have to blame someone jinxie..its not good to see a possible justification for it already being suggested..laughable and shows how desperate some fans are in terms of how far their bias goes

fabio8 (USA) - Posts: 2182 - 20/07/2014 21:36:18    1622423

Looked at the incident again and there is no angle from the TV to show what happened, what is clear is that MOD was clearly carrying on with EOG when there was no need, he had pulled him off Reilly (who you could say started the whole thing) and then had another go at him. From what I could see of the camera angle he then put his arm around EOG's neck and was pulling him as he was on the ground, it was after this MOD complained of been bitten. As I said you cannot see if there was a bit or not but what is clear is that by this stage MOD is the clear aggressor. From what I saw on the TV I would have no sympathy with MOD, he got a yellow (which should have been a red -not the argument here) so he should have just kept his mouth shut and moved on.

zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1805 - 21/07/2014 08:45:54    1622484

After seeing it on Sunday game - ridiculous. As usual Dublin win strolling blindfolded and everything from the size of the county, to home advantage, to partisan crowd, biased media, gouging, biting, unfair ref's gets trotted out, all this to just paper over that Meath are actually not very good.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4897 - 21/07/2014 08:49:26    1622485

fabio8

i think an apology is required from yourself
accusing me of having blue tinted glasses when i was actually telling it as it happened
o gara as tomas o se said was the player who was taking all the punches

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 21/07/2014 10:33:46    1622576

Disgraceful Hill.

How is Burke supposed to be punching and fish hooking players now with a sore finger?!!

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13710 - 21/07/2014 10:38:44    1622583

Yawn....how it this even news? I would think the Meath player may be embarrassed by all this today. He stuck his finger in his mouth. I would do the same thing.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11232 - 21/07/2014 10:39:55    1622584

mesamis

maybe he should ask mr galvin haha

yewtree

haha maybe he should have blown it out haha
loved that one from mulligan

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 21/07/2014 10:42:34    1622590

yew_tree

Yawn....how it this even news? I would think the Meath player may be embarrassed by all this today. He stuck his finger in his mouth. I would do the same thing.

Fair play YT...

That was on the back of being punched and man handled by up to 4 Meath players while he was on the ground

In the same incident - and captured on film and played on the Sunday game

Philly McMahon gets a clear punch directly to the face

Did you see PMc running crying to the ref

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 21/07/2014 10:47:13    1622601

thats the thing there must have been 7 or 8 punches thrown in the incident and nobody seems to have a problem with
that been unpunished haha
no matter what i dont think any player involved can actually get suspended as
isnt the rule that if you get a yellow card during the incident the ref is deemed to have dealt with it
and the cccc cannot do anything

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 21/07/2014 10:51:28    1622609

I couldn't believe the attitude of The Sunday Game panel. If the finger is there, bite it. Mickey Burke tries to separate EOG and Kevin Reilly while they are on the ground. Thats when EOG bites him and that's why he is subsequently thrown around by Meath players. I think EOG broke the skin with his bite and Mickey Burke was in a cast after the game.

Maestro (Meath) - Posts: 569 - 21/07/2014 11:10:04    1622639

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I couldn't believe the attitude of The Sunday Game panel. If the finger is there, bite it. Mickey Burke tries to separate EOG and Kevin Reilly while they are on the ground. Thats when EOG bites him and that's why he is subsequently thrown around by Meath players. I think EOG broke the skin with his bite and Mickey Burke was in a cast after the game.

come off it man be honest about it
if seperating someone is punching him6 or 7 times then i wouldnt like to see his attempt to attack him.
he stuck his finger in o garas mouth to fishhook him.
he should have been sent off for that offence simple as.
one thing nobody has questioned yet how on earth could o gara bite him with his gumshield in?
nowhere in the video did he remove it haha

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 21/07/2014 11:26:38    1622656

Micky Burke wasn't dealt with at the time by the referee I think.

Trying to pick a player up off another by fish hooking them and then throwing several punches.

Big suspension coming his way I'd imagine.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13710 - 21/07/2014 11:28:45    1622660

Meath got hammered by the better Team and thats all that counts here. Meath football players and management have bigger things to worry about than a swollen finger.

chriscart580 (Meath) - Posts: 376 - 21/07/2014 11:32:12    1622667

mesamis

my bad i thaught it was him and o rourke got yellows
so it was reilly and o rourke got yellows then
haha this could really backfire on meath

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 21/07/2014 11:32:13    1622668

Here is my view on the latest biting allegation.

Unfortunately on fora like these, Mass hysteria seems to be the order of the day and people trip over themselves to give their opinions on bans, And lambast a player before there is even a decision on wether there is a case to answer. So chill the bean and relax lads,

First, Everyone regardless of the crime, is innocent until proven guilty. The Dublin player on this occasion is no different. I've seen some of the comments where guys are saying this is the third time a Dublin player has been accused of this, That's Irrelevant. Each allegation should be dealt with individually unless the player in question is a repeat offender. So lets not use this as a stick to beat Dublin GAA with.

In terms of Meath, Some Dublin fans may think its sour grapes, But if they feel they have a complaint to make, Then fine - I've no issue with that. Its their right to bring it up because if a bite did take place, Then the individual must be held accountable. I think we can all agree on that.

What i will say, Is that there will be pictures in papers and on social media where a Meath players hand is at a Dublin players mouth. Now some will say it looks like the Dublin player has bitten the Meath player, Others will say it looks like the Meath player fish-hooking the Dublin player. While this can be debated, What pictures prove is that they alone cannot be used as proof one way or another of a bite/fish-hook taking place. If there is no TV evidence, The liklihood is that this will be thrown out. From what i saw on the SG, It's not very conclusive one way or the other.

Biting is wrong. It is a nasty thing to resort to. However i think if a bite did take place, Its important to understand why it happened. What led to it ? That doesnt mean its an excuse, But it will go some way to explaining the incident. From what i saw on the SG, There where 3 or 4 Meath players dragging him and hitting him while he was on the ground. If this player felt threatened enough to resort to that, Then i'll understand why he did it (if theres a case to answer and he's found guilty) It wont make it right, And he will have to be banned as a consequence. And rightly so. But it certainly wouldnt make him a "thug" or a "scumbag".

All that said and done, It is still very early days - I'd like to see a bit of sense with comments on here instead of the inevitable shams who will already have made their mind up based solely on the word of the Meath manager. And ammo to throw at the Dubs, Lets see how things develop.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 21/07/2014 11:37:05    1622676

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mesamis

my bad i thaught it was him and o rourke got yellows
so it was reilly and o rourke got yellows then
haha this could really backfire on meath

I'd imagine that Meath will go very quiet on the 'bite' now that they've seen what caused the incident.

Same thing as happened last year.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13710 - 21/07/2014 11:38:19    1622678

I honestly can't believe Meath have went crying about this it's not there style I'd say the players are very annoyed with MOD for bringing this up with the media.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 21/07/2014 11:39:08    1622683

Can the tile of this thread please be more based in fact

It should have fish hook in there

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 21/07/2014 11:42:28    1622687

I have to admit I haven't been O'Garas biggest fan over the years due to the way he went about playing the game. The guy frustrated me as he obviously had talent and I never seen why he needed to try and be the hard man of the team with his sleekit actions and not only did it affect his game but also the team suffered when he got the line. Then last season and this he seemed to have changed his ways, grew the hair and seemed to be concentrating more on the football side of the game which I thought made him a better player and I was actually impressed with him and he had gone up in my estimation (for what thats worth :-) ).

Then we had the incident yesterday. When I saw it in real time I thought here we go again - reverting to type. From the angle it looked like he had at least thrown a punch and at worst dropped the head in to the Meath player. It was only when I saw the replay that I realised that what looked like him dropping the head and punching was actually him tucking his head in to protect it from the Meath lads who had gathered round. The guy wasn't the aggressor in the incident and I thought it was harsh for him to get a yellow card out when the dust had settled. I didn't get to see any further replay or the SG last night so wasn't aware of the biting incident but if it came out of what I saw and if a player had stuck his finger towards the mouth then I am sorry but, you do that then don't complain if the persons mouth closes on your finger - intentionally or not.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 21/07/2014 11:42:55    1622690

The title of this thread really needs to be changed. It is giving a very biased viewpoint and is extremely unfair on Eoghan O'Gara.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13710 - 21/07/2014 11:47:47    1622695