Not enough football talk on here, so let's get talking about it again.
What was the best goal scored in an All Ireland final?
I don't mean in terms of timing, importance, history etc.... I just mean, as a thing of beauty.
For me, it's hard to decide between Michael Murphy v Mayo in 2012, and John O'Driscoll v Derry in 1993.
Murphy's is hard to beat. Great pass from Lacey (apparently Donegal had been rehearsing dropping those diagonal balls into Murphy between the 14 and 21 yard lines in the build-up to the final so that he would have space once he won the ball) and what can you say about the catch and finish?
Oisin McConville in 2002 was nicely constructed.
Leaving aside the little nudge, Seamus Darby, given the circumstances and the finish.
Joe Kavanagh Cork 1999
Declan Meehan Galway 2000
Canavan v Kerry 2005.
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The 2 Rhubarb OGs of course ;D
Mugsy versus Dublin has to be in the top 3
Still hard to beat Murphy though-the power in the shot was incredible
Quote from: Angelo on April 08, 2020, 05:27:35 PM
Canavan v Kerry 2005.
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Wasn't that good in fairness
Declan Meehan goal.
Jack o shea also against roscommon was a fine goal
Quote from: whitey on April 08, 2020, 06:06:36 PM
Mugsy versus Dublin has to be in the top 3
Still hard to beat Murphy though-the power in the shot was incredible
Mulligans wasn't in an AI final
I saw the Declan Meehan goal again last week. I don't think I can recall another goal in an ai final even close to being as good as that one.
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on April 08, 2020, 07:48:54 PM
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Canavan v Kerry 2005.
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Wasn't that good in fairness
Quote from: imtommygunn on April 08, 2020, 08:14:55 PM
I saw the Declan Meehan goal again last week. I don't think I can recall another goal in an ai final even close to being as good as that one.
Murphy 2012 wasn't half bad.
Surprised nobody has mentioned Tommy Mcguigan 2008 :P
Quote from: time ticking away on April 08, 2020, 08:00:20 PM
Declan Meehan goal.
Jack o shea also against roscommon was a fine goal
Jack O'Shea did not score a goal against Roscommon in an AI final.
Joe Kavanagh scored 2 great goals in 1993 and 1999 and was on losing team on both occasions.
Mike Sheehy 1978 v Dublin.
Jack O'Shea 1981 v Offaly.
Quote from: Tatler Jack on April 08, 2020, 08:41:27 PM
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Declan Meehan goal.
Jack o shea also against roscommon was a fine goal
Jack O'Shea did not score a goal against Roscommon in an AI final.
Joe Kavanagh scored 2 great goals in 1993 and 1999 and was on losing team on both occasions.
Neither were better than O'Driscoll's. The pass and finish were sublime:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B1jj5FWMTg8
(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B1jj5FWMTg8)
Quote from: BennyCake on April 08, 2020, 09:15:49 PM
Quote from: Tatler Jack on April 08, 2020, 08:41:27 PM
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Declan Meehan goal.
Jack o shea also against roscommon was a fine goal
Jack O'Shea did not score a goal against Roscommon in an AI final.
Joe Kavanagh scored 2 great goals in 1993 and 1999 and was on losing team on both occasions.
Neither were better than O'Driscoll's. The pass and finish were sublime:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B1jj5FWMTg8
(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B1jj5FWMTg8)
I'd also agree on John O'Driscoll's goal. I was in the Nally Stand that day and it was as sweet a strike you will ever see.
Barney Rock v Galway 1983
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck1Gncwz96M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck1Gncwz96M)
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I'd go for Deccie Meehan's. One of the best goals I've seen at intercounty level never mind best in a final. Others mentioned here really good too.
Spillane's palmed goal against Tyrone deserves a mention. It was odd, but pure instinct and sticks in the memory.
Quote from: Angelo on April 08, 2020, 05:27:35 PM
Canavan v Kerry 2005.
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My favourite
Only square inch of the goal he could have found and he found it
Mugsy catch made it
Not a goal you see that often anymore
High ball in full forward catches it lays it off forward scores
Quote from: Sportacus on April 08, 2020, 10:53:57 PM
Spillane's palmed goal against Tyrone deserves a mention. It was odd, but pure instinct and sticks in the memory.
Agree. Would have been easy to fcuk that up and he'd have looked a right twat if he did.
Darby goal?
Most famous anyway whatever about the best.
Quote from: Rossfan on April 08, 2020, 11:51:22 PM
Most famous anyway whatever about the best.
You've got to look at the context of the goal and in fairness nudge and all in the back it was well placed
Deccie Meehan 2000.
I'm biased but haven't seen a better goal in a final than that one. Every pass from one corner of the field to the other was close to perfect. As was the finish.
No doubt Darby's is the most famous/important.
Jimmy Barry Murphys in 1973 just for the sheer coolness.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JN3-z2jntkE
Quote from: Tatler Jack on April 08, 2020, 08:41:27 PM
Quote from: time ticking away on April 08, 2020, 08:00:20 PM
Declan Meehan goal.
Jack o shea also against roscommon was a fine goal
Jack O'Shea did not score a goal against Roscommon in an AI final.
Joe Kavanagh scored 2 great goals in 1993 and 1999 and was on losing team on both occasions.
Apologies, it was the following year against offaly
https://youtu.be/IV3F_a0-hIE
Quote from: Hoof Hearted on April 08, 2020, 11:02:59 PM
Quote from: Angelo on April 08, 2020, 05:27:35 PM
Canavan v Kerry 2005.
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My favourite
Only square inch of the goal he could have found and he found it
Mugsy catch made it
Not a goal you see that often anymore
High ball in full forward catches it lays it off forward scores
And also off his weaker side, defender diving in front of him, goalkeeper to beat, the only place he could have put it and he had the composure to roll it in. It was sublime - not forgetting the great ball by Jordan and set up by Mulligan.
He got an absolute gem of a point from the sideline in the second half too.
It was some way to sign off from the greatest ever.
Din Joe Crowley scored a brilliant goal for Kerry in the 1970 final v Meath. Great solo run and cracking finish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4NaTMBPHnE
Seán O'Neill scored a classy goal in the 1968 final. Great coolness
Murt Connor's goal for Offaly at a vital time in 71 final wasn't bad either. Out in front of defender, catch ball, swivel and bury it. I'm sure older Biffos still relish it.
Quote from: BennyCake on April 08, 2020, 09:15:49 PM
Quote from: Tatler Jack on April 08, 2020, 08:41:27 PM
Quote from: time ticking away on April 08, 2020, 08:00:20 PM
Declan Meehan goal.
Jack o shea also against roscommon was a fine goal
Jack O'Shea did not score a goal against Roscommon in an AI final.
Joe Kavanagh scored 2 great goals in 1993 and 1999 and was on losing team on both occasions.
Neither were better than O'Driscoll's. The pass and finish were sublime:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B1jj5FWMTg8
(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B1jj5FWMTg8)
It was a well taken goal alright, but the pass in made it.
However, I think Seamus Downey's goal in the same game was unreal. He was running towards goal with the ball coming over his head, he gets a fist to it beating a defender and a the keeper. The fact that it led to Derry's first and only AI title just adds weight to the importance of that goal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3nX-rboJf4
Maybe I'm biased though.
Meehan's. The movement, the vision, the final pass and the finish were all out of the top drawer.
Recent, but Eoin Murchans goal is worth a mention in this.
Stuff dreams are made of to sprint down middle of pitch and clip it into corner with outside of the boot.
He should have been hauled down....but, none the less. Excellent goal and really set the Dubs on the road that day.
Quote from: GetOverTheBar on April 09, 2020, 05:02:35 PM
Recent, but Eoin Murchans goal is worth a mention in this.
Stuff dreams are made of to sprint down middle of pitch and clip it into corner with outside of the boot.
He should have been hauled down....but, none the less. Excellent goal and really set the Dubs on the road that day.
legal goals only surely ...
m Sheeys goal against paddy Cullen for the inventiveness and still takes it for me. how often do people fluff rushed free kicks.
that or barney Rocks against galway if he meant it,
More recently lee kegans 2016 is hard to beat
Quote from: GetOverTheBar on April 09, 2020, 05:02:35 PM
Recent, but Eoin Murchans goal is worth a mention in this.
Stuff dreams are made of to sprint down middle of pitch and clip it into corner with outside of the boot.
He should have been hauled down....but, none the less. Excellent goal and really set the Dubs on the road that day.
In fairness the lad took so many illegal steps. A bit like Con O'Callaghan's first v Mayo in 2017.
Has there ever been a modern inter-county game where a referee has disallowed a goal for steps?
Declan Meehan for me too. From memory they were under pressure in the corner on their own end line and moved the ball over the length of the pitch and ended with a brilliant finish.
I know it's irrelevant for this thread, but I recall a brilliant Donegal goal in a defeat to Dublin, in Croke Park, in recent years. Donegal were well beat on the night (I think it was a Saturday evening fixture) and I always thought the goal got subsequently overlooked.
Jaysus, I just remembered Colm Cooper's goal in 2004 v Mayo.
Colm O'Neills goal in 2009 v Kerry wasn't bad either.
Quote from: From the Bunker on April 09, 2020, 05:26:33 PM
Quote from: GetOverTheBar on April 09, 2020, 05:02:35 PM
Recent, but Eoin Murchans goal is worth a mention in this.
Stuff dreams are made of to sprint down middle of pitch and clip it into corner with outside of the boot.
He should have been hauled down....but, none the less. Excellent goal and really set the Dubs on the road that day.
In fairness the lad took so many illegal steps. A bit like Con O'Callaghan's first v Mayo in 2017.
Has there ever been a modern inter-county game where a referee has disallowed a goal for steps?
Yes, but they still counted....and won the All Ireland. We don't have VAR....yet.
Quote from: GetOverTheBar on April 09, 2020, 09:04:08 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on April 09, 2020, 05:26:33 PM
Quote from: GetOverTheBar on April 09, 2020, 05:02:35 PM
Recent, but Eoin Murchans goal is worth a mention in this.
Stuff dreams are made of to sprint down middle of pitch and clip it into corner with outside of the boot.
He should have been hauled down....but, none the less. Excellent goal and really set the Dubs on the road that day.
In fairness the lad took so many illegal steps. A bit like Con O'Callaghan's first v Mayo in 2017.
Has there ever been a modern inter-county game where a referee has disallowed a goal for steps?
Yes, but they still counted....and won the All Ireland. We don't have VAR....yet.
But we do have hindsight and in hindsight they were goals scored fouling the ball!
Still think Barney Rock's goal v Galway is the best!
Quote from: GetOverTheBar on April 09, 2020, 09:04:08 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on April 09, 2020, 05:26:33 PM
Quote from: GetOverTheBar on April 09, 2020, 05:02:35 PM
Recent, but Eoin Murchans goal is worth a mention in this.
Stuff dreams are made of to sprint down middle of pitch and clip it into corner with outside of the boot.
He should have been hauled down....but, none the less. Excellent goal and really set the Dubs on the road that day.
In fairness the lad took so many illegal steps. A bit like Con O'Callaghan's first v Mayo in 2017.
Has there ever been a modern inter-county game where a referee has disallowed a goal for steps?
Yes, but they still counted....and won the All Ireland. We don't have VAR....yet.
what a hollow victory that would be , I don't imagine mayo would bring the cup home in such circumstances
Quote from: From the Bunker on April 09, 2020, 05:26:33 PM
Quote from: GetOverTheBar on April 09, 2020, 05:02:35 PM
Recent, but Eoin Murchans goal is worth a mention in this.
Stuff dreams are made of to sprint down middle of pitch and clip it into corner with outside of the boot.
He should have been hauled down....but, none the less. Excellent goal and really set the Dubs on the road that day.
In fairness the lad took so many illegal steps. A bit like Con O'Callaghan's first v Mayo in 2017.
Has there ever been a modern inter-county game where a referee has disallowed a goal for steps?
Last big one I remember is 1990 All-Ireland semi when a class Tony McManus goal was disallowed for steps. He probably took a couple more than he should but so much worse gets away today. 1 minute in on this link:
https://youtu.be/1e9gQBRADPc
Quote from: weareros on April 10, 2020, 12:37:30 AM
Quote from: From the Bunker on April 09, 2020, 05:26:33 PM
Quote from: GetOverTheBar on April 09, 2020, 05:02:35 PM
Recent, but Eoin Murchans goal is worth a mention in this.
Stuff dreams are made of to sprint down middle of pitch and clip it into corner with outside of the boot.
He should have been hauled down....but, none the less. Excellent goal and really set the Dubs on the road that day.
In fairness the lad took so many illegal steps. A bit like Con O'Callaghan's first v Mayo in 2017.
Has there ever been a modern inter-county game where a referee has disallowed a goal for steps?
Last big one I remember is 1990 All-Ireland semi when a class Tony McManus goal was disallowed for steps. He probably took a couple more than he should but so much worse gets away today. 1 minute in on this link:
https://youtu.be/1e9gQBRADPc
that was a rough one alright . ref seemed to blow on 4 1/2 step .
but ive bee watching GAA gold the last while and refs were much fussier then , the conceot of letting the game flow had not been invented . the game was crying out for the advantage rule
Not easy to find the full version of Dec Meehan's 2000 goal online but found it on twitter. I had forgotten how well Divilly did right at the start of it.
https://twitter.com/brendans_gaa/status/1245694349628846081 (https://twitter.com/brendans_gaa/status/1245694349628846081)
Joe Kernan's first goal against Dublin in the 1977 final.
Quote from: Orior on April 13, 2020, 07:28:07 PM
Joe Kernan's first goal against Dublin in the 1977 final.
Took a lot of liberty with steps!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1g5jxfAJNI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1g5jxfAJNI)
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on April 08, 2020, 11:33:56 PM
Darby goal?
I'd have to go with this. There's so much more to it than the rest.
Quote from: GalwayBayBoy on April 09, 2020, 12:03:10 AM
Deccie Meehan 2000.
I'm biased but haven't seen a better goal in a final than that one. Every pass from one corner of the field to the other was close to perfect. As was the finish.
No doubt Darby's is the most famous/important.
My God, Clancy's vision. He seen him run past, then swivelled and kicked without looking up again
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Quote from: GalwayBayBoy on April 09, 2020, 12:03:10 AM
Deccie Meehan 2000.
I'm biased but haven't seen a better goal in a final than that one. Every pass from one corner of the field to the other was close to perfect. As was the finish.
No doubt Darby's is the most famous/important.
My God, Clancy's vision. He seen him run past, then swivelled and kicked without looking up again
I thought it was Paraic Joyce who passed to Meehan?
Twas a clinker anyway.
Quote from: BennyCake on April 09, 2020, 06:04:31 PM
Jaysus, I just remembered Colm Cooper's goal in 2004 v Mayo.
Colm O'Neills goal in 2009 v Kerry wasn't bad either.
Id have this one overall.
Murphy's for finish, Meehan's for team goal
Just watched the Kerry Offaly final on RTE there, so tense those games and the celebrations afterwards looked awesome! Some crack in the changing rooms!
I agree with J70. Has to be Oisin with a big shout out to Murphy😇
Michael Murphy for me. Big expectations of the man before the game. 2 mins....nearly took net off the hinges. Poor Kevin Keane - his worst nightmare didn't include this start. Donegal never looked back.
Murphy's goal was a brilliant full forwards goal, direct ball into a 1v1 contest on the edge of the square, the catch and power behind it.
But gooch in 2004 was something else, similar to Murphy, he had to win the 1v1 but had to take on his man, he had a lot more to do I thought than Murphy and gets my vote
Darby won a 1v1 on the wettest day at Croke against the best team, going for five in a row from a ball kicked in by the fullback (who was immense that day) and turn and put the ball into the roof of the net in the dying minutes of the game to win an historic All Ireland!
I suppose it depends on what you like, Murphys goal and The Gooch's both very good but this one from Darby just meant more (to me)
Jimmy Keaveney's early goal against Armagh in 1977 from under the Cusack Stand. It set the scene for the rest of the game.