HURLING TEAM OF THE YEAR 2023

Kelly failed again in the game that counted most and despite hitting 4 in the Munster final he choked with a few shots to win it.

He was no better than David Reidy but he gets no mention because he isn't a "celebrity" hurler like Kelly

On your logic was every Kilkenny or Limerick back picked in 22 or every Kilkenny or Tipp back picked in 2014 lucky as we had cricket score finals both years? I'm not from Kilkenny and I agree TJ's inclusion is debatable but your comments on him are either a poor wind up attempt or show you haven't a clue about hurling. He might not have scored in the AI semi final but he was brilliant like I'm sure Bonner Maher had brilliant games plenty of days he contributed little or nothing on the scoreboard. He was quiet in the final but no KK forward bar Tom Phelan made a big impression.

Look … that poster had an issue with the goalkeeper,fullback, corner back and TJ Reid. It’s very obvious it’s the colour of their jerseys he has an issue with. Performances has nothing to do with it.

I agree all games should count towards an all star but being realistic they don't and its weighted heavily towards the AI series, look at county by county breakdown of the team and that's the case most years.

Ah id agree with almost everything people are saying here. Not a Vintage All Star Year. Limerick have it so locked up over the last 4 or 5 years that the debate is who picks up the last 6 or 7 spots.

As for the poster comparing David Reidy and his 4 point haul and Tony Kelly and his 4 points. Please stop. Reidy is a tidy player ,good striker of the ball. Kelly is a generational player. He can do stuff and score stuff that not even Cian Lynch can do or even attempt. That's not to denigrate Lynch who is the ultimate conductor whereas Kelly is the performer..Reidy?! Jaysus he's not in the conversation.

Kelly did an amount of damage in Munster, the same as Tom Morrissey who got an All Star which I feel was deserved. For me Hegarty deserved a nomination also. That was fairly hurtful for him id say. Iv no doubt but Hegarty will get an All Star next year.. and of course TJ if he togs out is locked in aswell ...

As people said ..Marty Morrissey on a judging panel..Hilarious. he doesn't have an iota.

Excellent point in relation to TK and the final…. as Billy Ocean said earlier TJ Reid was on everyone’s team of the year after the semi final performance which meant Kelly wouldn’t play the final.

The final should of course give a player a chance to play their way onto the team of the year but a bad performance shouldn’t see them excluded. To really labour the point , Kelly didn’t get a chance to have a good or bad final largely because of TJ Reid.

Happy and not surprised Rodgers got young player.

Hannon, Finn and R. English all injured for some or all of the championship too.

Add them in an Limerick could take another few in the backs.

Cripes, imagine if it were Tipp!

Throw in all the Club titles won by Ballyhale. How many have Patrickswell?

Its not silly at all, I didn't say they were poor, i said they were poor by their high standards there's a massive difference in those 2 things. I'd nearly render league titles as irrelevant at this stage,hypothetically if Limerick won league, Munster and lost an AI SF or final this year would those players be disappointed with their year or say its a good year we won 2 of 3 titles available. What value was a league title in 2022 to the Waterford players after a disappointing championship, poor league campaigns didn't do Limerick any harm in 2021&22. Arguably the efforts in the league this year did Limerick no favours when they were in Munster. Limerick had tight games in Munster this year because they weren't at the levels they reached in Croke Park later in the year. No team would have lived with Limerick in the final. In fairness to both Kilkenny and Galway they've actually won all their knockout games against Munster opposition outside of Limerick the last 2 years.

You're spot on.

Think you might run it by Kilandangan! And come back to when Liam Cahill wins as much as Cody.