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Those twenty minutes after half time were staggering. Possibly the best twenty minutes of hurling I have ever seen.
Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6029 - 22/09/2021 12:10:46 2382292 Link 1 |
After making prolonged pleas with Meath to replay the 2010 Leinster Final but forgetting that it was really the Leinster Council that should have made a decision instead of taking the money and hiding. Meath and Louth got to play again in the 2011 Championship. Meath were determined to answer all the calls for replays and were in roasting hot form. Ashrules (Dublin) - Posts: 518 - 22/09/2021 12:29:51 2382298 Link 0 |
Clare v Tipperary - Munster semi final replay 1999 I remember watching this and thinking it was such a complete team performance. Ironically, I think that Clare team went downhill after that game. Clare matches those days seemed to be box office. Cork was a sellout for both those matches against Tipp. Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1410 - 22/09/2021 12:59:59 2382307 Link 1 |
I was very young at the time but i recall genuinely being in shock and awe at Meaths destruction of Kerry in 2001. HuddHastings (Longford) - Posts: 144 - 22/09/2021 13:45:52 2382316 Link 0 |
My friend was at that game, he phoned me at half time but we had to prematurely end the conversation because I couldn't hear him over the crowd singing The fields of Athenry lol. A great galway performance. This thread is about complete performances but if you wanna talk about complete disasters both our counties have fallen way by the wayside since. I think it took us 13 /14 years to win another match at Croker after that. Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1667 - 22/09/2021 13:48:48 2382320 Link 0 |
How've you been holding up since all those images of you at the presentation went public?
Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1667 - 22/09/2021 13:53:26 2382323 Link 0 |
So many from a Meath perspective. V cork all ire final replay 88, v Dublin over 4 matches 91, v Tyrone all ire semi final 96, v Kerry all ire semi final 01, v Dublin Leinster semi final 10, and this years minors v Dublin v Sligo and v Tyrone . We coming back :) royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 22/09/2021 14:04:01 2382324 Link 0 |
I would rank Galway's performance against Meath as highly as Meath's performance against Kerry and I was at both games. Galway were brilliant that day most especially in the second half. Their efficiency in front of goal let them down. They could easily have added three goals to their total score. Pádraic Joyce's bullet shot shortly after half time that went marginally over the bar was one of those chances. Meath were completely outclassed that day. Anyway as the saying goes "It's all opinion."
Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6029 - 22/09/2021 14:53:52 2382341 Link 1 |
The 2001 final was level at half time, in the first half was not really a great standard of game although Galway were on top. Galway (particularly P Joyce) finished the match very well and had a great win to celebrate. This topic is about complete performances, I said the Meath Kerry game from 2001 was one of the best performances I can remember. It's often compared to the Galway Meath final a few weeks later, and I was pointing out in reality Meath's win was actually more decisive by a bit. I do agree with you about Meath's performances most of the time since 2001 all of 20 years ago, I can't really understand how we have fallen so far away in that time considering our population has increased so much. bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1298 - 22/09/2021 15:11:10 2382346 Link 0 |
i laugh when i read this . most on this know nothing about the gaa so they have to bring other sports into it . this is not a gaa forum its just a keyboard forum
mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1783 - 22/09/2021 15:24:06 2382352 Link 0 |
I actually watched that game back on YouTube a few weeks ago by coincidence and while obviously Meath destroyed the kingdom that day, I have to say that both Moynihan and MF Russell played fairly well.
Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1667 - 22/09/2021 15:37:55 2382360 Link 1 |
While not perfect in terms of execution, I feel kilkennys performance v Cork in the 06 final deserves a mention too. Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1667 - 22/09/2021 15:42:06 2382363 Link 0 |
In hurling I'd say Cork's 2004 all Ireland win over Kilkenny. Different to Kilkenny 2008 and Limerick 2021 in that the team they beat were dismantled by not giving them the ball and restricting the reigning all Ireland champions to 0-9. Waterford in 08 and Cork 21 were not champions even in the significant past so I think what Cork 04 did was a complete performance. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 22/09/2021 15:43:51 2382364 Link 2 |
Carlow beating Kildare in 2018 by 2-14 to 1-10. carlovia (None) - Posts: 1517 - 22/09/2021 15:45:26 2382365 Link 3 |
Ger Loughnane said in his book that Clare's performance that day was the best during his time as manager
johnocarroll17 (Limerick) - Posts: 408 - 22/09/2021 20:51:13 2382432 Link 1 |
Yeah, Tipp missed their chance in the drawn game but Clare got a rather soft penalty at the end which Davy Fitz scored. Clare were much improved the second day and won easily. They looked like potential All-Ireland champions that day but you're right, they seemed to go downhill after that and lost to Cork in the Munster final. That was the beginning of the end for that great team.
midlands (Westmeath) - Posts: 532 - 22/09/2021 23:06:39 2382454 Link 1 |
Corofin against Nemo Rangers in 2018 comes to mind, absolutely powerful display. Similar again the year after against Dr Crokes, they were well on the way to victory even before Crokes had a red card if I remember correctly. iarmhi_an_mhaith (Westmeath) - Posts: 268 - 30/09/2021 14:55:00 2383772 Link 0 |
Kilkenny in 08. Was it three wides?
Camann (Waterford) - Posts: 6 - 01/10/2021 13:20:11 2383965 Link 2 |