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Oh wow, only took you 24 hours to come back with that one. What's your own county or are you too embarrassed to say? peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1534 - 01/04/2026 10:30:01 2664226 Link 0 |
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Re-watch it again and have a read up of the definition, then come back to me and tell me it didn't fall under 'Time wasting; delaying play' or 'Failing to retreat'. In fact Eamon Fitzmaurice in his Piece for the Examiner on Monday stated that it should have been awarded. However, I'm not saying this lost us the game. That 15 minute period with the 8 point swing was the losing of the game for us. Best of luck for the rest of the season. bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 484 - 01/04/2026 13:10:52 2664257 Link 0 |
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As a Donegal man and speaking to other Donegal people no one is saying Murphy didn't deserve a red. But the reaction of the media has been completely over the top you'd think he was the first GAA player ever to strike to get away with it. I don't remember Jack O'connor complaining that Tadgh Kenneally didn't get sent off after a clear strike in the opening minute of 2009 final against Corks Nicholas Murphy which later Kenneally later admitted in his book that it had been pre meditated. totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1204 - 01/04/2026 14:20:27 2664270 Link 4 |
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Which is why no one has any sympathy for Kerry that Murphy didn't get the line. Kerry, with Tadhg Kennelly just being just one example, have skulldug their way through games throughout the decades. No county does the dark arts better.
foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2484 - 01/04/2026 22:43:28 2664353 Link 2 |
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The issue isn't about having sympathy for Kerry. Anyone I spoke with regarding the incident never even mentioned Kerry. The issue is the strike by Murphy was nasty and potentially dangerous. The fact that there have been nasty blows struck before does nothing to justify Murphy's strike.
sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 1115 - 02/04/2026 13:23:42 2664407 Link 2 |
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upon reflection, people over flattered the FRC, they just created new problems. suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1781 - 02/04/2026 16:30:32 2664452 Link 3 |
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I'd suggest a simple solution is that any foul in the last two minutes of a game should automatically stop the clock. Then if there is any interference, the ball is moved up 50 metres by the referee, and this is done while the clock is stopped. That would clear up the deliberate fouling by team in the lead but out of possession. SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 907 - 02/04/2026 19:36:29 2664487 Link 1 |
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Upon seeing it, I said a red card was deserved, as did every Donegal fan I have spoke with since Sunday, as well as a bunch of others. I haven't met anyone who thought it wasn't a red, but a few people acknowledged that Michael sometimes goes in heavy and while he isn't usually malicious, from time to time he does cross the line. It was dangerous, he should have been sent off, the officials are to blame. Now its not the worst incident I have seen at DIvision 1 games, seen players biting other players, seen opposition fans spitting at an injured player at away ground, in the very stand he was sitting. Those incidents were in 2013 alone btw. Multiple wrongs don't justify what happened on Sunday, but he also doesn't deserve to be hung out to dry, unless they are willing to hang out every other culprit. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1700 - 02/04/2026 21:24:37 2664502 Link 1 |
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I generally agree with you on those points. Tbh I am sick of pundits on almost every episode of League Sunday or the Sunday Game canvassing for rule changes on a weekly basis. On Sunday evening they basically had a Ciaran Whelan politcal broadcast. We have structures within our association to review things and make changes on an Annual schedule, but yet TV pundits are using their platform to directly try and force changes outside of the normal schedule. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1700 - 02/04/2026 22:14:10 2664511 Link 0 |
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I'm not even trying to justify it. It was a red, but that it happened to a Kerry player, given Kerry's record, nobody is really caught upon on it. And the complaining that is happening is coming from places like Sligo and Armagh, not much from Kerry though, outside of one line from Jack O. Kerry know well that if they square up against Murphy again later this year, they'll have his full measure, whether by fair or foul means. That's the Kerry way. And against this little storm in a teacup of complaint, has also to be factored the fact that Murphy is one of the most recognizable players in Gaelic football of any era. There's a great old Irish adage, at least in America, "Filleann an feall ar an bhfeallaire." So, man up, Joe. And reserve the tongue more for tasting cabbage and spuds. foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2484 - 03/04/2026 03:10:43 2664528 Link 0 |
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I dont think that people over flatter the FRC. They brought in rule changes that made Gaelic football a watchable spectacle again. That was a significant achievement given the rubbish we had to endure. Your first point doesnt make sense. The black card rule is a joke? Would you prefer the ref waved play on? The black card wasn't introduced by the FRC. The Murphy incident also has got nothing to do with the new rules. He got off under an old rule. The ref issued a yellow so the matter is deemed to be dealt with. Mistake or not. Thats my understanding of the decision under rules anyway and it was flagged as being the case immediately after the game. So what new rules have created the new problems that you listed above? Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 168 - 03/04/2026 11:00:29 2664555 Link 1 |
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We really would have basketball then. Maybe we could move every free up to the 20m line too?
Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 168 - 03/04/2026 11:01:39 2664556 Link 0 |