All Ireland Hurling Final 2024 - The Tony Kelly Final

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2487

His form was so good that teams based their approach keeping the ball away from him.

2488

Ah I thought you were talking about Kelly there.

I agree with you I just think theyā€™re theyā€™re different picks. If I was picking a team for the Olympics Iā€™d pick Lee Chin too.

2489

Shane o Donnell was guaranteed HOTY if Clare won barring he had a mare in the final, heā€™s an exceptional player but the GAA journalist narrative they have built around his personal life in Harvard, his hat trick and concussions have definitely helped his profile to such a point where it was guaranteed.

David Mcinerney & David Fitzgerald donā€™t have that profile.

I suppose in an age of helmets and media black outs it is important to have characters like SOD.

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2490

On current form:

Nickie Quaid
Mike Casey (better than Finn at the moment)
Huw Lawlor
Barry Nash
Diarmuid Ryan (Byrnes gone a bit iffy)
Declan Hannon
Kyle Hayes (first name on team sheet)
WOD
Cathal Malone
Gearoid Hegarty
Shane Barrett
Tony Kelly
Aaron Gillane
SOD
Eoin Cody

If Cian Lynch showed a glimpse of his former self heā€™s in, ditto Byrnes and Finn.

2491

Iā€™d agree with that.

2492

Adam Hogan is far superior to Mike Casey in fairness

I donā€™t think Hannon merits a place based off the last two years either

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2493

The man is probably a future president of the Association were he to go down that route. Heā€™s legit, everything about him stacks up except his striking.

2494

I disagree.

I think if you need an opposition player shut down, Mike Casey is your man.

2495

Youā€™re miles off.

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2496

Throw up a team.

2497

Best current active hurlers in the country Irish Olympic team

Quaid
Hogan
Lawlor
Leen
Byrnes
Hayes
Diarmuid Ryan
Darragh Oā€™Donovan
Tony Kelly
David Fitzgerald
Fitzgibbon
Hegarty
Gillane
Austin Gleeson
Shane Oā€™Donnell

2498

Hannon has lost the 6 jersey for sure. The South Koreans will run him ragged.

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2499

Iā€™d doubt he has much interest in GAA politics given his interests outside of GAA are video games and astrology.

From a hurling perspective, heā€™s improved his point taking a huge amount, heā€™s not going to score many from down town but has a range up to 50 yards which is a huge improvement on previous years

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2500

The stars must have aligned for him this year.

2501

Quaid
Hogan
Lawlor
Nash
David Mc
Conlon
Hayes
Malone
Fitzgibbon
Hegarty
Kelly
Harnedy
Gillane
Whelan
SOD

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Quaid
Hogan
Lawlor
Nash
Mcinerney
Rob Downey
Kyle hayes
Fitzgibbon
Tony Kelly
Hegarty
Barrett
Harnedy
Gillane
O Donnell
Alan Connolly

2503

Alan Connolly?

Heā€™s not an Olympian. No where near it.

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2504

Iā€™d love to know lads methodology for this. Lots of picks of injured guys or if they were on top form guys.

2505

Dungeon

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2506

Casey and Hannon are so out of place on that list, miles away in both cases

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