Some absolute charmers there…
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Top top hurlers though.
I’ve said it on here a few times. The no.1 attribute required to be a KK forward is the ability to win 50/50 ball, precisely because the KK defenders don’t give a fuck where they hit it if they are under pressure. If they’ve time obviously they’ll pick a pass, but if not they’ll fuck it forward and let their forwards worry about it. Have KK had any small/light forward in the last ten years?
Richie Hogan is small but somehow ends up catching the ball a lot of the time against much bigger men
That’s a load of me arse, if you don’t mind me saying so. The notion that the Kilkenny backs and midfielders don’t play in good forwards ball more often than not is pure bilge.
Good forwards make bad balls good.
Bad balls make good forwards bad.
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Don’t do what Donny Don’t does.
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I’ve seen and supported Mayo as much as Kildare, so…
Peter Burke
Ken Mortimer
David Heaney
Keith Higgins
Lee Keegan
James Nallen
Peadar Gardiner
David Brady
Ronan McGarrity
James Horan
Ciaran McDonald
Alan Dillon
Cillian O’Connor
Andy Moran
Kevin O’Neill
Mutley would surely slot in corner back, and I’d put Molloy wing back instead of Breen and put Wallace back full back. Some amount of corner forwards we’ve had over the years, both Doran and Hegarty wouldnt be wing forwards but both as good as anyone on their day. Doran could really have been a huge player only for his sudden departure. Jason Lawlor was another corner forward who was there abouts for a long time. John Harrington would be a notable player at midfield too and Willie Carley.
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Molloy only ever played wing back in his debut v Meath in the 2006 and later that year v Offaly.
Showed how few options we had in the forwards at that time when we were reliant on him, and he playing club football in Kilkenny.
He never lived up the promise that he showed underage. He was very good with Good Counsel and Adamstown.
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A bit like the All Stars, the forward positions are bit fluid… Couldn’t leave Doran or Hegarty out (having said that Scott definitely played in the half-forwards for a time). Thought about Mutley and Philip, but one was maybe inclined to foul and the other sometimes caught for pace? (but still great players). To be honest, John Harrington could have gone in for either Rafter or Daithi.
An alternative team?
Cooper
Mutley
Wallace
Furlong
Malone
Murphy
Molloy
Harrington
Waters
Doran
Red
Kinsella
Hegarty
Matty
Lyng
We’ve seen teams from Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Tipp, KK, Clare, Wexford, Dublin, Galway, Tyrone, Mayo. Don’t think we’ve had one from Kerry, Offaly, Laois, Donegal, Meath. Lets be having you lads
I’m not sure how long he was actually playing in Kilkenny and on the county team at the same time, I dont think there was that much of an overlap. I do remember him scoring a brilliant goal against Dublin in Croke Park though in around 2000, and Tommy Howlin was fantastic midfield that day too.
@croppy_boy, as for Molloy wing back, he has to be accommodated somewhere, and I’d say he played more often wing back than corner back? In fairness to him, he was put full back only because of his versatility, but absolutely owned the position for a long time since then.
@padjo Malone in for Furlong, Morris to the wing and I’d say that would be about it.
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I’ll have a decent crack off a Kerry team but it’ll be seriously tough,
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South KK team that I’ve seen in my lifetime
Kevin Fennelly
Eddie O’Connor
Noel Hickey
Dick O’Hara
Willie O’Connor
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Sean Fennelly
Frank Cummins
Ger Fennelly
John Power
Titch Phelan
Richie Power Snr
Richie Power Jnr
Liam Fennelly
The King
Can’t think of a centre back. Eamonn Kennedy from Dunnamaggin but overall he was shite.
