Replying To Furlong1949: "Take this one game How could a tidy forward line as desribed by someone above beat a great kerry team by 15 points in an All Ireland semi final. In 2001 Meath defeated kerry by 2 - 14 to 0 - 5. It was the great kerry team of 00s and the kerry players that played that day were Maurice Fitzgerald Seamus Moyihan Tomas O Se Dara O Se Dara Cinneade Mike Frank Russell Johnny Crowley Mike McCarthy Eamon Fitz Maurice Tom Sullivan Eoin Brosnan and Mike Hassett. How could a tidy forward beat a great kerry team by 15 points , how could a tidy forward line give kerry their worst defeat in championship in 100 years. Surely it would take a special group of forwards to beat any great kerry team by 15 points in an All Ireland semi final. The long point scoring of Ollie Murphy and Graham Geraghty on that day were a different class. After every score by Murphy some from unreal angles kerry supporters beside me clapped each score. Kerry gaa people know great forwards when they see them as they have produced more then any other county.
What about beating Dublin 4 times in championship in 5 years. This has only happened before two other times in the history of 140 years of leinster football
In an era that was one of most competitive ever , the 1990s. In 90s Down and Meath were only teams to win more then 1 All Ireland in 90s. Down and Meath were the teams of the decade , 90s . One of the reasons why because they both had great forwards eg Down Greg Blaney , Mickey Linden , James Mcarten , Ross Carr , Peter Whiternill and Gary Mason and Meath had great forwards in 90s like Trevor Giles Graham Geraghty Ollie Murphy Tommy Dowd Evan kelly Brendan Reilly Bernard Flynn Colm O Rourke and Brian Stafford.
Surely one of the teams of the decade in a very competitive decade , with so many great teams from Kerry Galway Dublin Donegal Derry Down Armagh Tyrone Mayo Cavan Cork Kildare and Offaly in that era in 1990s. Surely to standout in the most competitive period possibly ever in the game u would have to have a great forward line . The Down The galway the kerry teams that won All Irelands in the 1990s had great forwards eg Fitzgerald, Russell , Joyce, Fallon, Donnellan, Blaney and linden. So did Meath eg Geraghty , Murphy , Dowd , Flynn and Giles. (Giles is only two time footballer of the year in last 35 years and the only one other player in the history of gaelic football that has won two footballer of the years awards was Jack O Se and Jack O Se is considered by many to be greatest gaelic footballer of all time. ) To say that Meath didnt have a great forward line back then is not is not based on facts or concrete evidence."
What about beating Dublin 4 times in championship in 5 years. This has only happened before two other times in the history of 140 years of leinster football
Correct me if I'm wrong but was it not 4 out of 6 years that Meath beat Dublin? 96,97,99 and 01.....with 2 wins for Kildare over the Dubs in between.
Replying To bubba83: "What about beating Dublin 4 times in championship in 5 years. This has only happened before two other times in the history of 140 years of leinster football
Correct me if I'm wrong but was it not 4 out of 6 years that Meath beat Dublin? 96,97,99 and 01.....with 2 wins for Kildare over the Dubs in between."
U r corect yes my maths was wrong. I was never much good at maths. It was 4 victories for Meath in 6 years in the leinster championship in late 90s early 00s for Meath. Incredible achievement because Dublin are rarely beaten in any era in leinster and at most a brillant team might beat Dublin twice in a couple of years eg kildare 98 and 00 Offaly 1980 1982. But for a team in leinster to beat Dublin 4 times in 6 years in the championship is very rare ( and 3 of those Meath victories were in leinster finals) .
Thats only happened 3 other times in 130 years of leinster football . Meath defeated Dublin 5 times in 6 years in late 80s and early 90s ( In 4 leinster finals) . Meath also beat Dublin 4 times in 5 years in late 40s and early 50s. And kildare defeated Dublin 3 times in 5 years in 1920s. So the only teams to ever beat Dublin in leinster more then twice in a couple of years where teams which won 2 All Irelands eg kildare 1927- 1928 , Meath 1949 1954 , Meath 1987 1988 , Meath 1996 1999. Basically if u want to beat Dublin anytime in history of leinster football more then twice u had to be a great double All Ireland winning team. It just emphasises that Dublin have always being incredibly hard to beat in leinster. People think Dublins domiance in leinster began in 2011. Its being going on since 1890s.