TFK Hurling Team of the last 20 years - Corner backs

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Was a tough enough task to compile these - lot of real steady/solid types but probably a level below the majority of the lads listed like Philly Larkin, Frank Lohan, Eoin Murphy, Shane O’Neill, Damien Reale, Paul Curran who was a better full back etc. Cathal Barrett and Finn are the two best in the game currently - Finn gets in due to this despite his lack of time on the scene and his two back to back all stars are a testament to it.

Everyone can select up to two corner backs - the two with the most votes get the corner back spots

  • Wayne Sherlock - Cork
  • Brian Murphy - Cork
  • Jackie Tyrell - Kilkenny
  • Mick Kavanagh - Kilkenny
  • Paul Murphy - Kilkenny
  • Ollie Canning - Galway
  • Cathal Barrett - Tipp
  • Mikey Cahill - Tipp
  • Noel Connors - Waterford
  • Sean Finn - Limerick
  • Seamus Hickey - Limerick

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Apologies to the three lads who had already voted. i had to cancel the poll and start it again due to an error in it

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You left out Seamus Hickey initially?

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No, same list of nominees. Just set the initial poll to show the results on vote instead of at close.

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Eoin Murphy a noticeable absentee in that list.

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Shtop

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Jackie Tyrell & Cathal Barrett

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Ollie Canning for one spot but the second one is trickier. Brian Murphy has been an excellent defender for a long time but Paul Murphy from around 2011 to 2015 was outstanding but his firm had dropped since. Tyrell has the medal haul to make the team

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I didn’t even see Canning :face_with_monocle:

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Jackie Tyrell is the best corner back of the last twenty years.

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JT & Canning, not even remotely close.

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Finn & Canning. Easy.

3 Likes
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Ollie Canning is the best corner back ever and no one else even comes close.

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Finn has more Hurling in his shnots than most of the list. Finn and Canning I’d say, though I think Cathal Barret is a decent corner back

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Right

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Would Mick Kavanagh not be rated above Tyrell in Kilkenny? I think Tyrell was a bit overrated. Went for Canning and Barrett

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Finn is the most Over rated player around. He was awful v cork, Clare and kk last year. Has a long way to go to be mentioned in the same breadth as tyrell.

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He was very good but that’s nonsense in fairness. How many lads have got the better of Barrett or Finn for example? I don’t see how it’s not even close

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Why is JT on the list? Fashion sense? Doesn’t belong there, vastly overrated player. Wasn’t too difficult to be a corner back on that KK side. Mick Kavanagh was better than him ffs and he wouldn’t be anywhere near the conversation either.

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Tyrell is mr corner back. An animal and a dog. He cleaned everyone. A proper warrior type. Not much hurling but he was a proper corner back.