To ease the pressure on Kiely and while away the tense run-up let’s have the starting 15 as chosen by the forum:
@Breaking_my_balls. This position calls for a safe guard between the sticks, an able custodian and someone who can find his man when needed most. A mouthy sort who will issue instructions and keep his defenders on their toes.
Given that regular custodian @Rintintin has all but retired the selection appears justified.
Most teams have a useless shaper, usually a forward who looks good but delivers little. More concerned with how his hair looks when he removes his helmet after being substituted.
12. @anon61956325
Shaper who comes on with 15 minutes to go, with his white boots; makes a few promising runs and people say he should have started but in reality has very little end product.
@dodgy_keeper as the modern-day half-forward; travels up & down the pitch; turns up with a performance from 1 January until All-Ireland Final day.
I’d have @Aristotle midfield. Industrious. @Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr then as the calm head at centre-back, the only one that seems to really know what’s going on.
@anon32894817 has to be full-forward, he can lead the entire defence on a merry dance.
@iron_mike the experienced centre-forward, holds the forwards together. Has that sheer desire to win; the one whose emotional state at full-time is what the RTE cameras zone in on.
@TreatyStones corner-forward, always there to take advantage of any tap-ins
I’d have @Julio_Geordio in the other corner, but there’s no way you could have 2 Ballysteen fellas in the one line.
@balbec full-forward; always good to have a Kilmallock man in the full-forward line.