was already in the top 3? It was as plain as the nose on your face that Kyle Hayes was going to win an All-star in 2024. I think that's 5-in-row for Hayes now in the 20's. Reminds me of the great Pat Hartigan in the 70's; the only other Limerick man to put 5 All-Star awards back-to-back. And somehow, I get the impression that Hayes isn't quite finished yet.

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2090 - 02/11/2024 01:02:54    2577905

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Replying To Saynothing:  "Do you follow the football? Morgan was the best keeper in Ireland by a mile, even going forward he would put a lot of centre forwards to shame. Well deserved and more to follow."
Back it up … give us some facts ? Tyrone knocked out in the prelim quarter final …

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 637 - 02/11/2024 06:20:20    2577908

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Replying To LaLu:  "Lads, you may ignore this. As my dear old grandfather used say 'convince a fool against his will, he is of the same opinion still'. The beauty of these fora is that no matter how simple the poster, he still has a say..."
Not my fault if you and others from Louth refuse to listen to any other view other than your own.

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1469 - 02/11/2024 07:31:29    2577910

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Replying To jacktheboy:  "Two golden oldies getting POTY in both Football and Hurling Good Luck to both but I would not have picked either. Same Counties, Kelly and Maher for me."
O'Donnell was great all Championship for Clare. Any time they were under pressure they could put the ball in on top of him and he'd create something. A richly deserved award imo.

Kelly finished the season brilliantly, particularly the final to be fair.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13779 - 02/11/2024 07:33:42    2577911

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Congratulations to all winners. Well done Conroy, an exceptional year and at his age just unbelievable. We're disappointed for McKay, he had a fantastic year at full back and a great final. On the 'keeper selection, no doubt Morgan is the best out there talent wise but disappointed for Blaine who didn't put a foot wrong all year and whilst he was nowhere near as flashy as Morgan, he conceded far less in terms of goals and his kickouts were equally as good in my opinion. Congratulations to Morgan however.

sam2024 (Armagh) - Posts: 38 - 02/11/2024 09:48:00    2577924

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "Think a bit more controversy when hurling is announce..I'm expecting 6 clare,6 cork,2 kk and 1 limerick..I think tk will probably get one but he isn't in my 15..he had the final but outside of that he wasn't really not existent..I know this is a controversial opinion.for me one midfield position and a half back are only ones up for debate..the football is fair enough ,grimley and Paudie Clifford for me very unlucky but who would be left out??"
Scoring 3 from play in the Munster final, 6 from play in the quarter final and 3 from play in the semi final along with the greatest 1-4 ever seen in a final. What world do you lot live in when consistency like that is "non existent".?Considering Gearoid Hegarty got an all star for 3,0,4, 2 and 1-2 across 5 games in Munster and scored a point in the semi final I take Hegarty was non existent outside the Munster final too so why did he get an star?

Pjm111 (Clare) - Posts: 12 - 02/11/2024 10:26:13    2577928

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Pjm I said in an earlier post that there were going to be controversial picks..Conor leen for me was a cert to be picked and I also thought Brian hayes was cert for corner forward..gillane probably should have been in corner before gearoid..don't know how he was selected in the corner..even the nominations were crazy,o Mahoney did most of his hurling at wingback but nominated midfield..tk was nominated midfield but if I'm correct most of his hurling was as a forward..needs to go back to picking players in positions they actually play in..how was Malone overlooked even for a nomination??john Donnelly probably very unlucky,as he was easily best forward that killkenny had..I know people will always disagree and these are only my opinions..that is why the hogan stand forum can be very good,different people with very different opinions..Diarmaid Ryan and John conlan can probably ask to as to why they weren't picked..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2364 - 02/11/2024 12:14:03    2577938

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "Pjm I said in an earlier post that there were going to be controversial picks..Conor leen for me was a cert to be picked and I also thought Brian hayes was cert for corner forward..gillane probably should have been in corner before gearoid..don't know how he was selected in the corner..even the nominations were crazy,o Mahoney did most of his hurling at wingback but nominated midfield..tk was nominated midfield but if I'm correct most of his hurling was as a forward..needs to go back to picking players in positions they actually play in..how was Malone overlooked even for a nomination??john Donnelly probably very unlucky,as he was easily best forward that killkenny had..I know people will always disagree and these are only my opinions..that is why the hogan stand forum can be very good,different people with very different opinions..Diarmaid Ryan and John conlan can probably ask to as to why they weren't picked.."
John Donnelly had a good year getting and making a lot of scores

Newyorkkat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 157 - 02/11/2024 13:23:35    2577941

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Replying To oneoff:  "Not my fault if you and others from Louth refuse to listen to any other view other than your own."
I'm not from Louth and have no connection to them but Keenan was a nailed on All Star in 2010.

Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 803 - 02/11/2024 13:28:39    2577942

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Always controversy! I agree with the majority of the team. I'd have Lee Chin in for Davy Fitz, and possibly John Conlon in for Eoin Downey with moving Dan Morrissey to FB and Rob Downey to no. 4! Cathal O'Neill perhaps for Tony Kelly at MF. But these aren't things that really bother me. Overall, a great 15! Congrats to all the winners.

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2090 - 02/11/2024 13:42:50    2577943

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Replying To sam2024:  "Congratulations to all winners. Well done Conroy, an exceptional year and at his age just unbelievable. We're disappointed for McKay, he had a fantastic year at full back and a great final. On the 'keeper selection, no doubt Morgan is the best out there talent wise but disappointed for Blaine who didn't put a foot wrong all year and whilst he was nowhere near as flashy as Morgan, he conceded far less in terms of goals and his kickouts were equally as good in my opinion. Congratulations to Morgan however."
McKay had a very poor Ulster final, Gallen got 7 points of him.Rian O'Neill getting an award must have been a surprise to himself, he had a poor league final, poor Ulster final and a very poor All Ireland final, but had a great 5 mins against Kerry in extra time. Soupy must be a little aggrieved he didn't get the 10 jersey.

Ulsterchamps72 (Donegal) - Posts: 100 - 02/11/2024 15:20:35    2577948

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