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Post by homerj on Jul 27, 2022 20:55:16 GMT
one thing this thread brings home, is how blessed we are to be from Kerry.
talking 30+ players that have been incredible and amongest the best in our history. most counties have 4 or 5 in this period.
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Post by dc84 on Jul 27, 2022 21:01:00 GMT
Nearly need a top 50 tbh
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Post by glengael on Jul 28, 2022 9:17:46 GMT
It's strange not many are considering Sheehan as a midfield option. He did win an all star in that position Ah now, there's a bit of a queue at mid-field already.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Jul 28, 2022 14:07:14 GMT
I got greedy and picked a squad of 30 serious a vs b games here killarney would be full if there was open training ! 1. Diarmuid Murphy 2. Marc o se 3. Jason foley 4.tom sullivan (rathmore) 5. Tomas o se 6. Aidan o Mahoney 7. Seamus Moynihan 8. Dara o se 9. David moran 10. Paul galvin 11.sean o shea 12.declan o sullivan 13. Gooch 14. David Clifford 15. Maurice Fitzgerald 2nd 15 1.shane ryan 2.tom sull (dingle) 3.mike mcarthy 4.mike hasset 5.liam flaherty 6.eamonn fitzmaurice 7.gavin white 8.donal daly 9.anthony Maher 10.donnacha walsh 11.Bryan sheehan 12.sean ban o sullivan 13.jonnhy crowley 14.kieren donaghy 15. Mf russell Only 5 from NK, 2 Ballydonoghoors - must be the poetry that inspires 'em!
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Post by homerj on Jul 28, 2022 14:40:13 GMT
touchy subject but Australia robbed us of two potentially nailed on also - Marc O Connor and Tadhg Kennelly.
hopefully Mark has the burning desire inside that Tadhg had, to win an All ireland and his body allows him to some day soon.
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Post by thehermit on Jul 28, 2022 14:49:48 GMT
Would Kennelly be nailed on? I suppose I'm too young to really remember him playing underage. For sure he played his part in 09 on his return.
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Post by thehermit on Jul 28, 2022 14:52:48 GMT
It's strange not many are considering Sheehan as a midfield option. He did win an all star in that position Ah now, there's a bit of a queue at mid-field already. Yes there is but Sheehan after a slow start to his inter-county career really did come of age in 2011 once he got a run at midfield there. Thoroughly deserved his All Star that year because I felt he was immense in the middle for us. If we had won the AI I think he would have been in contention for player of the year.
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Post by dc84 on Jul 28, 2022 14:53:56 GMT
Ah now, there's a bit of a queue at mid-field already. Yes there is but Sheehan after a slow start to his inter-county career really did come of age in 2011 once he got a run at midfield there. Thoroughly deserved his All Star that year because I felt he was immense in the middle for us. If we had won the AI I think he would have been in contention for player of the year. As would darren o sullivan
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Post by thehermit on Jul 28, 2022 14:57:48 GMT
Some goal against Limerick in Croker!
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Post by homerj on Jul 28, 2022 15:09:25 GMT
Would Kennelly be nailed on? I suppose I'm too young to really remember him playing underage. For sure he played his part in 09 on his return. no what i mean is had he not went to australia, he would have been an incredible player for us. came into the fold at exactl the right time and would surely have won 5 or 6 all irelands at least. Mark potentially the same level and maybe for example have helped us get over the line in 19 or last year.
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Post by horsebox77 on Jul 28, 2022 16:56:30 GMT
touchy subject but Australia robbed us of two potentially nailed on also - Marc O Connor and Tadhg Kennelly. hopefully Mark has the burning desire inside that Tadhg had, to win an All ireland and his body allows him to some day soon. On Mark O’Connor, most definitely yes, apologies, but have to disagree with you in the strongest possible terms regarding Mr, Kennelly, ‘you quote ‘potentially’ for me.. just a plain and simple no… but that’s just my opinion.
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Post by dod2102 on Jul 28, 2022 18:18:49 GMT
touchy subject but Australia robbed us of two potentially nailed on also - Marc O Connor and Tadhg Kennelly. hopefully Mark has the burning desire inside that Tadhg had, to win an All ireland and his body allows him to some day soon. On Mark O’Connor, most definitely yes, apologies, but have to disagree with you in the strongest possible terms regarding Mr, Kennelly, ‘you quote ‘potentially’ for me.. just a plain and simple no… but that’s just my opinion. Can’t leave this go .. Kennelly was well ahead of his time a supreme athlete would have been an asset anywhere on the field for us in his prime .. yous even what he did with 6 months of football under his belt in 2009 ..
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 28, 2022 18:51:34 GMT
On Mark O’Connor, most definitely yes, apologies, but have to disagree with you in the strongest possible terms regarding Mr, Kennelly, ‘you quote ‘potentially’ for me.. just a plain and simple no… but that’s just my opinion. Can’t leave this go .. Kennelly was well ahead of his time a supreme athlete would have been an asset anywhere on the field for us in his prime .. yous even what he did with 6 months of football under his belt in 2009 .. I think Kerry might have won more had Tadhg stayed away. Never seen any one player to taint the image of Kerry as did Tadhg in such a short space of time. We couldnt buy a free for love nor money in 2010, 2011 or 2012.
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Post by thehermit on Jul 28, 2022 19:14:51 GMT
What was his career like underage out of interest? When did he go to Oz, 2000? They obviously saw something they liked.
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Post by horsebox77 on Jul 28, 2022 19:46:02 GMT
On Mark O’Connor, most definitely yes, apologies, but have to disagree with you in the strongest possible terms regarding Mr, Kennelly, ‘you quote ‘potentially’ for me.. just a plain and simple no… but that’s just my opinion. Can’t leave this go .. Kennelly was well ahead of his time a supreme athlete would have been an asset anywhere on the field for us in his prime .. yous even what he did with 6 months of football under his belt in 2009 .. " No, I’m afraid the ‘six month’ quote is slightly out of sync seeing as this professional annually lined out against amateurs in the North a Kerry championship. Actually at the risk of a slap by the mod, I will go one further than MickMack’s tainting Kerry Football statement and say he abused his position of power and as an ‘agent’ harvested up and coming gaa stars and sold to the highest club bidders in Oz Sorry, in my eyes he is no Geãl , far from it, the regular U10 volunteer has more respect in my eyes than that one celtic cross holder..
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Post by diego on Jul 28, 2022 20:12:27 GMT
What was his career like underage out of interest? When did he go to Oz, 2000? They obviously saw something they liked. He was playing Kerry minor at a ridiculously early stage, possibly still eligible for U16 at the time or not far off it anyway if i remember right. He was an outstanding talent and would have walked on the Kerry team in his early to mid 20s i reckon. A rare combination of brilliant ball skills and athleticism. He was well diminished by injuries and had lost familiarity with the round ball by 2009 but still played a good part for us in that campaign.
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Post by diego on Jul 28, 2022 20:23:35 GMT
Actually just found an article here that says he was playing Kerry minor for 3 years, and that 'Several Australian clubs expressed interest in Kennelly after he had starred for the Irish U17s in the underage Compromise Rules series that took place in Ireland last year'. Hadn't realised that bit. I wonder what bright spark in the GAA agreed to an Under 17 Compromise Rules series. www.independent.ie/sport/aussie-club-sign-up-kerry-star-kennelly-26133753.html
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 28, 2022 20:41:54 GMT
There was a super underage game ....a replay....in Parnell Park between Tyrone and Kerry that Tyrone after extra time. I think Tadhg was in that.
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Post by blacksheep21 on Jul 28, 2022 21:07:28 GMT
Kennelly is one of Kerry’s greatest ever sports people.
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Post by horsebox77 on Jul 28, 2022 21:19:37 GMT
Kennelly is one of Kerry’s greatest ever sports people. Really? He is not mentioned in many teams listed by posters in above thread.
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Post by blacksheep21 on Jul 28, 2022 21:27:37 GMT
Kennelly is one of Kerry’s greatest ever sports people. Really? He is not mentioned in many teams listed by posters in above thread. Yes, I said sportsman not Gaa player. Winning the top prize in two different sports on different sides of the world is not something that many Kerry people can surpass.
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Post by diego on Jul 28, 2022 21:33:03 GMT
Tadhg Kennelly was a brilliant minor and played 3 years as a minor. He also played u21 for Kerry as a minor. If he had stayed he would have played 4 years at u21. He played under 21 in 1999 as a minor and a few years later played an u21 game for Kerry in 2002 home on holiday. A brilliant talent and had a great career in Oz but I'm afraid I'm not over enamoured with him either. His premeditated hit on Murphy soured things a little for me and then after winning his medal he left again. Maybe I'm being hard on him but cest lá vie. That incident with Nicholas Murphy was a nasty one alright. A tactic likely learned in the Aussie Rules scene of the time (a game that has been cleaned up dramatically since then). One thing about this year's Kerry team is they play the game in a great spirit. Winning teams in recent years tended to have had at least 1 or 2 lads that would indulge in a few sneaky digs and plenty trash talking. Refreshing to see a team winning it all without resorting to the dark arts.
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Post by horsebox77 on Jul 28, 2022 21:37:23 GMT
Ya, black sheep, I agree with you there, I just really detest how he conducted himself in the aftermath and used this position within the gaa family to finalise or bring to fruition his hidden motive or agenda, he in my eyes was like a mole within the camp.
We’ll have to agree to disagree, as I’m coming across as bitter and a faceless keyboard warrior having a go, and that is far from what I am about, passionate gaa man yes, and one who conducts himself in a respectful manner …. So look we’ll just bury this difference of opinion and respect each other’s views… as Pat Spillane said last weekend, we all have what’s best for the gaa in our heads and hearts, but we won’t always agree on the road to get there,
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Post by Mickmack on Jul 28, 2022 21:52:26 GMT
That incident with Nicholas Murphy was a nasty one alright. A tactic likely learned in the Aussie Rules scene of the time (a game that has been cleaned up dramatically since then). One thing about this year's Kerry team is they play the game in a great spirit. Winning teams in recent years tended to have had at least 1 or 2 lads that would indulge in a few sneaky digs and plenty trash talking. Refreshing to see a team winning it all without resorting to the dark arts. Very true. Kerry had excellent discipline this year. In fact in the final both Kerry and Galway were very sporting. All year Kerry did us proud. Nothing to be gained by bad discipline or mouthing off to refs. Mickos golden years team retained their popularity. It means a lot. More and more public sentiment plays a huge part. I for one think that there was goodwill towards Kerry in 2022 due to offering to play Tyrone in 2021 in the covid thing....and also the PUR thing with Cork this year. The right thing was done and it did us no harm. The covid training thing by Dublin was a huge own goal and really backfired on several levels
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Post by blacksheep21 on Jul 28, 2022 21:54:02 GMT
I don’t think the sentiment will last too long now……
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Post by Hicser on Jul 28, 2022 23:09:43 GMT
Interesting points on lack of cynicism. The pulling/dragging simply did not exist against Galway. Remember Donaghy not being able to get off the ground against Dublin several times. Also Dublin pulling every Mayo player to tgd ground to waste time.
I’m sure that will happen again but fair dues to both teams for the way the match was played.
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Post by thehermit on Jul 29, 2022 8:38:40 GMT
The Kerry way...
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Jul 29, 2022 8:51:03 GMT
There was plenty of cynical fouling against Dublin! I didn't see it in the final though.
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Post by dod2102 on Jul 29, 2022 8:52:34 GMT
Can’t leave this go .. Kennelly was well ahead of his time a supreme athlete would have been an asset anywhere on the field for us in his prime .. yous even what he did with 6 months of football under his belt in 2009 .. " No, I’m afraid the ‘six month’ quote is slightly out of sync seeing as this professional annually lined out against amateurs in the North a Kerry championship. Actually at the risk of a slap by the mod, I will go one further than MickMack’s tainting Kerry Football statement and say he abused his position of power and as an ‘agent’ harvested up and coming gaa stars and sold to the highest club bidders in Oz Sorry, in my eyes he is no Geãl , far from it, the regular U10 volunteer has more respect in my eyes than that one celtic cross holder.. That’s two different conversations I’m talking about his ability on the field of play not what he did afterwards .. that’s a personal thing if you dislike to man but questioning his ability is wrong
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Post by john4 on Jul 29, 2022 9:03:23 GMT
" No, I’m afraid the ‘six month’ quote is slightly out of sync seeing as this professional annually lined out against amateurs in the North a Kerry championship. Actually at the risk of a slap by the mod, I will go one further than MickMack’s tainting Kerry Football statement and say he abused his position of power and as an ‘agent’ harvested up and coming gaa stars and sold to the highest club bidders in Oz Sorry, in my eyes he is no Geãl , far from it, the regular U10 volunteer has more respect in my eyes than that one celtic cross holder.. That’s two different conversations I’m talking about his ability on the field of play not what he did afterwards .. that’s a personal thing if you dislike to man but questioning his ability is wrong Moderator! Could you please reopen the archived thread related to "Former Kerry Players in the AFL" as a place for this conversation, as the above mentioned AFL players are clogging up a page dedicated to Kerry footballers who gave great service to the county over the years 1997 - 2022. Thanks
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