Name your top six hurlers in various positions in your time watching the game

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This thread is open to true hurling men, the finest hurling men, real hurling men and non-hurling men. Women may also contribute if so inclined.

Full backs (1987-2012 inclusive)

  1. Brian Lohan
  2. Diarmuid O’Sullivan
  3. Pat Dwyer
  4. Noel Hickey
  5. Kevin Kinahan
  6. Darragh Ryan
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Noel Hickey
Lohan
Kinahan
Daragh Ryan
JJ Delaney
Paul Curran

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Dungeon

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Right Wing back

1- Sid Whelehan
2- Wee Tommy
3- Liam Doyle
4- Tony Browne
5- John Gardiner
6- Dave Clarke

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Centre Backs

Seanie McMahon
Brian Corcoran
Ken McGrath
Brian Hogan
Ronan Curran
Tony Keady

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Midfielders

Colin Lynch
Derek Lyng
Johnny Pilkington
Tom Kenny
Tommy Dunne
Michael Fennelly

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Not a top six.

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Not a top six either

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I thought it was a top five for some reason.

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Right corner forwards (1987-2012 inclusive)

  1. John Mullane
  2. Pat Fox
  3. Eoin Kelly
  4. Eanna Ryan
  5. Eamon Morrissey
  6. Charlie Carter
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(1987-2012 inclusive)
no 11
Delcan Ryan
Niall McArthy
Martin Storey
John Troy
John Power
Gary Kirby

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Niall McCarthy ranked ahead of Joe Cooney and Henry Shefflin?

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Shefflin never really plays at 11 for KK…he’s the top of any list of mine @ 11,12,14,15 depending on where he decides to go. Preferred all of the above over cooney at 11…always thought he was more of a score taker than a through bred 11…great player alright and his first half performance v Cork in '90 remains the best 30mins i have ever seen in an AI Final…actually, you are correct…you could put him in instead of Troy, Kirby etc

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Yeah well Cooney had his best hurling done before 1995 which is when Clare people first heard of hurling and they’ve never forgiven Shefflin for his role in the Eyeball Quinn affair

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Left Corner-Backs

Ollie Canning
Frank Lohan
Jackie Tyrrell
Brian Murphy
Willie O’Connor
Martin Hanamy

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Shefflin played at 11 in the 2006 and 2009 All-Ireland finals. Like DJ Carey, it’s hard to identify him with any one position as he moved around quite a bit. For me though Shefflin was a natural 11 more than any other position, although he wasn’t there for a massive amount of time. But somewhere in the half forward line anyway. I’d probably put 14 down as Carey’s position as that’s where I think he did his best work.

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Goalkeepers

Damien Fitzhenry
Brendan Cummins
Joe Quaid
Davy Fitzgerald
John Commins
Ken Hogan

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Left corner forwards 1987-2012 inclusive

  1. Lar Corbett
  2. Nicholas English
  3. Paul Flynn
  4. John Fitzgibbon
  5. Joe Deane
  6. Richie Hogan
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Shefflin was #11 in 2002 final too. I think he has been most valuable for Kilkenny at #11.
2006 was the most important one for me. He became the organiser at puck outs for splitting defenders which was key over the years.

The problem with this thread is that forwards tend to move around a lot.

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12 corner-forwards named and no Eddie Brennan?