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Replying To Lockjaw: "Well obviously I'll have a certain bias but for me, Karl was that good in the period you mention, that he deserves his place on team of the decade. Others have come to that conclusion as well. But look, it's an opinion and it's why we participate on these pages. Mick Fitzsimons is a super player these past few years, but in the earlier part of the decade was he at that outstanding level? I don't think so. So you could flip your argument around re: Lacey." Yeah Mick Fitz has gone up a level since the end of 2016 but before that he was in and out of the team. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13842 - 03/12/2019 12:29:43 2252914 Link
Philly McMahon Eamonn McGee Karl Lacey James McCarthy Lee Keegan Jack McCaffrey hamsterdean (Limerick) - Posts: 223 - 03/12/2019 21:02:03 2253029 Link
Jonny Cooper Neil McGee Keith Higgins Lee Keegan James McCarthy Jack McCaffrey Of those I left out, Colm Boyle would be the most unfortunate, followed by Cian O'Sullivan. Karl Lacey would be on my team of the last 20 years, but his career was on the way down after 2012. Jonny Cooper gets in ahead of McMahon and Fitzsimmons because, well, Jim Gavin seemed to rate him more highly, and that's good enough for me. Thomas Clarke (Tyrone) - Posts: 1002 - 03/12/2019 22:27:52 2253068 Link
Replying To Thomas Clarke: "Jonny Cooper Neil McGee Keith Higgins Lee Keegan James McCarthy Jack McCaffrey Of those I left out, Colm Boyle would be the most unfortunate, followed by Cian O'Sullivan. Karl Lacey would be on my team of the last 20 years, but his career was on the way down after 2012. Jonny Cooper gets in ahead of McMahon and Fitzsimmons because, well, Jim Gavin seemed to rate him more highly, and that's good enough for me." I wouldn't have Jonny Cooper in the team. I think Jim Gavin has always had a soft spot for him which is fine because he's clearly a good player but maybe not at the levels, as a defender, that the likes of Fitzsimons and McMahan were able to get to. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13842 - 04/12/2019 08:29:57 2253104 Link
McMahon Cooper Higgins Keegan O'Sullivan McCaffrey McCarthy will get my vote for a midfield slot then as he simply can't be left out in my opinion. TrueBlue35 (Dublin) - Posts: 314 - 04/12/2019 09:56:25 2253113 Link
Philly McMahon Neil McGee Keith Higgins Lee Keegan Cian O'Sullivan Jack McCaffery Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 04/12/2019 13:44:38 2253180 Link
Higgins McGee Lacey Durcan Boyle Mcglynn Themall1916 (Kerry) - Posts: 98 - 04/12/2019 22:07:45 2253273 Link
Replying To Themall1916: "Higgins McGee Lacey Durcan Boyle Mcglynn" lol Not a Dub chosen in the defence despite them winning 7 All irelands. Mmmmm You know your stuff alright down there..! Even worse no Jack McCaffrey. lol If ever there was a WUM on here - we now have Exhibit A Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4702 - 04/12/2019 22:22:34 2253277 Link
Higgins O Sullivan Boyle Keegan McCarthy McCaffery Very tough to just pick 6..Karl Lacey, 2 McGees, Dessie Mone and Drew Wylie, Paul Murphy, Peter Harte, Marc O Se list goes on.. Chris Barrett is very under rated for Mayo, also Brendan Harrison is too, the lads in the half back line seem to over shadow them but they are brilliant defenders and footballers tommy132 (Mayo) - Posts: 657 - 04/12/2019 22:57:05 2253287 Link
Replying To Fionn: "lol Not a Dub chosen in the defence despite them winning 7 All irelands. Mmmmm You know your stuff alright down there..! Even worse no Jack McCaffrey. lol If ever there was a WUM on here - we now have Exhibit A" Ah now. I would've thought it was pretty obvious that was a WUP post. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5306 - 05/12/2019 08:10:40 2253306 Link
Replying To Fionn: "lol Not a Dub chosen in the defence despite them winning 7 All irelands. Mmmmm You know your stuff alright down there..! Even worse no Jack McCaffrey. lol If ever there was a WUM on here - we now have Exhibit A" Is there a rule that he has to pick a Dublin defender? Coz I didn't see that written anywhere. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 05/12/2019 10:03:38 2253325 Link
Very tough to pick six alright My effort: Higgins, McGee, McMahon Keegan, McCarthy, McCaffrey Lacey, O'Sullivan and Boyle are right up there with the above but you can only pick six GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2117 - 05/12/2019 21:50:39 2253475 Link
Higgins, mcgee, mcmahon Keegan, lacey, mccaffrey achara (Monaghan) - Posts: 584 - 05/12/2019 23:08:13 2253479 Link
J Cooper Philly Mick Fitz J Small COS J McCaffrey jacktheDub (Dublin) - Posts: 944 - 06/12/2019 10:12:54 2253506 Link
Higgins - incredible engine and great work rate. Philly McMahon - Mick Fitz running him close but over the decade Philly has been a top notch man marker. Karl Lacey - not his natural position but he's a class act with 4 all stars within the last decade or so. Keegan - superb man marker, not afraid to dabble in the dark arts and one of the best flying wing backs in the game. McCarthy - most composed half back of his generation. Physical, great fielder and can take a point. McCaffery - he may have a head like Luke Kelly but he can run faster than Luke could spit out the words to Rocky Road to Dublin. An absolute pocket rocket. A force in defence and in attack. Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4749 - 06/12/2019 11:13:34 2253513 Link
Replying To Joxer: "Higgins - incredible engine and great work rate. Philly McMahon - Mick Fitz running him close but over the decade Philly has been a top notch man marker. Karl Lacey - not his natural position but he's a class act with 4 all stars within the last decade or so. Keegan - superb man marker, not afraid to dabble in the dark arts and one of the best flying wing backs in the game. McCarthy - most composed half back of his generation. Physical, great fielder and can take a point. McCaffery - he may have a head like Luke Kelly but he can run faster than Luke could spit out the words to Rocky Road to Dublin. An absolute pocket rocket. A force in defence and in attack." Spot on. jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 06/12/2019 16:27:14 2253591 Link
A good decade for defending and i'm forced to leave a number of good players out. Jonny Cooper Neil McGee Keith Higgins Lee Keegan Karl Lacey Jack McCaffrey ispeakwisdom (Roscommon) - Posts: 2487 - 06/12/2019 19:17:41 2253614 Link
Based on All-Star awards (2010 to 2019) the following 7 are ahead of all others (as far as I can tell): Lee Keegan Jack McCaffrey Colm Boyle Keith Higgins Neil McGee Cian O Sullivan John McCarthy While the Kerry poster who picked no Dub is surely having the craic I notice that one Dublin poster has picked 6 Dublin backs and another has picked 5 Dublin backs. Let's all try and be a bit balanced here. Aibrean (Kerry) - Posts: 352 - 06/12/2019 21:36:13 2253636 Link
Replying To jacktheDub: "J Cooper Philly Mick Fitz J Small COS J McCaffrey" John Small??? Seriously??? midlands (Westmeath) - Posts: 631 - 06/12/2019 23:02:49 2253643 Link
McMahon O'Suillivan Higgins Small McCarthy McCaffery tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 06/12/2019 23:37:17 2253647 Link