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Yep. It depends which era you put them into. More emphasis on short kickouts these days, but back when defences went man to man there were more goal chances so keepers had to be better shot stoppers. They also got little or no protection under the high ball. It's a close call. Nelligan for me but I can see why younger posters in particular are picking Cluxton. I'd have Furlong ahead of both btw cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5009 - 25/07/2019 13:54:57 2216293 Link 2 |
Goalkeepers of the past were decent shotstoppers but other than that it was bang it out and your midfield men had to do the rest. It's not the same game any more and completely moved onto a different level nowadays. catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 25/07/2019 16:02:50 2216379 Link 0 |
Did you only realize that now? Cluxton kicks 90% of his kickouts about 10/15 yards to an unmarked defender, that's hardly amazing is it ? KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 25/07/2019 20:38:31 2216501 Link 4 |
b brogan ahead of liston all day long. far superior player.
lilypad (Kildare) - Posts: 1363 - 25/07/2019 20:52:29 2216511 Link 1 |
Based on the lineup above - it would seem Kerry 1976 would beat Dubs 2019 - but isn't the current Dubs team the best conditioned ever - near unbeatable ? omahant (USA) - Posts: 2570 - 26/07/2019 00:06:06 2216596 Link 0 |
Not sure about 76 but the 78 Kerry team was incredible. Liston came into the full forward line and completed that front 6, giving them another dimension. The beat Dublin 5-11 to 0-09 in the final. 5-11 to 0-09 The Greatest team to ever grace the game. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5009 - 26/07/2019 11:06:20 2216693 Link 3 |
Dubs were going for 3 in a row that day. The only 3 in a row that happened was the Bomber's hat trick :-) Superglue (Kerry) - Posts: 1283 - 26/07/2019 13:42:06 2216767 Link 2 |
Look at most county goalkeepers nowadays and they'd be far superior ball kickers. Charlie would stop a few oul shots alright but he'd be found out off the restarts. I think Martin Furlong was a better keeper anyway. I suppose it was a simpler game then if you like.
catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 26/07/2019 14:34:50 2216793 Link 0 |