Lynch played some of his best hurling at CF. Iād have him in there maybe.
He barely played two games, good and all as he was in the final
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I donāt think he will get one and that SOD and Malone would be more deserving but to say it would be thoroughly undeserved is very harsh. He produced spells in matches this year where he decided the Waterford, cork and Dublin matches and looked every inch the best hurler in the country and aside from Tipp the first day out he was very prominent both days against Limerick and kilkenny when he wasnāt shooting the lights out. I wouldnāt see much of a difference in his form this year than the likes of Tom Morrissey who I think will be a consensus pick
There arenāt six outstanding forwards this year and both him and TJ shouldnāt get all stars as they are held to a very high standard which they were below this year but it wouldnāt be thoroughly undeserved if he got it.
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Lynch was very good at 11 in semi and most peoples motm in final
Deserves all start over Reid or Kelly
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Tom Morrissey carried us on his back early rounds of the championship. He was unreal.
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For the second half. He wasnāt at a whole pile first half.
He stank the place out against Clare first time around
Is a match and half enough to secure an all star?
He was very good in fairness, his form tailed off as the year went on though. He was in the mix for HOTY up to the Munster final. Himself and Kelly were both excellent in the first Clare limerick match but probably hit 10+ wides between them on the night
Lynch showed in the final that heās the best hurler in the game
Some of his pick ups and lay offs were magical.
Changed the game when moved to 11
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Undoubtedly for mine, different gravy.
But if weāre only going off the final Peter Casey gets in.
But weāre not. Itās body of work over the season. And for that, Iād have Morrissey in hf line.
There are always a couple who get them by reputation
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What did Davy Fitz score during the championship this year?
The cunt managed to score another paid year in Waterfordā¦
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Absolutely number one.
A lot of talk this year while he was away about Tony Kelly being better, but thatās surely been put to bed. Heās operating at a different level to anyone else.
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TK is a fine hurler but is evidently not a great ball winner.
Heās a finisher supreme with excellent striking.
Not Iām Lynchās league though
He is definitely the best link up player in the game and influences games hugely. There are better strikers of the ball out there.
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You wouldnāt know. Stick Kelly in that Limerick team and I think heād easily be the match of lynch.
Stick lynch in the Clare team and heād probably have gone traveling.
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Kelly has been kind of found out by the likes of Barrett and Butler
Incapable of winning his own ball - complete contrast to Lynch
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First of all, a hearty congratulations to the @Limericks. Nothing really further to add from what has already been said. A lot said it better than I ever could. A truly special side.
Last Sunday was decisive in that, not only did Limerick win a 5th All Ireland in 6 years. dreamland stuff, especially for a non ābig threeā County. But it also had a demoralizing affect on the rest of the competitors. No matter what is thrown at them, Limerick have an emphatic answer. I have never seen score taking like I did for the final 25 mins. It was incredible stuff.
I donāt know anything about the Cork team of the 40ās, but I do remember the Kilkenny side of the 00ās. I never thought id see the likes of them again. But here we are in 2023 with another immortal team. For Kilkennyās fourth title in that run, they were pushed to the limit by a Chipp side that was clearly coming. Kilkenny were hanging on in the autumn of 2009. Limerick are anything but in the summer of 2023. Itās very hard to make arguments for anyone else to claim an All Ireland in 2024. But thatās a discussion for the darker nights that are to come.
In a way the only ting holding their legacy when viewed in the years to come might be the paucity of the opposition when they have been in this unique moment in time. Its very harsh to even mention it, because itās hardly their fault. But it is worth mentioning as they are now in such exalted company. When it has counted they have made everyone look so ordinary.
An extraordinary team. One that will be remembered in a 100 years time when weāre all long gone.
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Eoin Murphy continually pucking it in the Vicinity of diarmuid byrnes in the second half was woeful stuff.
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Very average puckouts. Wouldnāt swap Nicky for him even if they threw in peak TJ