Cork Footballers

[Corkonian1]

. You said he didn't come up to the mark as an inter Co. forward, absolute rubbish. You compound it then by suggesting that he wasn't a better forward than. Michael hurley. I know who most Cork people would opt for.

Michael Hurley was plaqued with injuries and was gone from inter-county before he was 25, he had more pace and scoring abilities but is an inside forward. It doesn't surprise me he is the only name of the 7 you mentioned. Collins certainly wasn't ahead of any of the other 6 in a selected poor period for Cork football.

 

[Bonbon12]

Michael Hurley was plaqued with injuries and was gone from inter-county before he was 25, he had more pace and scoring abilities but is an inside forward. It doesn't surprise me he is the only name of the 7 you mentioned. Collins certainly wasn't ahead of any of the other 6 in a selected poor period for Cork football.

Well 3 of them were AI winners so it can hardly been that poor a period. Powter and B. Hurley I'll give you but ruari deane, although a great bit of stuff would never have been classed as a scoring forward, kicking the ball was by far the worst part of his game. So that's 2 ahead of him now in this poor period. ?

 

[Corkonian1]

Bonbon12

The period doesn't include the AI win in 2010 as referred by at least one other poster and Mark Collins didn't play with Cork until afterwards. If we were including the AI win I would have included at least Paddy Kelly, Ciaran Sheehan and Daniel Goulding.

Ruairi Deane isn't a kicker but he has more pace & strength than Collins and far better at breaking through tackles to set up scores. Collins also never hit Deanes peak from 2016 to 2018.

 

[Cork99]

Does anyone know how serious Michael Hurley was injured
Just wondering if he’ll be back for the haven
Every chance of making the final if they have a full team

 

[cooldude]

Mighty list of footballers there RHB. I hope your etc. etc. included Sunday's MOTM Cathal Maguire.
Based on last Sunday's showing I doubt if there's a better half forward in Cork or indeed a better No 13.
I know the one swallow story but his last two points kicked under the utmost pressure in horrific conditions should guarantee him a red shirt in 2024.

 

[Shabby]

Mighty list of footballers there RHB. I hope your etc. etc. included Sunday's MOTM Cathal Maguire.
Based on last Sunday's showing I doubt if there's a better half forward in Cork or indeed a better No 13.
I know the one swallow story but his last two points kicked under the utmost pressure in horrific conditions should guarantee him a red shirt in 2024.

If Maguire was someone who should be guaranteed a red shirt in 24 then you’d have heard a lot more about him before last Sunday. Good player for sure. Physically all there and can play but he’s been inconsistent at club level. Has loads to prove and there’s a big jump from senior club to intercounty in every aspect.

 

[Bonbon12]

Bonbon12

The period doesn't include the AI win in 2010 as referred by at least one other poster and Mark Collins didn't play with Cork until afterwards. If we were including the AI win I would have included at least Paddy Kelly, Ciaran Sheehan and Daniel Goulding.

Ruairi Deane isn't a kicker but he has more pace & strength than Collins and far better at breaking through tackles to set up scores. Collins also never hit Deanes peak from 2016 to 2018.

Corky we're not going to agree on this. I think Mark was well up to inter-county standard and would imo have won AI if he had been a few years older. C'est la vie

 

[Corkonian1]

Bonbon12

Of course we can agree to disagree. However loads of other players would have AI medals if they were around when AI's were won. Mark might get in as a panellist in attack in 2010 but so would many other Cork players without AI medals, he certainly wouldn't start, remember Cork's forwards in the 2010 AI final were Ciaran Sheehan, Pearse O'Neill, Paddy Kelly, Daniel Goulding, Donnacha O'Connor, Paul Kerrigan, Colm O'Neill and John Hayes. Who would you drop for Mark Collins?

 

[cooldude]

If Maguire was someone who should be guaranteed a red shirt in 24 then you’d have heard a lot more about him before last Sunday. Good player for sure. Physically all there and can play but he’s been inconsistent at club level. Has loads to prove and there’s a big jump from senior club to intercounty in every aspect.

I have no quarrel with your analysis Shabby. What I said was "based on his performance on Sunday" and "One swallow doesn't make a summer".
My guess is he's a late developer and with proper coaching he could be the answer to our long distance point scoring. You are of course correct in the gap between club and county, but hope springs eternal.

 

[cooldude]

Speak of the devil?

Maguire deserves more game-time in red, insists Haven pal Hurley

"He got a bit of a shout last year with Cork. I think this year he deserves more of a shout with them," said Hurley of his Castlehaven club-mate.

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