The GAA must surely take action against Kerry for their shocking behaviour in that first half. This is just nasty cynical antics at it's worst. Kerry should have had at least 5 players sent off in that first half. The referee lost control and instead of clamping down early he let a lot of awful Kerry antics go on. The GAA must take retrospective action against Donaghy and Sheehan.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9837 - 06/03/2016 15:10:19    1831146

I have to say the nastiest incident was Neil McGee trying to bend The Kerry mans fingers......very dangerous and could of lead to a bad injury.

The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2102 - 06/03/2016 16:13:34    1831178

Both teams were at it to be fair but Eddie Kinsella was too inconsistent and lost control in the first half. Sheehan and O Mahony could have seen red for similar offences to McLoone. And he allowed Sheehan take a free from 10 yards in front of the foul for the goal. It's that sort of thing that frustrates the players and supporters and leads to the fracas that went on throughout the game. Donegal lost the head too whether that was down to cynical stuff or not they weren't angels themselves.

tirchonaill92 (Donegal) - Posts: 156 - 06/03/2016 16:14:09    1831179

I was very critical of Fitzgerald till I saw what McGee did to warrant Fitzgerald punching him in the first place.

Why was Donaghy not black carded for a clear drag down by the neck on Murphy yet other players were shown one for less.

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 06/03/2016 16:27:52    1831189

how does a ref even gain control of a game like that?

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2590 - 06/03/2016 16:28:45    1831192

I'm sick and tired of seeing the treatment doled out to Michael Murphy weekbafter week with zero protection from the referee. From the off he was been choked dragged and hit at. ... then the referee books him and puts a target on his back. .. Q the Kerry players using every opportunity to try get a rise out of him & when one particularly nasty occasion erupts and Murphy stands with his arms out and a Donegal man runs in to do the refs job and protect Murphy he gets sent off by the ref..
At this point Murphy needs to take the ref aside and warn him that if the ref is unwilling to ensure his players and particularly his own safety that he will tell his players to protect themselves by any means.

bcfb (Donegal) - Posts: 18 - 06/03/2016 16:34:03    1831198

Good man Ulsterman... Not better contributor to be outraged..

westkerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1250 - 06/03/2016 16:34:14    1831199

Sheehan and Donaghy spent the whole match causing aggro, and seemed immune from any punishment from the ref. Overall, though, both teams deserve serious sanctions- how about deducting league points for bringing the game into disrepute?

football first (None) - Posts: 1259 - 06/03/2016 16:35:01    1831201

What McGee did was not good and looks like he got a broken nose as punishment. On the game itself I thought the bad blood between both teams ruined what could have been a good game. There was at least 6 players who could have seen red for striking.
Kerry played the better football after the goal. We were poorly disciplined having the ball moved forward 3 times. Some of our players were poor, Doherty, Mc Fadden, Mac Niallais in particular. Gooch coming on took Ryan Mc Hugh out of the game. Tough ask against a flying Roscommon next week!

Tir Conaill Abu (Donegal) - Posts: 1677 - 06/03/2016 16:35:12    1831203

Cos Donaghey is untouchable!! McGee got away with something bad too. Sheehans free tho....sublime!! And Murphys goal....boom! Really enjoyed that match despite all the violence :)

Jackeen (Dublin) - Posts: 4097 - 06/03/2016 16:36:14    1831207

Was poor form from McGee. But it was Kerry that set that nasty tone for the game early on with a clear targeting of Michael Murphy from the throw in.

Donaghy probably could have seen red twice in the first three minutes, that's where kinsella lost control of the game. As for Aidan o Mahoney, has there ever been a player that has got away with the dark arts as much as he has. Did enough for two reds and a few yellows on top of that. It was him that instigated the incident that led to McLoones red card.. Again targeting Murphy.

HandballRef (Donegal) - Posts: 523 - 06/03/2016 16:37:53    1831208

If Tyrone, Donegal or Monaghan had done what Kerry did in the first half the usual suspects would be out on HS demanding urgent action. Tomorrow the media would have been full of demands for immediate punishment, GAA commissions, rule changes and Liveline would face meltdown with outraged fumers. However Kerry's antics will be defended by all and sundry because the opposition were from Ulster. FACT!

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9837 - 06/03/2016 16:41:24    1831211

I'm sick and tired of seeing the treatment doled out to Michael Murphy weekbafter week with zero protection from the referee.

Murphy is well able to dish it out. What did you think of the Neil McGee incident?

The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2102 - 06/03/2016 16:41:47    1831213

I have to say the nastiest incident was Neil McGee trying to bend The Kerry mans fingers......very dangerous and could of lead to a bad injury.

The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts:87 - 06/03/2016 16:13:34
Really, you mustn't have watched much of the game so!

catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 06/03/2016 16:44:04    1831216

Bcfb are you having a laugh? That's the best post I've heard in months. Both teams at it what is the ref suppose to do? Fitzgerald was dead right in what he done to McGee if your fingers are being messed with like that you come out swinging simple as. Ulsterman come on you should know by now Donaghy can do whatever he likes and never get the line.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 06/03/2016 16:45:23    1831219

Sheehan and Donaghy spent the whole match causing aggro, and seemed immune from any punishment from the ref. Overall, though, both teams deserve serious sanctions- how about deducting league points for bringing the game into disrepute?

football first (All) - Posts:984 - 06/03/2016 16:35:01 1831201

Donegal discipline was shocking in second half. Sheehan/Donaghy getting away with that stuff for years.

Gael85 (Dublin) - Posts: 1433 - 06/03/2016 16:46:12    1831221

how does a ref even gain control of a game like that?

SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts:546 - 06/03/2016 16:28:45

Very simple Saffron, you show a couple of red cards early on at the first sign of a fracas & keep showing them till the players get the message.

Drastic I know, but it would put an end to it sharpish.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5030 - 06/03/2016 16:47:32    1831222

Football first besides Fitzgerald on McGee there wasn't 1 other punch thrown it was the usual handbags that we see at all gaa games nowadays. What's the story with an arm up hide nowadays and every player doing a twisting dive from it pretending they've been choked slammed ?

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 06/03/2016 16:48:30    1831224

Writing 'fact' in capital letters at the end of your post does not make it a fact. Plenty of people here are critical of Kerry's antics so they are not being defended by 'all in sundry'.

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 06/03/2016 16:52:29    1831229

The fridge, yeah the McGee incident was bad, he got some nasty punches alright.

Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1478 - 06/03/2016 16:53:58    1831233