They’d have ate the ball before they’d have equalised with it. They’re something else.
[quote=“chewy louie, post: 836034, member: 1137”]Are punched goals far too prevailent at Inter County level ? Should they be banned?
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No, Brogans first was an excellent goal. He probably didnt “punch” the second to the net but dont see why youd remove the punched goal from the game.
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Made this exact point immediately on here after the match. Wasted at least half of the alloted injury time fucking around with two v handy frees.
[quote=“dancarter, post: 836095, member: 122”]Disgraceful is a strong word but tt was a very defensive move Rocko that ceded a big advantage to Dublin IMO. Moving your best forward back to mark Eoghan O Gara?!!
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He should certainly have been switched back. Can understand why the initial change was made and I was disgusted by the hyperbole used by MBB initially.
“Brogan’s” first goal was an o.g.
Im sure if it went in front of the FA “og panel” it would be given to Brogan. he had the decisive touch. But correct, it did touch Cafferky before it went in.
What’s the story with Hawk eye??? Are they incapable of getting their graphics right? From this angle it shows the red line is inside the post. From the other angle it shows it hitting the post?
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Is it not a point if the ball goes over the post?
Haven’t seen any highlights and only going on the live viewing from where I was standing.
Mayo destroyed Dublin tactically in the first half but didn’t make it pay, and they ran themselves into the ground doing it. The goal kept Dublin in it and was desperately soft from a defensive point of view. The last five minutes of the first half were crucial in keeping Dublin in it and I felt at half-time Dublin would win as the game opened up. At 0-8 to 1-2, another couple of Mayo scores would have had Dublin is serious trouble.
Mannion, McCaffrey and Kilkenny sunk without trace. The occasion was just too much for them I think. Kilkenny and Mannion in particular have faded a good bit as the season has gone on.
Dublin were much the better team in the second half when the game started to open up, as was predictable.
Taking off Freeman and Dillon were terrible mistakes by Horan. Mayo have always been at their best with Dillon directing things. He’s an intelligent and most calm footballer and to take him off for the last 15 minutes meant Mayo were rudderless, and worse they replaced him with the awful Varley who isn’t up to it at this level. Taking Freeman off was another stupid decision. Although Cillian O’Connor didn’t get injured, there was always a chance it could happen at any stage and Mayo would then have been without their two free takers.
I thought Dublin were in huge trouble with about seven or eight minutes left with O’Carroll concussed and O’Gara crocked and no subs left. Mayo had the chance there and then but they’d taken their leaders off. Dillon’s absence actually allowed Brennan free reign to go forward.
Dublin’s full back line for the last ten minutes was Rory’Carroll right corner, Paul Flynn full back and Cian O’Sullivan left cormer. Somebody here mentioned Aidan O’Shea should have gone in full forward. Dead right.
Unreal occasion. I feel desperately sorry for Mayo.
Nobody knows the rules of gaelic football.
True…
Pat McEneaeny used to know them, but bizarrely would be regularly praised for ignoring them.
[quote=“stones_off, post: 836106, member: 1559”]What’s the story with Hawk eye??? Are they incapable of getting their graphics right? From this angle it shows the red line is inside the post. From the other angle it shows it hitting the post?
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Was wondering about that myself-showed the first effort as a point and then gave it as wide. I think it’s safe to say that had that point been given, then Mayo would’ve went on to win easily.
Rory O’Carroll was released out the field, @Sidney. Philly McMahon was still in the corner.
Here’s a query: Dublin had used all their subs and had two lads in O’Carroll and O’Gara who were basically fucked. If the black card was in play, could those two lads have committed cynical fouls on purpose to allow themselves to be replaced? Or would the fact they’d used all their subs close that loophole?
[quote=“Sidney, post: 836109, member: 183”]Haven’t seen any highlights and only going on the live viewing from where I was standing.
Mayo destroyed Dublin tactically in the first half but didn’t make it pay, and they ran themselves into the ground doing it. The goal kept Dublin in it and was desperately soft from a defensive point of view. The last five minutes of the first half were crucial in keeping Dublin in it and I felt at half-time Dublin would win as the game opened up. At 0-8 to 1-2, another couple of Mayo scores would have had Dublin is serious trouble.
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Got to disagree with you here Sidney, I dont think Mayo destroyed Dublin in the first half yesterday. Yes Mayo had a better first half than Dublin but Dublin were still creating goal chances while still playing crap. The Mayo keeper kept them in it in the first half with 2 good saves, if Dublin had of got them then it would have been game over by half time. It could have been 3-2 to 0-8 points at half time except for Mayo’s keeper.
I understand that. Which is a major flaw with hawk eye, that it cannot tell if a ball hits the inside of the post and goes over or not.
The issue I am referring to is there graphic. When the showed it first the Mayo supporters cheered, because the red line was shown inside the post.
They need to show the red line the same width as the ball.
[quote=“Bandage, post: 836115, member: 9”]Rory O’Carroll was released out the field, @Sidney. Philly McMahon was still in the corner.
Here’s a query: Dublin had used all their subs and had two lads in O’Carroll and O’Gara who were basically fucked. If the black card was in play, could those two lads have committed cynical fouls on purpose to allow themselves to be replaced? Or would the fact they’d used all their subs close that loophole?[/quote]
Surely that would be legal, and if so, a huge loophole.
Mayo were dispossessing Dublin all over the place and their pressure game was destroying Dublin’s rhythm. They were winning probably 10 or 11 of the individual battles. To go in only a point up must have been a killer.
I think they were really only on top though for the first 15 to 20 minutes, but in that time they should have made it count more. They let in Dublin for a soft goal, and kicked a heap of wides. After that though, Dublin more than broke even and were unlucky themselves with a few goal chances, and Kilkenny and Andrews leaving point attempts drop into the keepers hands. I think the gap at half time was about right in the general run of play.
I certainly dont agree with Taz though saying it could have been game over to Dublin at half time had they been winning by a measly 3 points!
And yet with all that pressure they could still have gone in at half time 3 points down if Dublin had of taken those goal chances.
Any word on Johnny Cooper, he was in some state when he came off the pitch yesterday?