GAA Hurling 2018

ShamtheRam wrote: Darragh Fitzgibbon the only young hurler of the year nominee to win an All Star yet doesn't win young hurler of the year.... GAA logic at its finest that

You can't criticise the All Stars for this and also criticise them for shoehorning players in out of position. Let's assume you want the All Stars to be the best players in each position.

Young Hurler of the Year is, let's assume, a centre forward. But so is, hands down, the best player of the game that season, who gets the All Star as centre forward. The Young Hurler of the Year is not going to get an All Star.

Let's assume the runner up for Young Hurler of the Year is a left half back. Let's assume there are no other quality left half backs. He will get into the All Stars.

Being the best young player does not mean you are the best in your position; conversely, you can be the best in your position without being the best young player of the season overall.

None of that is a logical problem.

That in itself is an issue as for example, 3 players are picked on the All Stars for the full forward line, yet most counties only operate with 2 players up there, even the ones that don't play a sweeper tend to put that 3rd player in the HF line, or between the FF & HF lines, or as an extra midfielder, or sometimes operating in 2 positions depending on which team has the ball at the time. 

Pa Horgan is about the only selection this year that I'd disagree with, and I'd be an admirer of his, superb player, but didn't really hit the heights of previous years in 2018, somewhat reflected in the fact Harnedy was Cork's best forward this year and got a deserved all star. Limerick's Tom Morrissey probably the unlucky one to lose out, that's the only difference to the team the Sunday Game panel picked for their team of the year. 

Shane Martin, Liam Ryan and Paul O’Brien are reported to be part of the backroom team. 

Limerick as All Ireland champions had nobody selected from their half forward line. they are the best half forward line unit in the country and yes in 2 particular instances both individually also. Hegarty and Hayes. 

Kyle Hayes in my opinion should have being selected at centre forward (I'd also have TJ Reid ahead of Canning) and it's a toss up between Hegarty and Morrisey for the other. 

but then again TG4 do an excellent job and if that affected that then i would leave it as is. 

be no harm to get it for him just encase