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Was The 2008 Incoming Class Of Hurlers The Best Ever?

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Of the Top 10 Scorers in Hurling Championship history 5 of them started in 2008. Can any other year compare to this as far as such an influx of talent?

All-time top scorers in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Rank Player Team Goals Points. Tally Games Era Average

2 Joe Canning Galway 27 425 506 56 2008-present 9.03
3 Patrick Horgan Cork 21 404 467 57 2008-present 8.2
6 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 22 340 406 60 2008-present 6.8
7 Séamus Callanan Tipperary 35 215 320 55 2008-present 6.0
10 Shane Dooley Offaly 20 218 278 42 2008-present 6.8

21 Paul Ryan Dublin 8 189 213 38 2008-present 5.6


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship_records_and_statistics

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2120 - 27/05/2020 23:56:35    2279363

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Replying To Trump2020:  "Of the Top 10 Scorers in Hurling Championship history 5 of them started in 2008. Can any other year compare to this as far as such an influx of talent?

All-time top scorers in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Rank Player Team Goals Points. Tally Games Era Average

2 Joe Canning Galway 27 425 506 56 2008-present 9.03
3 Patrick Horgan Cork 21 404 467 57 2008-present 8.2
6 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 22 340 406 60 2008-present 6.8
7 Séamus Callanan Tipperary 35 215 320 55 2008-present 6.0
10 Shane Dooley Offaly 20 218 278 42 2008-present 6.8

21 Paul Ryan Dublin 8 189 213 38 2008-present 5.6


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship_records_and_statistics"
A vintage year for sure. Be interesting to go through the minor championship each year and see what players made the most impact on senior.

ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 30/05/2020 21:55:30    2279556

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Replying To ballydalane:  "A vintage year for sure. Be interesting to go through the minor championship each year and see what players made the most impact on senior."
Yes it would.

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2120 - 30/05/2020 22:34:42    2279559

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Richie Hogan made his championship debut in 2008 too.

Mad to think how he was so prodigious that he could get a starting spot on that great Kilkenny team before TJ Reid did, and now the latter is regarded as one of the best ever.

beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1417 - 30/05/2020 23:32:27    2279563

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Replying To beano:  "Richie Hogan made his championship debut in 2008 too.

Mad to think how he was so prodigious that he could get a starting spot on that great Kilkenny team before TJ Reid did, and now the latter is regarded as one of the best ever."
They are/were both class players. It'll be hard to find their likes again.

Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2120 - 31/05/2020 12:18:58    2279579

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