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Dublin v Mayo - All Ireland Football Final 2016

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Definitely a game Mayo deserved to win. I am still trying to get my head around the 2 own goals it was crazy. Ref was extremely poor missed 2 clear black cards by MDMA and it was never a free out for O Sheas goal both lads were pulling at each other should have just let it go. Thought McCarthy was very unlucky with the black card even though it was a body check O Conner was miles away from the ball. Mayo's defence was outstanding they put their bodies on the line every time never gave the Dublin forwards a sniff however Dublin did get there purple patch and Connolly showed his class. Fenton was the main man in the middle of the park and everything good Dublin did went through him and Kilkenny. Upfront for Mayo they gave the Dublin full back line awful trouble with long/high ball. Mayo need more from the two O Sheas. Overall Mayo were the better team, Dublin had alot of luck today and it has definitely been the best all Ireland in a number of years in terms of excitement, drama, intensity. Jackos_Wacko (Kerry) - Posts: 417 - 18/09/2016 18:00:57 1915747 Link
Replying To Kirkintilloch: "If Dublin are winning will we get the usual 5 minutes extra time we have been used to in the past few games or will he blow bang on the 70" 7 minutes actually, lol royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 18/09/2016 18:02:47 1915749 Link
Our lads did well in the second half to overcome the adversity of the first half. The goals were unfortunate but it's better to see how effective the defensive system performed. I'd be surprised if Gavin goes with the same starting forwards the next day. The Mayo defenders are all pacey and Rock and Brogan were being beaten for the ball throughout. A dry day will make that even more obvious. Mayo still have a fair bit of improving to do. AOS reverted to me superman, need no teammates, which had disappeared this year up to today. Wasn't helped by the fact that he gets assaulted when he gets the ball, but offloading and passing would be the answer to that. I think Mayo have it in the legs and if the lads can cut down on the errors we shouldn't be outclassed the next day either. Great confidence boost, which needs to be channelled with calm thoughtfulness to improve the performance which we'll have to for the replay. Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 18/09/2016 18:04:23 1915751 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "Is Brogan showing signs of been past it?" Yeah looking very ordinary, out of it today. But maybe just a off.day, I mean rock couldn't hit the aide of a barn today at times. I get the feeling a lot of dubs player already were thinking of polishing the 2016 Celtic crosses. It happens, complacency is something you cannot manage against. That wont happen in replay royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 18/09/2016 18:07:42 1915753 Link
Replying To TirChonaillabu2: "The Dubs seemed a bit like us in the 2014 final, I think their heads were at the celebration tonight,Mayo just put them back on their heels from the start, 2 lucky goals kept them in it, have to say I did not see that coming, the conditions, state of mind etc just left the Dubs at 6's and 7's. expect a great game of football in the replay but I think Mayo have missed their chance. Dunno what LK and DC were at but it looked bad on tv.I'd say Keegan started it though." Give a dog and all that... hope you're not a judge TC! Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 18/09/2016 18:08:39 1915754 Link
Replying To neverright: "O'Connor was obviously pointing out to the ref that Regan had a bad head injury and that the play needed to be stopped whilst he was dealt with. What was wrong with that?" He wasn't pointing out through injury. He was pointing to the dublin player who collided with the the mayo msn. He was either looking at free or three dub to been booked. Clearly the mayo player was at fault in the tackle. O'connor pulled the ref a number of times to get his attention. kevin03 (Tyrone) - Posts: 276 - 18/09/2016 18:08:43 1915755 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "I think so..." Had Dublin handed Mayo two own goals, had Mayo been leading by five points at half time and three going into injury time and still not won, people would still say Mayo missed their chance. I still can't figure out how Dublin didn't win that game. We are absolutely blessed to be in a replay. Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 18/09/2016 18:09:09 1915756 Link
Ah come on to those saying it was the worst final in years. What excitement, pulsating stuff. I cannot remember the last time I was so tense watching a match & my team wasn't even playing. Gutted Mayo didn't get their win. The weather conditions were awful & played a major part in all the mistakes/turnovers/slippages (same as last year's). Don't think it is fair to condemn the game on that account. Dublin were totally rattled today I fear they will learn their lessons so missed opportunity for Mayo.... kingdomgirl (Kerry) - Posts: 11 - 18/09/2016 18:09:13 1915757 Link
Replying To northerncat: "I think philly mcmahon will be in trouble head butt on oconnor at the end of the game" Yeah I seen that at the end. Wouldn't hold my breath on any action being taken tho. kevin03 (Tyrone) - Posts: 276 - 18/09/2016 18:09:58 1915758 Link
Replying To neverright: "McCarthy took out a player who was moving to tackle the Dub player with the ball - a clear black card. Connolley and McAuley should also have been black carded in the first half and Mayo should have had one in the second half. There was a neck high challenge by a Dublin player that was very dangerous and could have earned a red rather than a yellow." That was MDM with the high challenge.. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 18/09/2016 18:11:29 1915759 Link
Replying To PoolSturgeon: "There should be no black cards because it is a nonsense and everyone knows its a nonsense. A foul either has intent or it doesn't. If it has intent it's red, if it doesn't it's yellow and if people want to make another category then the only sensible alternative is to have a sin bin." I actually don't mind the black card as it has stopped some off the ball fouling. The intent is the big issue but there was a clear and obivious trip by mdma in the 1st half which was a black card. Problem isn't the rules it's the refs that either don't know them or refuse to enforce them. kevin03 (Tyrone) - Posts: 276 - 18/09/2016 18:13:27 1915760 Link
Replying To Jackos_Wacko: "Definitely a game Mayo deserved to win. I am still trying to get my head around the 2 own goals it was crazy. Ref was extremely poor missed 2 clear black cards by MDMA and it was never a free out for O Sheas goal both lads were pulling at each other should have just let it go. Thought McCarthy was very unlucky with the black card even though it was a body check O Conner was miles away from the ball. Mayo's defence was outstanding they put their bodies on the line every time never gave the Dublin forwards a sniff however Dublin did get there purple patch and Connolly showed his class. Fenton was the main man in the middle of the park and everything good Dublin did went through him and Kilkenny. Upfront for Mayo they gave the Dublin full back line awful trouble with long/high ball. Mayo need more from the two O Sheas. Overall Mayo were the better team, Dublin had alot of luck today and it has definitely been the best all Ireland in a number of years in terms of excitement, drama, intensity." Good balanced post there Although I do think if anything the ref gave alot of calls to mayo .. soft free in at the end to get mayo back to 2 And Cillian o c shud def have got a black in injury time .. but overall good exciting game Looking forward to the next day it's hard to see the dubs having another total off day like today though rossy15 (Roscommon) - Posts: 617 - 18/09/2016 18:14:39 1915762 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "I think so..." Let's wait for the replay. Never much between the teams and back to back titles is a tough thing to do, and this will be the same the next day. Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 18/09/2016 18:16:34 1915763 Link
To score 2 goals and not win is not good for Dublin. Mayo got no goals and got a draw. So let's hope that they get the goals next day. Aidan O Shea not good today. Bring in his brother Conor and put Aidan in full forward - and Mayo will get goals! galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2520 - 18/09/2016 18:39:07 1915774 Link
It would have been an absolute travesty if Dublin had have won that game today. Mayo were far superior today and really should have won the game instead of relying on getting a great point to level the game. Dublin's forwards were shockingly bad imo. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13710 - 18/09/2016 18:56:42 1915783 Link
Replying To galwayford: "To score 2 goals and not win is not good for Dublin. Mayo got no goals and got a draw. So let's hope that they get the goals next day. Aidan O Shea not good today. Bring in his brother Conor and put Aidan in full forward - and Mayo will get goals!" The main thing from a Mayo point of view is to leave off his brother Seamus...what a shocker he had. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 18/09/2016 19:06:29 1915788 Link
I feel that a lot of posters are being highly disrespectful to Mayo by suggesting that the Dubs had 'an off day', 'were complacent', 'we're thinking about the celebrations' and 'can't be as bad again'. The truth is that you play as well as the opposition let's you. Yes, Rock was not as accurate as usual from frees but that may have been due to the weather conditions, pressure, or the fact that he was being completely played out of the game. neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 18/09/2016 19:19:10 1915793 Link
Don't agree that Mayo were the better team today. They did play very well, the best they have played all year but they never led. COC should have got a black card before he got the equaliser. I hate the black card by the way, its not consistently applied by refs. Still confident we will retain Sam. Between Small and Parsons for MOTM. Condorman (Dublin) - Posts: 983 - 18/09/2016 19:19:17 1915794 Link
Replying To Condorman: "Don't agree that Mayo were the better team today. They did play very well, the best they have played all year but they never led. COC should have got a black card before he got the equaliser. I hate the black card by the way, its not consistently applied by refs. Still confident we will retain Sam. Between Small and Parsons for MOTM." They scored TWO own goals, and still drew the match. But Dublin were better team in your opinion? Jesus wept. Mayo were head and shoulders superior to Dublin in every position, with probably the exception of small who had a great game, royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 18/09/2016 19:26:52 1915796 Link
Thank God the dubs didn't win today. No team who plays like that deserves to win an AI final. I really believed in the curse after 2 OGS. Don't see the dubs playing as bad the next so I expect them to win but kerry and mayo have shown the unbeatable dubs are beatable if not for mayos silly mistakes theyd have the cup tonight , it's great for gaelic football there's no excitement in a one horse race galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 18/09/2016 19:27:45 1915797 Link