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Older people who saw them all seldom had any doubt about Ring. I used to love listening to my Tipp biased Dad and uncles talking about him surviving determined attempts to have him carried off on a stretcher to do things they claimed no one else could. Walking off the pitch be an achievement in itself by the sounds of it! Few players have that ability to turn games almost singlehandedly, Ones I've seen include Doran, DJ, JBM. Canning, I would have to give Canning the nod because he combined the magic with the stats. His performance against Cork that day in Thurles is unequalled in modern game. And much as Katser and DNA would incline me to prefer a Martian invasion to Galway winning anything, I was glad to see him winning that medal. Which to top it all, they would not have done were it not for him. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3118 - 18/08/2024 10:27:38 2565657 Link
Replying To Onion_Sack: "You started "following" hurling in 99! What a bizzare statement! What were you doing beforehand?" Well,, I wasn't following it,, I was born in 85, but saw my first hurling match at 14,, the leinster hurling final that year, and was hooked. What's confusing you? Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1942 - 18/08/2024 12:13:06 2565669 Link
Replying To Jedobi: "We are happy enough with him. Always give everything for Wexford." I don't think it's fair to say he's carried Wexford. He's an amazing player and his contribution is enormous but in pure hurling terms Damien Reck and Rory o Connor are both better hurlers in my opinion. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3143 - 18/08/2024 12:55:31 2565673 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Older people who saw them all seldom had any doubt about Ring. I used to love listening to my Tipp biased Dad and uncles talking about him surviving determined attempts to have him carried off on a stretcher to do things they claimed no one else could. Walking off the pitch be an achievement in itself by the sounds of it! Few players have that ability to turn games almost singlehandedly, Ones I've seen include Doran, DJ, JBM. Canning, I would have to give Canning the nod because he combined the magic with the stats. His performance against Cork that day in Thurles is unequalled in modern game. And much as Katser and DNA would incline me to prefer a Martian invasion to Galway winning anything, I was glad to see him winning that medal. Which to top it all, they would not have done were it not for him." That's a fact. My uncle hopper won an all Ireland with Wexford in 1960. The state of his legs genuinely frightened me as a child. My other uncle Albert wasn't much of a hurler but started for the harriers alongside hopper just to mind him. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3143 - 18/08/2024 16:21:19 2565686 Link
Replying To Galway9801: "Well,, I wasn't following it,, I was born in 85, but saw my first hurling match at 14,, the leinster hurling final that year, and was hooked. What's confusing you?" First of all 9801 my apologies, that was a terribly worded post on my behalf! I suppose what I meant was, I went to a primary school in Dublin that is GAA mad and is known for producing quite a few Dublin footballers down the years. So when you started in that school, age 4, you were straight out on to the pitches getting football literally kicked into you;-). So I've no real memory of ever not being involved in football. I just assumed it would be similar in a GAA mad dual county like Galway, I just assumed you would be straight in to football and hurling as soon as you started primary. Again apologies for my post it does come across as aggressive, arrogant and condescending! Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 256 - 18/08/2024 16:47:32 2565690 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "That's a fact. My uncle hopper won an all Ireland with Wexford in 1960. The state of his legs genuinely frightened me as a child. My other uncle Albert wasn't much of a hurler but started for the harriers alongside hopper just to mind him." I read a book by Raymond Smith, in it there is a quote which states of Hopper McGrath ' no Wexford forward was more feared or respected by the Tipperary backs during the 1960s'. Jedobi (Wexford) - Posts: 200 - 18/08/2024 19:13:42 2565708 Link
Replying To Jedobi: "I read a book by Raymond Smith, in it there is a quote which states of Hopper McGrath ' no Wexford forward was more feared or respected by the Tipperary backs during the 1960s'." Raymond 'bury my heart at the Killinan End' Smith. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3875 - 18/08/2024 20:34:48 2565720 Link
Replying To Onion_Sack: "First of all 9801 my apologies, that was a terribly worded post on my behalf! I suppose what I meant was, I went to a primary school in Dublin that is GAA mad and is known for producing quite a few Dublin footballers down the years. So when you started in that school, age 4, you were straight out on to the pitches getting football literally kicked into you;-). So I've no real memory of ever not being involved in football. I just assumed it would be similar in a GAA mad dual county like Galway, I just assumed you would be straight in to football and hurling as soon as you started primary. Again apologies for my post it does come across as aggressive, arrogant and condescending!" No worries at all. Apology accepted. Unfortunately there are large swathes of galway city (where I grew up) where interest in hurling is almost non existent,,, I only followed soccer until 1998 when I got behind the galway team who won the all Ireland,, and got into hurling the following year,, Dj Careys sublime performance against offaly in the leinster final had me mesmerised. Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1942 - 18/08/2024 23:37:41 2565740 Link
Every fan of their county could include players that would rank with the greats and not be wrong. Lets keep it that way and where memory serves us we'll take time the admire all the greats from all counties. I could give a long list from all over and not name them all. I am closet to our own. The likes of Tony Brown who played for 23 years. Brick , Dan and the genial Paul Flynn. That is just of one period in time. Mossy Walsh, Mossy Whelan,Pat McGrath,Shamie Hannon from another period and on and on back to 1959. The game has given us great memories and great players. Long may it last. It is in the eye of the beholder and that is okay also. Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2866 - 22/08/2024 14:08:46 2566290 Link
Replying To Canuck: "Every fan of their county could include players that would rank with the greats and not be wrong. Lets keep it that way and where memory serves us we'll take time the admire all the greats from all counties. I could give a long list from all over and not name them all. I am closet to our own. The likes of Tony Brown who played for 23 years. Brick , Dan and the genial Paul Flynn. That is just of one period in time. Mossy Walsh, Mossy Whelan,Pat McGrath,Shamie Hannon from another period and on and on back to 1959. The game has given us great memories and great players. Long may it last. It is in the eye of the beholder and that is okay also." You've a good u16 team this year. They were runners up in the u15A Arrabawn Cup last year. And are in the semifinal of the u16A Michael Foley Cup this year on Saturday coming. Maybe there are a new generation of great Waterford hurlers on their way? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13862 - 22/08/2024 14:26:13 2566297 Link
Replying To Canuck: "Every fan of their county could include players that would rank with the greats and not be wrong. Lets keep it that way and where memory serves us we'll take time the admire all the greats from all counties. I could give a long list from all over and not name them all. I am closet to our own. The likes of Tony Brown who played for 23 years. Brick , Dan and the genial Paul Flynn. That is just of one period in time. Mossy Walsh, Mossy Whelan,Pat McGrath,Shamie Hannon from another period and on and on back to 1959. The game has given us great memories and great players. Long may it last. It is in the eye of the beholder and that is okay also." Did you ever see Pat Chesty? I heard he was great. MrPBoylan (Monaghan) - Posts: 206 - 22/08/2024 14:41:58 2566302 Link
Replying To MrPBoylan: "Did you ever see Pat Chesty? I heard he was great." I heard he coughed up a lot of possession! I'll show meself out ;-) Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 256 - 22/08/2024 18:38:36 2566335 Link
Replying To Canuck: "Every fan of their county could include players that would rank with the greats and not be wrong. Lets keep it that way and where memory serves us we'll take time the admire all the greats from all counties. I could give a long list from all over and not name them all. I am closet to our own. The likes of Tony Brown who played for 23 years. Brick , Dan and the genial Paul Flynn. That is just of one period in time. Mossy Walsh, Mossy Whelan,Pat McGrath,Shamie Hannon from another period and on and on back to 1959. The game has given us great memories and great players. Long may it last. It is in the eye of the beholder and that is okay also." I recall the first time we played Waterford in the championship. Backdoor in nowlan park in 03. Got to see brown, brick, shanahan mullane and Flynn in full flight. It was a brilliant day with an amazing atmosphere. You looked to be running away with it only Larry Murphy came on and changed the game. Couldn't believe we turned it around. That was a brilliant Waterford team. Some serious battles with Cork in that era that I loved watching. We met again in the same venue in 08 and 14 and again the atmosphere was amazing. There's a day in PUC since that I seem to have blocked From memory Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3143 - 23/08/2024 08:07:19 2566387 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "I recall the first time we played Waterford in the championship. Backdoor in nowlan park in 03. Got to see brown, brick, shanahan mullane and Flynn in full flight. It was a brilliant day with an amazing atmosphere. You looked to be running away with it only Larry Murphy came on and changed the game. Couldn't believe we turned it around. That was a brilliant Waterford team. Some serious battles with Cork in that era that I loved watching. We met again in the same venue in 08 and 14 and again the atmosphere was amazing. There's a day in PUC since that I seem to have blocked From memory" 14 in Nowlan Park was great, but they were kind of between teams that year. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13862 - 23/08/2024 11:13:51 2566406 Link
Replying To Canuck: "Every fan of their county could include players that would rank with the greats and not be wrong. Lets keep it that way and where memory serves us we'll take time the admire all the greats from all counties. I could give a long list from all over and not name them all. I am closet to our own. The likes of Tony Brown who played for 23 years. Brick , Dan and the genial Paul Flynn. That is just of one period in time. Mossy Walsh, Mossy Whelan,Pat McGrath,Shamie Hannon from another period and on and on back to 1959. The game has given us great memories and great players. Long may it last. It is in the eye of the beholder and that is okay also." Mullane is one of my favorite hurlers of All Time and is slightly underrated imo. His average score rate from play was incredible and his passion unmatched. Must have been his Clare heritage breaking out in him ; ) LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2679 - 23/08/2024 12:24:50 2566426 Link
Replying To MrPBoylan: "Did you ever see Pat Chesty? I heard he was great." He was Tom Cheasty Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4467 - 25/08/2024 21:27:10 2566765 Link
Setanta from Dundalk was the best ever. His feats got him a new name and a new job. Christy Ring was the best I ever saw. Magic when times were tough. 19616609 (Louth) - Posts: 1637 - 26/08/2024 00:00:16 2566795 Link
Lads, for the sake of speeding all this along, the correct answer is Joe Cooney. Admin can close the thread now. The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 735 - 26/08/2024 12:54:57 2566929 Link
Replying To The_DOC: "Lads, for the sake of speeding all this along, the correct answer is Joe Cooney. Admin can close the thread now." Henry Shefflin and then TJ Reid no doubt won 10 AI clooney (Clare) - Posts: 960 - 26/08/2024 13:20:03 2566937 Link
Replying To clooney: "Henry Shefflin and then TJ Reid no doubt won 10 AI" Recency bias is a terrible thing. The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 735 - 26/08/2024 16:02:30 2566980 Link