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Intercounty Players Who Had One Or Two Good Seasons And Then Just Disappeared..Both Codes

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Question, what was Welford's most successful year in relation to winning All Ireland titles, excluding football - and how many.??

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3087 - 10/06/2021 10:15:01    2349328

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I should have said in any 1 given year.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3087 - 10/06/2021 10:23:40    2349329

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Replying To Fairplayalways:  "It was Stephen Banville actually..thanks...I actually remember Gareth Synott too now you mention him...Banville was some hurler...power and accuracy and everything..."
He was late getting into the team I think. He also played football with Wexford from what I remember as well.

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1497 - 10/06/2021 11:19:49    2349339

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Replying To CiarraiMick:  "Before Micko s time I recall Stephen Kinneavy ex Galway player playing with Kildare but during Micko s time he was always on the look out for outside players. Ironically he often said he felt Kildare would have one or two all Irelands if they had Shea Fahy and Larry Tompkins who were two of Kildare greatest ever players that defected to Cork and both won two all irelands
Micko always felt that if outside players can benefit a big county like Cork then surely Kildare can benefit too. With Wicklow he got Thomas Walsh from Carlow. With Laois he got Billy Sheehan a former Kerry underage player that was working in Laois. With Kildare as you said he got his son Karl Brian Murphy (Cork) Cathal Sheridan (Meath) and Garvan Ware (Carlow). Sheridan and Ware did nt get alot of gametime though. There are lots of players that have played for two counties and many players played for counties other than their own. Der Earley jnr grew up in Kildare."
That's the big question when it comes to playing Inter-County; what qualifies as a sufficient connection to an adopted county. It seems to be a question easier answered in retrospect. Karl O'Dwyer and Brian Murphy are both still in Kildare and have contributed massively to Kildare Football over the years. The fact that Lacey and Sheridan both ended up playing for Tipp and Meath again despite having had legitimate work reasons at the time to transfer to Kildare clubs says something different.

Shea Fahy and Larry Tompkins - in retrospect both have stayed connected and contributed to Cork over the years since their transfers and proving their connection though it didn't seem so at the time for Larry Tompkins.

As for Seanie Johnstone; I think every Kildare person will say that should never have happened - but perhaps he qualifies for this thread as a hurler due to the one or two good minutes he spent in Coill Dubh colours.

brianb (Kildare) - Posts: 372 - 10/06/2021 11:33:14    2349342

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Replying To oneoff:  "Was that Stephen Banville? I remember him being full forward for Wexford in the late 2000s and being quite good."
He was never the fittest looking player

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2118 - 10/06/2021 11:37:04    2349343

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Replying To Fairplayalways:  "It was Stephen Banville actually..thanks...I actually remember Gareth Synott too now you mention him...Banville was some hurler...power and accuracy and everything..."
He did for sure. But was a bit big by modern inter county standards even 10 years ago.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14337 - 10/06/2021 13:48:17    2349366

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Replying To supersub15:  "I should have said in any 1 given year."
Won minor and senior all Irelands at hurling in 1968 along with the Camogie all ireland so 3.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14337 - 10/06/2021 14:03:45    2349374

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Great thread lads, thoroughly enjoying a few blasts from the pasts from both codes.
From a Mayo point of view, Austin O'Malley burst on to the scene in the 2004 National football league. I think only Mattie Forde scored more than him all year round. Long distance scores from right and left, I thought we unearthed a potential superstar. John Maughan dropped Austin for the championship to the outrage of the Mayo public. He came on and kicked a vital score to help us stumble over Fermanagh in the AI semi final that year.
The following season he got man of the match in the AI Q Final against Kerry taking Marc O'Se to the cleaners.
After that season to my surprise there was no sign of him until he played for Wicklow many years later.

mayotommy (Mayo) - Posts: 3 - 10/06/2021 14:30:40    2349380

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Replying To Viking66:  "Won minor and senior all Irelands at hurling in 1968 along with the Camogie all ireland so 3."
Far be it for me to disagree with a Wexford man on his hurling however respectfully I disagree with 3.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3087 - 10/06/2021 15:01:03    2349385

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Replying To supersub15:  "Far be it for me to disagree with a Wexford man on his hurling however respectfully I disagree with 3."
Second question. -

What was very noticeable about Wexford's win that was synonymous with their overall victory's.?

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3087 - 10/06/2021 15:14:39    2349390

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Replying To supersub15:  "Far be it for me to disagree with a Wexford man on his hurling however respectfully I disagree with 3."
You say not including football. Are you including handball and Athletics under the GAA umbrella? Or are you including soccer too? Or are you talking about including underage as in u16s, u14s, senior A colleges, etc? Or am I missing a simple trick by thinking too logically about it?!!!!

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14337 - 10/06/2021 16:41:46    2349411

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Replying To supersub15:  "Second question. -

What was very noticeable about Wexford's win that was synonymous with their overall victory's.?"
Give us a chance to answer the 1st question lad:)

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14337 - 10/06/2021 16:50:20    2349417

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Replying To Viking66:  "Won minor and senior all Irelands at hurling in 1968 along with the Camogie all ireland so 3."
Peter's won the Dr Croke in 68 so that would make 4 if you include it.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14337 - 10/06/2021 16:56:01    2349419

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Replying To Viking66:  "Peter's won the Dr Croke in 68 so that would make 4 if you include it."
At fund raising quiz the answer was 4.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3087 - 10/06/2021 18:09:26    2349433

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Replying To supersub15:  "At fund raising quiz the answer was 4."
Was 1968 the year supersub15?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14337 - 10/06/2021 21:21:24    2349461

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Replying To supersub15:  "Second question. -

What was very noticeable about Wexford's win that was synonymous with their overall victory's.?"
They scored 16 goals in the 4 finals?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14337 - 10/06/2021 22:46:03    2349481

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Replying To supersub15:  "Second question. -

What was very noticeable about Wexford's win that was synonymous with their overall victory's.?"
They scored 16 goals in the 4 finals?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14337 - 10/06/2021 22:46:34    2349483

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Replying To Viking66:  "They scored 16 goals in the 4 finals?"
Yes 1968 was the year, a great year for Wexford hurling, after the quiz that night held in 2015 / 2016, the discussion started on the game but in particular on the Quigley's, there was a few there that knew their hurling, one of them reminded us how Dan Quigley along with winning his senior medal in '68 how he won a NHL medal the previous year in '67, someone else added, sure Dan's Brother John won a senior medal as well as Dan that same day, the debate was lively at this stage so much so I thought it couldn't get any livelier 'till the first fellow said, did you know that they had another brother Martin and he picked his All Ireland minor medal the same day as Dan and John, not alone that but they had a sister who was very much involved as well so much so that it's said she picked up an All-Ireland winners camogie medal for her involvement the same year, the list of honours and related stories of '68 is endless for the Quigley family.

Finally it was seriously suggested as well that Martin Quigley made a late, late, entry onto the Wexford senior team with a minute or two to go if he did it could very well mean he picked up a minor and senior medal the same day can any of you Wexford people confirm or deny this, along with confirmation of whether or not their sister was part of that All Ireland winning camogie team. ?


What was very noticeable about Wexford's win that was synonymous with their overall victory's.?" - - - - The Quigley;s

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3087 - 11/06/2021 00:02:28    2349503

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Replying To supersub15:  "Yes 1968 was the year, a great year for Wexford hurling, after the quiz that night held in 2015 / 2016, the discussion started on the game but in particular on the Quigley's, there was a few there that knew their hurling, one of them reminded us how Dan Quigley along with winning his senior medal in '68 how he won a NHL medal the previous year in '67, someone else added, sure Dan's Brother John won a senior medal as well as Dan that same day, the debate was lively at this stage so much so I thought it couldn't get any livelier 'till the first fellow said, did you know that they had another brother Martin and he picked his All Ireland minor medal the same day as Dan and John, not alone that but they had a sister who was very much involved as well so much so that it's said she picked up an All-Ireland winners camogie medal for her involvement the same year, the list of honours and related stories of '68 is endless for the Quigley family.

Finally it was seriously suggested as well that Martin Quigley made a late, late, entry onto the Wexford senior team with a minute or two to go if he did it could very well mean he picked up a minor and senior medal the same day can any of you Wexford people confirm or deny this, along with confirmation of whether or not their sister was part of that All Ireland winning camogie team. ?


What was very noticeable about Wexford's win that was synonymous with their overall victory's.?" - - - - The Quigley;s"
Think Martin got a Celtic cross as a sub in 68. Not sure if he came on or not. Not sure about his sister. I wasnt born til 71 so unfortunately I missed it all!!!!

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14337 - 11/06/2021 10:23:14    2349535

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Replying To Viking66:  "Think Martin got a Celtic cross as a sub in 68. Not sure if he came on or not. Not sure about his sister. I wasnt born til 71 so unfortunately I missed it all!!!!"
was looking through old stats there about the current debated about high scoring in hurling games, some think apparently this league is the start of it..not so as I thought...Kilkenny beat Wexford 3-26 to 0-05 in league in 2005 for example..loads of games 4-24 and 3-27 for example..0-31 scored in one game by one team...anyway topic of great players with a season or two and then gone off the radar...Alan O'Connor of Limerick was shooting the lights out in 2006 or so...Johnny McIntosh of Antrim, what a player...might have had a few seasons but ultimately no sucess and forgotten about..no doubt some posters wont even remember either player...

Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1037 - 13/06/2021 23:53:48    2350589

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