Kevin McMenamins hit on Peter Crowley in 2016 semi-final was an important moment. Now I know posters from the county formerly known as The Kingdom will question its legality but a lot of the
so called hits already cited were hardly legal either.
To cite a hit on the diminutive Jason Sherlock as proof manliness is too funny.

avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 23/08/2018 11:06:09    2135861

And how could anybody forget that hit on Mickey Ned OSullivan in 1975 by about 3 Dublin players in the All/Ireland Final. I remember seeing it as a kid and wincing. Got to admit that was plain wrong. I think it could have more or less ended his career. He was a brilliant player .

avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 23/08/2018 11:14:23    2135867

James McCarthy sending Graham Reilly up the road to Tolka park, cant remember the year, 2016 maybe ?


was such a clean hit too, totally legal, Just men v boys strength wise.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 23/08/2018 11:22:32    2135869

To me blindside hits - Jayo / Moynihan - or late hits after playing the ball - McDermott / Canavan - where one of the parties didn't even see what was coming don't belong in a discussion like this. This should be where two guys lined other up and went for it - McGee / O'Neill type incident.

benched (Tyrone) - Posts: 534 - 23/08/2018 11:46:01    2135881

FarneyheadFarneyheart (Monaghan) - Posts: 14 - 23/08/2018 12:18:57    2135900

Not a huge hit in terms of the impact, but maybe more because of who it happened to and the nature of it.
I believe it was the 2001 All-Ireland semi, when Meath hammered Kerry.
Graham Geraghty was soloing through and Moynihan came in to challenge him. Geraghty bounced Seamus off him like a child and put him on the ground. I think Meath might have then scored a goal from the attack.
It was more the apparent ease with which he brushed Moynihan off that makes it stand out in my memory. At the time he was one of the toughest and strongest backs in the country.
Geraghty was well able himself of course.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2047 - 23/08/2018 12:34:48    2135907

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5017 - 23/08/2018 13:59:37    2135941

paidi o se (RIP) on dinny allen.no red cards,real men.no going down pretending you were hit back then!

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 23/08/2018 14:27:21    2135958

Lads has nobady watched the link I posted, it's the clear winner!

link

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12122 - 23/08/2018 14:59:23    2135973

avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 23/08/2018 15:29:29    2135993

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 23/08/2018 15:48:06    2135998

avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 23/08/2018 16:00:28    2136006

Fergal Doc was an animal for the big hits. I can remember him levelling Aiden O'Shea no less in a league semi final (2014 maybe?) as well.

Everyone knows of the McGee shoulder on O'Neill that time. But there was a similar incident to that in a Monghan Donegal game in 2016 I think it was. Drew Wylie was on his way to nail Murphy but Murphy saw it coming and ended up putting Wylie down for a seat.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 23/08/2018 16:21:52    2136021

Not exactly a big hit, but heres a great video of the clash of the ash. Wexford v Offaly 1996

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt8pJ3M_tWE

TheDigger (USA) - Posts: 84 - 23/08/2018 16:27:58    2136024

what about this one?
https://twitter.com/ucc_gaa/status/929795676933894144?s=19
ground hurling is a dying art as the comment says

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 23/08/2018 17:21:37    2136048

@ 17.40

Boommmffh

https://youtu.be/w7Ygns_Grv4

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 23/08/2018 17:30:32    2136053

link


The first 15 seconds of this clip are pure madness!

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5017 - 23/08/2018 18:02:38    2136064

McCarthy put in a monster hit in last year's Dublin championship final. The recipient was blindsided but it was a fair shoulder.
That was on Brian Mullins son who although shook managed to carry on after treatment I think.
With Donegal now I think.

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 23/08/2018 18:06:11    2136065

Drew Wylie's hit in the Carlow game last year,

MonaghanGlory (Monaghan) - Posts: 738 - 23/08/2018 18:44:07    2136071

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 23/08/2018 19:09:41    2136076