Its hard to choose one, but I particularly liked the Mayo vs Dublin semi final in 2006. Had everything, bite, quality end to end football, a comeback and a dramatic finish. Have to admit, the men from the west showed some serious gonads taking the Hill end as their own for the warm-up. Really psyched the Dubs out.

RoyalClass (Meath) - Posts: 790 - 13/12/2012 17:21:03    1310190

Emm Kildare v meath in 2010 Johnny Doyle ran amuck that day, The game after v Down was an unreal match most heartbreaking match ever though for me...

LillyLad (Kildare) - Posts: 65 - 13/12/2012 17:50:41    1310211

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Its hard to choose one, but I particularly liked the Mayo vs Dublin semi final in 2006. Had everything, bite, quality end to end football, a comeback and a dramatic finish. Have to admit, the men from the west showed some serious gonads taking the Hill end as their own for the warm-up. Really psyched the Dubs out.

So much so that we went 7 points up in the 2nd half.

Great game though, super point by the Crossmolina genius, Ciarán Mac, into the Hill to win it.

Heartbreaking.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13803 - 13/12/2012 18:41:46    1310238

For me it has to be the 1982 All Ireland final when Offaly beat Kerry to stop them from winning 4 in a row. I'm a Hurling fanatic but this football match was brilliant.

WoodlawnPat (Galway) - Posts: 288 - 13/12/2012 19:15:13    1310255

Jesus so many, meath v cork all ire final 87 what a match never thought I'd see us win a all ire final, superb, the 88 replay best performance by that bunch of players,
96 semi final, when we weren't given a hope v tyrone and one graham geraghty had a stormer. Then the final and the replay what a match v mayo very tense very dramatic!!
More recently the 5 goal drobbing of dublin always puts a smile on my face and of course this years leinster semi when kildare thought all the had to do was show up, that as many on hear can vouch was special to me,
But the league match in navan between kildare and meath this year was a fantastic game , free flowing and although narrow loosers I'd still say it was best game of football I seen this year.
But after all that the pinnacle is still 91 dowd to foley GOAL. Doubt anything will ever surpass that feeling and it was only round one of leinster championship.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 13/12/2012 19:56:42    1310279

WoodlawnPat - It was to stop Kerry winning 5 in a row. Yes a great game and just rewards for a brilliant Offaly team

ballybannongael (Down) - Posts: 547 - 14/12/2012 08:33:59    1310352

Tyrone v Armagh all-ireland semi-final 2005 a bit like the 1977 all-ireland semi-final between Dublin and Kerry. The two best teams of the era meeting at the peak of their powers. A dramatic last ten minutes finished off both games.

Byanthon (Tyrone) - Posts: 1792 - 14/12/2012 10:47:19    1310395

Tyrone v Derry 1995 Ulster semi final
Tyrone v Armagh 2005 AISF
As a neutral I really enjoyed the Galway v Kildare AIF 1998

orange and blue (Tyrone) - Posts: 1080 - 14/12/2012 10:51:34    1310396

realdub
That would probably be one of the lowest points in Donegal's last ten years!! What a trimming we got that day!!

Tir Conaill Abu (Donegal) - Posts: 1677 - 14/12/2012 10:53:48    1310398

All Ireland final 2008
stevie o'neill and paul galvin both making returns
pascal mcconnell pulling of some of the best saves you'll see in football
brian dooher couldn't do any wrong
the twin towers against the mcmahons
great memories

the minor final that day was great also, a young confident mattie donnelly, licking his hands for grip milli-seconds before catching the ball to score equalising point in the dying seconds

enoughsaid (Tyrone) - Posts: 10 - 14/12/2012 10:59:51    1310400

A few spring to mind. 2003 NHL final - Kilkenny 5-14 Tipp 5-13 was an amazing game, as was the 2004 Munster hurling final (Waterford 3-16 Cork 1-21).
From an Antrim perspective, 2010 qualifier v Dublin, 1-17 to 0-19. One of those days when our balls didn't drop. Oh, and can't forget Clones v Cavan in 2009, 0-13 to 1-7. T'was emotional

srb (Antrim) - Posts: 344 - 14/12/2012 11:04:14    1310404

Been a few crackers. Derry v Dublin in 93all Ireland semi final. Also Derry v Down in 94 first round ulster championship. A prelude to that was the 1989 mcrory cup final between st pats Maghera and st colmans newry that finished 4-11 to 4-10 and starred most of those Derry and down panels. A game like that will never be seen again.

johnjoseph (Derry) - Posts: 158 - 14/12/2012 11:48:33    1310419

The 09 hurling league final in thurles was just incredible, padraic maher announced himself on the big stage that day, Still nothin will beat 2010 all ireland stoppin the 5 in a row, absolutely incredible

lowerormond (Tipperary) - Posts: 1267 - 14/12/2012 11:51:12    1310424

Meath V Kildare 2007 first replay. Great game

CobraVengeance (Meath) - Posts: 46 - 14/12/2012 12:03:28    1310434

Meath V Kildare 1997 first replay. Great game

CobraVengeance (Meath) - Posts: 46 - 14/12/2012 12:03:46    1310435

@BallyBannonGael:

True.....very true. 5 in a row it was. Great match.

WoodlawnPat (Galway) - Posts: 288 - 14/12/2012 13:00:32    1310464

I know this is about county games but this still deserves to be mentioned.
Stats are unreal and they were some couple of games for those lucky to be there.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/college-classics-right-up-there-with-best-of-them-1265472.html

Superglue (Kerry) - Posts: 1283 - 14/12/2012 15:00:11    1310535

Tir Conaill Abu it all came good in the end, just like ourselves : )

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8756 - 14/12/2012 17:49:12    1310618

Donegal vs Kildare in 2011...that match was something else :D

road2sam (Donegal) - Posts: 27 - 14/12/2012 19:13:22    1310649

82 football final seamus darby day
98 hurling final brian whelehan day!
sadly offaly have gone off the radar since and wony be back anytime soon

kavvie (Clare) - Posts: 505 - 14/12/2012 19:20:33    1310651