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Greatest GAA Comeback Of All Time???

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Replying To Furlong1949:  "Just to add another two comebacks

Meath V Roscommon 1991 All Ireland senior semi final.
Roscommon were 6 points up with less then 15 mins to go. And Brian Stafford having the game of his life scored point after point in the last ten minutes to win the game for Meath by a point.
The score was 0 - 15 to Meath 1 - 11 Roscommon.

And finally it possibly could have been greatest comeback in an All Ireland final ever. It wasnt a comeback but it was so close to being the best comeback ever.

1991 Meath V Down All Ireland senior Final
Down were leading Meath by 11 points well into the second half. Colm O Rourke who had pneumonia came of the bench and started a Meath comeback. Just as the game hits 69 mins Meath had narrowed Downs 11 point lead to 2 points. But the referee gave no injury time and blew up on 70th min , which was unusual . And if injury time was given, even 2 or 3 mins , Meath drawn the match was a real possibility, seen they had 6 comebacks in the championship in that year 4 v Dublin , 1 v Wicklow , 1 v Roscommon.. But it wasnt to be. Down were deserved winners. A great Down team which showed its greatness winning Sam again in 1994. Meath were making comebacks all year , finally their luck run.out. But it was so close to being the best comeback ever."
It was a great comeback from Meath that day. I was at all Down's championship games that year but I couldn't get a ticket for the final so I was watching it on tv. Down were really hanging on in the end it was getting really nervous. I remember Mickey Linden had a great goal chance to put paid to the Meath come back but he missed it. Paddy O'Rourke said he always thought Down were going to win but he was a bit worried after Linden missed that goal chance. That was a brilliant Meath team. I remember Bernard Flynn saying they were devastated to lose that All Ireland.

REDANDBLACK30 (Down) - Posts: 1618 - 23/05/2019 18:44:48    2186971

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Replying To REDANDBLACK30:  "It was a great comeback from Meath that day. I was at all Down's championship games that year but I couldn't get a ticket for the final so I was watching it on tv. Down were really hanging on in the end it was getting really nervous. I remember Mickey Linden had a great goal chance to put paid to the Meath come back but he missed it. Paddy O'Rourke said he always thought Down were going to win but he was a bit worried after Linden missed that goal chance. That was a brilliant Meath team. I remember Bernard Flynn saying they were devastated to lose that All Ireland."
Were there any standout Meath players from between 88 and 96, that missed out on an All Ireland? So many of the winners were household names at the time.

m_the_d (None) - Posts: 1099 - 23/05/2019 21:35:44    2187001

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The real shame is you don't see that many comebacks in football anymore.
Cynical play has killed it off, which is why you don't get the crowds you did in the 90's and 00's.

Hurling still throws up lots of them though.

But for me the most enjoyable ones I have seen are
Mayo v Dublin 2006 all Ireland semi - 7 down to win by a point
Offaly v Limerick in 1996 hurling final - 5 down with 5 minutes to go and end up winning by 6
Meath under Sean Boylan - guaranteed a comeback every 2nd game or so. Footballs popularity is a consequence of a lot of these.
Galway v Kilkenny in 2014
Willie joe padden All Ireland semi in 1989, had to go off with a burst head but came back on with a pair of knickers on his head to inspire Mayo to victory over Tyrone

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1125 - 25/05/2019 02:29:16    2187229

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "The real shame is you don't see that many comebacks in football anymore.
Cynical play has killed it off, which is why you don't get the crowds you did in the 90's and 00's.

Hurling still throws up lots of them though.

But for me the most enjoyable ones I have seen are
Mayo v Dublin 2006 all Ireland semi - 7 down to win by a point
Offaly v Limerick in 1996 hurling final - 5 down with 5 minutes to go and end up winning by 6
Meath under Sean Boylan - guaranteed a comeback every 2nd game or so. Footballs popularity is a consequence of a lot of these.
Galway v Kilkenny in 2014
Willie joe padden All Ireland semi in 1989, had to go off with a burst head but came back on with a pair of knickers on his head to inspire Mayo to victory over Tyrone"
One recent one from football was Westmeath's incredible comeback against Meath a few years ago. They were being absolutely torn apart in the first half, but completely flipped the game on its head. I think it was a 12 or 13 point turnaround. The definition of a game of two halves.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2045 - 25/05/2019 09:24:43    2187238

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Replying To REDANDBLACK30:  "It was a great comeback from Meath that day. I was at all Down's championship games that year but I couldn't get a ticket for the final so I was watching it on tv. Down were really hanging on in the end it was getting really nervous. I remember Mickey Linden had a great goal chance to put paid to the Meath come back but he missed it. Paddy O'Rourke said he always thought Down were going to win but he was a bit worried after Linden missed that goal chance. That was a brilliant Meath team. I remember Bernard Flynn saying they were devastated to lose that All Ireland."
Yes indeed, I remember saying to myself at the time, if there was another 5 mins injury time Meath would have won.

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 25/05/2019 15:40:01    2187291

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Replying To Oldtourman:  "'68. It was eight points at half time. However the '56 League final, also V Tipp, was a far greater comeback as they were fourteen points down that day and still won."
The nature of Wexford's comeback in the 1956 league final persuaded Tipperary captain Tony Wall to play into a gale force wind against Waterford in the Munster Championship in 1959. At half time, Waterford led 8-2 to 0-0! The final score was 9-4 to 3-4.

tommy58 (Dublin) - Posts: 169 - 25/05/2019 21:18:46    2187380

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Replying To tommy58:  "The nature of Wexford's comeback in the 1956 league final persuaded Tipperary captain Tony Wall to play into a gale force wind against Waterford in the Munster Championship in 1959. At half time, Waterford led 8-2 to 0-0! The final score was 9-4 to 3-4."
I must be getting old, as I remember the day clearly- well the 1959 one and all the matches Waterford played that year. Like Limerick last year and Clare in '97 they beat Cork Tipp and Kilkenny on the way to outright victory.

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4337 - 26/05/2019 07:52:14    2187486

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "The real shame is you don't see that many comebacks in football anymore.
Cynical play has killed it off, which is why you don't get the crowds you did in the 90's and 00's.

Hurling still throws up lots of them though.

But for me the most enjoyable ones I have seen are
Mayo v Dublin 2006 all Ireland semi - 7 down to win by a point
Offaly v Limerick in 1996 hurling final - 5 down with 5 minutes to go and end up winning by 6
Meath under Sean Boylan - guaranteed a comeback every 2nd game or so. Footballs popularity is a consequence of a lot of these.
Galway v Kilkenny in 2014
Willie joe padden All Ireland semi in 1989, had to go off with a burst head but came back on with a pair of knickers on his head to inspire Mayo to victory over Tyrone"
Limerick V Offaly was '94 and '96 (Wexford) was a worse defeat for us

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4337 - 26/05/2019 07:53:48    2187487

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Kilkenny's Carrickshock coming from WAY back, having been hurled off the pitch by Celbridge, to win the Intermediate Club All-Ireland Final. 1st time I really felt bad for the team I was rooting against. I like underdogs and even as a KK fan, Celbridge had nearly one me over. Had to be absolutely heartbreaking. Was thrilled for R. Power though as he'd been forced to retire prematurely not long before this game.

Gowran_Yank (Kilkenny) - Posts: 96 - 30/05/2019 13:49:01    2189103

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Dr Cullen Park 2008
Meath kicking Wexford up a stick for 55 minutes Wexford ten points down and come back to win by one point, Matty Forde drawing in one with the right boot to win it.

hurlorhurley (Wexford) - Posts: 1660 - 30/05/2019 16:46:56    2189168

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Replying To WildPundit:  "Limerick against Tipp in 96 sticks out for me. We were 10 points up half time in a Munster final and Limerick come back to level.
Did Wexford beat Meath from 12 points down few years ago in football?"
Yes in 2008 in Dr Cullen Park

hurlorhurley (Wexford) - Posts: 1660 - 30/05/2019 16:48:14    2189170

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Replying To hurlorhurley:  "Yes in 2008 in Dr Cullen Park"
Our best team since the 1940s..

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12025 - 30/05/2019 22:20:40    2189255

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Replying To Gowran_Yank:  "Kilkenny's Carrickshock coming from WAY back, having been hurled off the pitch by Celbridge, to win the Intermediate Club All-Ireland Final. 1st time I really felt bad for the team I was rooting against. I like underdogs and even as a KK fan, Celbridge had nearly one me over. Had to be absolutely heartbreaking. Was thrilled for R. Power though as he'd been forced to retire prematurely not long before this game."
I think you will find that it was the Leinster IHC Final.

MillerX (Meath) - Posts: 1066 - 30/05/2019 22:25:04    2189257

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Replying To Viking66:  "Our best team since the 1940s.."
You are right. A pity Limerick and Wexford did not each win provincial title in that decade. Remember Wexford played in three or Leinster Finals in the fifties as well.

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4337 - 30/05/2019 22:38:49    2189261

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Replying To hurlorhurley:  "Dr Cullen Park 2008
Meath kicking Wexford up a stick for 55 minutes Wexford ten points down and come back to win by one point, Matty Forde drawing in one with the right boot to win it."
While a fantastic performance by Wexford that day (particularly forde) one of those points was a good two foot if not more wide and was given as the umpire was unsighted.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 31/05/2019 06:53:22    2189287

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Replying To Oldtourman:  "You are right. A pity Limerick and Wexford did not each win provincial title in that decade. Remember Wexford played in three or Leinster Finals in the fifties as well."
There were a few lads from our local club on the team in the late 40s. Coincided with the only really successful period in the clubs history. Won a few Wexford Senior titles.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12025 - 31/05/2019 12:59:57    2189389

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Replying To MillerX:  "I think you will find that it was the Leinster IHC Final."
Thx for the correction.

Gowran_Yank (Kilkenny) - Posts: 96 - 31/05/2019 14:20:43    2189411

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Still hard to beat the Offaly Limerick All Ireland hurling Final back in the late 90s I think, Offaly down by 5 or 6 points near the end of the game and in injury time they scored I think 2-02 to win Liam, after that heartache it was 2018 before Limerick finally got rid of those demons, if only Mayo could do the same we all (Mayo people) could rest in peace

riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 31/05/2019 15:04:02    2189432

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Replying To riverboys:  "Still hard to beat the Offaly Limerick All Ireland hurling Final back in the late 90s I think, Offaly down by 5 or 6 points near the end of the game and in injury time they scored I think 2-02 to win Liam, after that heartache it was 2018 before Limerick finally got rid of those demons, if only Mayo could do the same we all (Mayo people) could rest in peace"
They were eight points down to KK in the Leinster Semi Final and they turned it around and went fifteen points up at one stage and won by eight. If that Offaly team were more spartan they would have absolutely dominated the nineties. Sad to see them gone so low now. And yes- everyone hopes Mayo will eventually capture Sam

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4337 - 01/06/2019 22:13:31    2189690

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Replying To royaldunne:  "While a fantastic performance by Wexford that day (particularly forde) one of those points was a good two foot if not more wide and was given as the umpire was unsighted."
No it was you that was unsighted.

Lord help us it was 11 years ago can't you still not accept the result.

Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1412 - 01/06/2019 23:18:56    2189700

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