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Tony Kelly is the best player I ever saw play live. Its not even close. He scored that goal right in front of where I was sitting, and a point that was nearly as impressive at the same end too. Just an unbelievably good hurler!
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18663 - 04/03/2026 15:11:53 2659970 Link 0 |
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Tony Kelly is the best player I ever saw play live. Its not even close. He scored that goal right in front of where I was sitting, and a point that was nearly as impressive at the same end too. Just an unbelievably good hurler!
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18663 - 04/03/2026 15:17:20 2659974 Link 0 |
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Dont think 6 is Damien Recks best position but I think he's by far the best we have and we have to put him there Sunday
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 918 - 04/03/2026 15:30:35 2659978 Link 0 |
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He's a joy to watch Viking up there with Joe Canning as the best players i've seen live.
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 918 - 04/03/2026 15:35:16 2659980 Link 0 |
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Agree.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18663 - 04/03/2026 17:50:07 2660012 Link 0 |
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Canning was great to watch, very skilful too, but a different kind of player, probably not as explosive, but more of a creator.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18663 - 04/03/2026 17:51:28 2660013 Link 0 |
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I wouldn't be reading too much in to that. He's still a real leader. I'd imagine it's more to do with trying to get the best out of jacko
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4298 - 04/03/2026 18:38:42 2660019 Link 0 |
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A far more impressive highlight reel, and overall better contribution to success given relative history and resources, than a certain Cat who wears his socks up to his knees that a lot of purists eulogise about being the best ever. Kelly is far superior in my opinion.
beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1519 - 04/03/2026 18:55:38 2660022 Link 0 |
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Incidentally, who are the best Wexford players you've seen?
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4298 - 04/03/2026 22:27:51 2660037 Link 0 |
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Ha here now lads, either the dressing room believes in Jack being captain or they don't, should have nothing to do with Rory.
zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 2178 - 05/03/2026 04:00:06 2660045 Link 0 |
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Interesting chat on the Smaller Fish Gaa podcast Cyril Farrell saying its a smart move by Keith to name Jacko captain and it may entice Rory to come home for Championship Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 918 - 05/03/2026 09:15:48 2660051 Link 0 |
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Having watched Wexford since early 2000s Lee Chin is a clear number 1 for me. Fitzhenry number 2. Then I would have a few together hard to rank like Darragh Ryan, Rory Jacob, Gizzy Lyng and Rory O Connor
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 918 - 05/03/2026 10:43:27 2660062 Link 0 |
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As in explosive and exciting? Rory O'Connor out by himself when he is in the mood. Cathal Dunbar when he was u21. Rory McCarthy, but he also played everywhere he was so good. Mogie. Gary Moore maybe too. Barry Lambert sometimes did things that would make you think wow as well. Inspirational forwards? Along with Rory O'Connor, Lee Chin, Conor Mcdonald when he was younger, Martin Storey. Liked watching Rory Jacob hurl too, probably the cleverest Wexford forward I ever saw, with and without the ball. Never knew what he was up to, sometimes watched what he was doing when the ball wasn't anywhere near him. Inspirational backs? Liam Dunne, Skippy Ruth, Matthew O'Hanlon, Liam Ryan. Darragh Ryan was excellent to watch hurling too, shouldve played way longer. Overall though its hard to say, but you would do alot of travelling around the country before you would find a hurler like Damien Reck. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18663 - 05/03/2026 12:23:53 2660083 Link 0 |
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Tbh I think the main reason Keith Rossiter made him Captain is to try and get the best version of Jacko more often. The responsibility will either make him or break him, its up to himself. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18663 - 05/03/2026 12:27:14 2660085 Link 0 |
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Gary Moore is a big shout Viking dont feel like he played many championship games for us at all. Agree with you on Damien Reck. Think we need him at 6 due to a lack of options in that position but I would love to see him midfield think he would cause havoc with his runs forward
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 918 - 05/03/2026 12:47:47 2660089 Link 0 |
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Reading back a few pages here, talk about winning Leinster. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1969 - 05/03/2026 13:51:07 2660112 Link 0 |
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He didnt, but that wasn't the question, or that bit of my answer. Darragh Ryan didn't play too many years either.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18663 - 05/03/2026 14:28:41 2660122 Link 0 |
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One thing I wonder is would our current senior team be viewed differently if the under 20s managed to get over the line when they lost Leinster finals narrowly in 22 and 23 . We were close to two All ireland u20 finals on both occasions but couldnt see it out. If they did win those Leinsters I think people would have been a lot more positive about our prospects than they are now.
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 918 - 05/03/2026 14:29:44 2660124 Link 2 |
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Best fifteen of my lifetime: Fitzy Rossi D.Ryan L.Ryan MOH Dunne Larry O McCarthy Dee Storey Codd Gizzy ROC Mac Chin beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1519 - 05/03/2026 15:26:37 2660142 Link 0 |
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Its not just about how good we are. In 2019 Galway had been in the previous 2 AI finals, Kilkenny made the AI final that year. The competition was better that year. Also I didnt say we WOULD win Leinster, only that we could, and that it should be our aim. It should be our aim every year. Finally that hope was qualified by everyone in the current panel being fully fit. And that we get some luck for a change, the odd lucky bounce of the ball, and decision. We are owed both if the turn of phrase "these things equal out over time" is actually true. As regards the individual games, of course Offaly away and Kildare away are going to be tough games. Id be hoping that the current team are less likely to assume we just need to turn up in order to win, after the close calls in the League. Dublin and Galway being at home gives us a better chance in those ties, we wers away to both in 2019. The Kilkenny game in Nowlan Park will take on a life of its own, I haven't travelled up there fearing a beating since 2016. As regards the players, while we might not have some of the stars we had in 2019, equally some of the lads are better versions of themselves than they were then, especially Fanning, Reck, Foley and Jacko. The current group are overall a consistently harder working group, there's a bit more bite in them, and they are faster. Not sure they are less skilful overall either, but on the flipside they are definitely shorter heightwise. One thing that is improved is the bench, and most importantly managements attitude towards the bench. There's more trust there than there was in 2019. The big hope is that some of the lads will make that big jump forwards that Tipp managed to get out of a few lads last year. We have more lads currently that started 3 years at u20/1 than we had in 2019, which is a positive as regards that last hope. Last and most importantly is something you said yourself. One of the main differences between ourselves and the likes of Tipp and Kilkenny is belief. If we collectively showed more belief from the pitch to the stands Im 100% certain we would win more games. Like you Ive some good friends up in Tipp. After our League game up in Thurles they thought they were going nowhere for the year after struggling at times to beat what was basically a very weakened Wexford team by only 6 points. But by the Monday and Tuesday when I was talking to them again they were seeing the positives, and the belief was back. That kind of belief, and hard work it has to be said, got a lad who couldnt even make their starting minor team when he was minor up to a standard where he won young hurler of the year 3 years later, and helped his teams win AI titles at both u20 and Senior. No reason any of our best young lads couldnt kick on like that. And just because you like BTWs, BTW 14 of the lads who played for Tipp in that League game in Thurles played in the AI final. Our team was- M Fanning (0-02, 2f); E Ryan, S Donohoe, N Murphy; R Lawlor (0-01), C Foley, C McGuckin; C Hearne (0-01), David Codd; Darren Codd (0-02), J Redmond (0-03, 1f), T Kinsella; Cian Byrne (0-07, 6f), S Casey, C Flood (0-01). Subs: J O'Connor for Kinsella (34), C Byrne-Dunbar (0-01) for David Codd (39), M Dwyer for Flood (51), S Roche (0-01) for Casey (61), Cillian Byrne for Cian Byrne (64). All the best of those lads are on the panel again this year, most look better this year than last year, as you would expect with another year of Senior S and C and training behind them. Plus we also have championship starters like Damien Reck, Lee Chin, Liam Ryan, Kevin Foley, Cian Molloy, and maybe Rory O'Connor, none of whom played that day. Plus other new lads who have come in and done well this year, plus Rory Higgins who missed alot of the last few years with injuries but looks fully fit again. Now we just need all the lads to believe in themselves and drive on. Tipp showed what's possible. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18663 - 05/03/2026 15:47:46 2660147 Link 1 |