The Sunday Game

[Denn Forever]

Did the SG mention the  pick of the ground of the  idublin corner back in the small square after he saved Cluxton's bacon?

[mrdeeds]

No mention plus no metion of point that went wide that Dublin got or another one after two hops. Joe McQuilan is one of the worst referees in Cavan. How he's an intercounty ref is beyond belief.

[vallankumous]

No mention plus no metion of point that went wide that Dublin got or another one after two hops. Joe McQuilan is one of the worst referees in Cavan. How he's an intercounty ref is beyond belief.

I don't think anyone really cares about an odd technical foul. It happens all the time. It's only ever a talking point if the ball is over carried and results in a goal or something. Other than that you'd be all day pointing them out.

[straightred]

No mention plus no metion of point that went wide that Dublin got or another one after two hops. Joe McQuilan is one of the worst referees in Cavan. How he's an intercounty ref is beyond belief.

Ok. I'm being at 100$ straight here. I didn't think small picked the ball up at the time an it was shown twice last night and i still don't think he did.

the double hop was during a dublin advantage(refs arms clearly raised). 14 yard free and very likely point anyway.

Brogan point - no conclusive evidence but goalie didn't make any fuss an thats usually a good indicator

[westbound]

No mention plus no metion of point that went wide that Dublin got or another one after two hops. Joe McQuilan is one of the worst referees in Cavan. How he's an intercounty ref is beyond belief.

I don't think the ball was picked off the ground - anyone have any link?

Brogan's point wasn't wide (i've watched it several times) The goalkeeper is looking straight up at it and he doesn't complain at all

The two hops one, the ref was playing advantage so he should have pulled it back from a free on the 14 yr line (which would have been scored anyway).

[westbound]

Great minds straightred! 

[straightred]

Great minds straightred! 

uncanny 

There's a gif of this "non-point" on balls.ie and if you slow it down frame by frame you'll see that it is a point. Just inside the post from a (very) vertical position.

[westbound]

That's what I was looking at red.

I hope this link works for a freeze frame of it inside the post.

http://gfycat.com/PessimisticSnarlingKatydid#?frameNum=171

[westbound]

http://gfycat.com/PessimisticSnarlingKatydid#?frameNum=169

http://gfycat.com/PessimisticSnarlingKatydid#?frameNum=170

Here are two more freeze frames.

I think it's fair to say that this is definitely a point.

[straightred]

http://gfycat.com/PessimisticSnarlingKatydid#?frameNum=169

http://gfycat.com/PessimisticSnarlingKatydid#?frameNum=170

Here are two more freeze frames.

I think it's fair to say that this is definitely a point.

Yes - that nails it. However balls.ie still have the headline "GIFs: The Decision To Award Dublin This Point Is Looking Very Dodgy Now". Poor on their part.

[BennyHarp]

http://gfycat.com/PessimisticSnarlingKatydid#?frameNum=169

http://gfycat.com/PessimisticSnarlingKatydid#?frameNum=170

Here are two more freeze frames.

I think it's fair to say that this is definitely a point.

Yes - that nails it. However balls.ie still have the headline "GIFs: The Decision To Award Dublin This Point Is Looking Very Dodgy Now". Poor on their part.

It was close either way. I still don't understand why Hawkeye wasn't used in this instance.

[Main Street]

I actually though Dessie Dolan was quite good, accent aside, knows the game as you expect from a former great forward, Easier to listen to than McStay or Carr

I don't remember Dessie  adding anything of note to Darragh's commentary, who is the best commentator on Irish tv, after gorgeous George of course.
Though Dessie did remark that Cluxton had missed everything so far, just as Cluxton was poising himself to send Dublin into the final with that scorable easy late free.
I suppose Dessie is out on his own and rules supreme in these matters, he has the experience of the effects of the  pressure of the easy late free to win at Croke Park, stamped in his dna 

[westbound]

http://gfycat.com/PessimisticSnarlingKatydid#?frameNum=169

http://gfycat.com/PessimisticSnarlingKatydid#?frameNum=170

Here are two more freeze frames.

I think it's fair to say that this is definitely a point.

Yes - that nails it. However balls.ie still have the headline "GIFs: The Decision To Award Dublin This Point Is Looking Very Dodgy Now". Poor on their part.

It was close either way. I still don't understand why Hawkeye wasn't used in this instance.

Presumably because the umpire was 100% sure that it went over and there wasn't one complaint from the mayo players most importantly the goalkeeper who was looking straight up at it as it went over his head and over the bar.


Also, I seem to remember that when hawkeye came in there was something that the hawkeye operator would bring an incorrect decision to the attention of the referee if it occurred even if the ref or the umpire didn't call for hawkeye. Did I dream that or does anyone now if it correct?

[Bord na Mona man]

http://gfycat.com/PessimisticSnarlingKatydid#?frameNum=169

http://gfycat.com/PessimisticSnarlingKatydid#?frameNum=170

Here are two more freeze frames.

I think it's fair to say that this is definitely a point.

Yep, watch the keeper and he stays under the line of the ball all the time. He knew where the post was and was looking up the post as it dropped over.
Had it gone wide, he would surely have reacted very differently.

[yellowcard]

I actually though Dessie Dolan was quite good, accent aside, knows the game as you expect from a former great forward, Easier to listen to than McStay or Carr

I don't remember Dessie  adding anything of note to Darragh's commentary, who is the best commentator on Irish tv, after gorgeous George of course.
Though Dessie did remark that Cluxton had missed everything so far, just as Cluxton was poising himself to send Dublin into the final with that scorable easy late free.
I suppose Dessie is out on his own and rules supreme in these matters, he has the experience of the effects of the  pressure of the easy late free to win at Croke Park, stamped in his dna 

Thought Dolan was poor myself. Failed to pull up Cooper for a blatant red card, incorrectly praised Kilkenny in setting up a score (it was Flynn) and has an annoying habit of simply referring to players by their first name. Dolan seems like a decent fellow but he will avoid saying anything controversial and will therefore will not upset too many people.