And yourself, would your arse be well in two halves?
Im the finest yes
Mental stuff. I think he said they were epidurals in an interview if I remember correctly.
I didnāt know that the black guard / last man back incident was a red herring. The cork lad didnāt have control of the ball so it couldnāt have been given regardless of the circumstances.
A bit of a loop hole imo.
Johnny Dooley was the first I remember doing that. He wouldnāt steal yards but the ball wouldnāt leave the bas until it was knee height at least.
What is the wording of the rule? Iām probably wrong but I think from reading it, itās open to interpretation and you could argue that the action isnāt a foul. Iām probably wrong as Iāve not read it in a while.
Think it used to be very clear that you canāt do this, but would need to check. I even have a vague recollection that in the boardgame āPaircā there was a card that cancelled out a scored free for this reason.
There is actually nothing in rule to prohibit resting the ball on the hurl when taking a free. Itās only a foul if you bounce the ball on the stick as youāre then deemed to have played it twice.
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Maybe thatās how itās defined now but it definitely was not like that in practice 20+ years ago. Refs would pull you for it.
Regarding players who persistently foul the ball (and get away with it), Iām sorry to say TJ Reid is the Number 1 culprit. His free taking technique is the initial jab lift, followed by a mini carry of the sliotar. He fouls the ball all day long.
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It was never defined any differently, in as much as itās barely defined in rule at all, but, yes, I remember refs pulling for it alright, particularly in underage games back in the day.
Gas man.
You must have game watched at least 10 times now to be able to keep coming up with these comments.
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I watched it wance. And saw the highlights.
Great final ā¦congrats to Clare deserved championsā¦ Hard luck Cork
*Tony Kelly ā¦Greatness stamped
*felt for Harnedyā¦great warrior
*wonderful to see the way an all-ireland win galvanises a county and lifts moraleā¦Winter will be short in the Banner countyā¦an economic godsend for the local economy ā¦Wouldnāt it be great to see a county like Waterford winning one tooā¦the place would go mentalā¦ same for the long suffering football supporters of Mayo/ Monaghan/Kildare etc etc etc
*surprised Johnny Murphy was given the game in the first place based on what ive seen this year of him
*At the end of the day Clare were just that bit more battle hardened and bloody mindedā¦Same reason Armagh will win on Sunday
An alright sort
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Apparently lehane was the only player on the bench that cork didnāt use ???
Donāt think Padraig Power featured either.
Paul Flanagan and Rory Hayes were the unused outfield Clare subs
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Nice piece
I donāt really like this āwe knew weād be last men standing businessā
They didnāt, and needed a large slice of luck.
Itās demeaning to cork.
Amazing the difference a single point makes.
Victor ludorum I suppose.
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