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When Morris made the barnstorming run from deep in his own half, who anticipated the pass, left his opponent, made the interception and came out with the ball. Yes, McCole. He has it all, he reads the game, and can do it tough or do it with style, whichever way you want it.
SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 850 - 15/07/2025 20:09:41 2625936 Link 0 |
Give me 2 of whatever you are having.
ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 716 - 15/07/2025 20:15:56 2625939 Link 0 |
I think Donegal will win the final my prediction for the All-Stars if they do. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3726 - 15/07/2025 21:27:15 2625951 Link 0 |
Mullroy scored a peno,a two pointed free,a 45 and 2 other frees.What do you expect Rafferty to do go in goal and save the peno and then stand on the crossbar to stop the points?
Proudroyal (Meath) - Posts: 402 - 15/07/2025 22:11:24 2625956 Link 2 |
Mulroy was Centre forward in Leinster final. Rafferty was on Downey. Only commonality may be Clifford. He scored 5 pts on Rafferty, 1f, 1x2pt and 2 from play but the 2 pt was really off Lavin. Let's see how McCole does. My memory is of a young McCole getting a skinning from an aging Michael Newman in a Div. 2 league final around 2019. I think McCole was pulled at HT and McGee came in a roughed up Newman. I'm not saying McCole isn't a top notch defender now and a likely All-star if he holds his own against Clifford, just not at expense of Rafferty. winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 755 - 15/07/2025 22:48:45 2625958 Link 0 |
Rafferty didn't mark mulroy in the leinster final, he marked downey, do your research.
Points76 (Meath) - Posts: 47 - 15/07/2025 23:30:38 2625962 Link 1 |
Oh you'll have to forgive me, the way you Meath boys were talking about Rafferty being the best man marker in the country I obviously thought he would have marked Louth's most dangerous forward that day. Maybe the Meath management slipped up there. Rafferty obviously would have held him scoreless. Clearly.
peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1273 - 16/07/2025 10:29:10 2626010 Link 1 |
I think this is one of those differences of opinion drawn from separation of teams through provinces and divisions. Meath have had no reason to know who McCole was until Sunday, hence your memory being him as a U21 in 2019. He's been a star man on a Sigerson Cup and two Ulster Champ winning teams since then. Rafferty is potentially very good, but McCole is elite, has been for a while, and is winning trophies. You'd struggle to find anyone outside of Meath to agree. SurelyToGod (Donegal) - Posts: 481 - 16/07/2025 10:46:25 2626016 Link 0 |
Rafferty and McCole are both nailed on for All Stars at the minute. If Clifford tears McCole a new one his prospects could be damaged. Kepak10 (Meath) - Posts: 166 - 16/07/2025 12:12:11 2626034 Link 0 |
Jees there's some propaganda from the Meath lads about 'Nailed on' for Rafferty. Hype is something your county does well. That's it. Al_Maguire (Donegal) - Posts: 319 - 16/07/2025 13:03:28 2626051 Link 0 |
I look at Rafferty actions for the first Donegal goal and I cannot see how some people regard him as one of the best defenders in the country. It was school boy defending. themaddog (Wicklow) - Posts: 171 - 16/07/2025 13:19:38 2626058 Link 1 |
You see where the hype got them on Sunday. Ducking out with 15 minutes to go. Couldn't even stay on to the end. They did have a big long drive back home to Dunboyne and Ashbourne all the same.
peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1273 - 16/07/2025 13:50:43 2626069 Link 0 |
No propaganda here my friend......Meath will get 1 all star and it will be Raff. I believe and hope that McCole and Roarty make up the full back line. No harm in having faith in a player thats been doing the business all year . I'm sure you have a few nailed on Donegal players in the back of your mind too. Don't be afraid to call them out .....its quite liberating !!!
Kepak10 (Meath) - Posts: 166 - 16/07/2025 13:58:23 2626076 Link 1 |
What you or I say out loud has no bearing on players' performances. Liberating or not. I'm not sure he did the business in the Leinster final as he wasn't even marking Louth's marquee forward (who as a Leinster winner has more of a shout for an All Star), nor did he do it in the All Ireland semi-final - the second biggest deciding factor on whether a player should get an All-Star You couldn't even say he 'did' the business against Galway as the main narrative was Galway getting 2-3 or something while he was off the pitch. You can't give someone an all-star for what happened to the rest of the team when he wasn't playing. Not trying to be harsh on the lad. He is a good player, and great potential. But he shouldn't get an All Star just because Meath 'should' get one. Never mind being nailed on. He's not ahead of the Donegal and Kerry full back lines. They are Provincial winners, and both gave comprehensive defensive performances in the semi-finals. Al_Maguire (Donegal) - Posts: 319 - 16/07/2025 15:52:40 2626119 Link 0 |
6 all stars from a winning team is too low. Sam Mulroy barely deserved an all star last year, definitely doesn't deserve one this year. If Murphy wins MOM and Sam he will be the player of the year imo.
eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 201 - 16/07/2025 15:54:21 2626120 Link 0 |
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Points76 (Meath) - Posts: 47 - 16/07/2025 17:06:00 2626130 Link 2 |
1. Niall Morgan (Tyrone) UsernameInvalid (Meath) - Posts: 427 - 16/07/2025 17:55:15 2626141 Link 0 |
Ryan Burns probably had a better year than Mulroy but it'll probably be Mulroy or nobody. Can't underestimate the significance of the Louth achievement and Mulroy was the captain and leader after all. winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 755 - 16/07/2025 17:57:34 2626144 Link 0 |
7 if you re-count. Last two years the All star count for All Ireland winners. 6 for Armagh 5 for Dublin With that in mind my prediction of 7 could be too high. On Sam Mulroy I disagree, Thought he deserved one last year, Louth should win one this year for winning Leinster and Mulroy the most likely. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3726 - 16/07/2025 19:54:13 2626166 Link 0 |
No team that gets knocked out in the prelims deserves an all star.
eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 201 - 17/07/2025 07:45:29 2626207 Link 0 |