Best Goal Ever Scored

deiseach · June 26, 2009, 05:07:50 PM

JBM's goal was against Galway in the 1983 semi-final. It was covered on Breaking Ball a few years back. John Fenton hit a ground shot in towards the square at around chest height and JBM doubled on it with his back to goal. Hit the back of the net like a rocket. The best bit is that his instant thought as the ball came towards him: "f*** ya, Fenton!"

The best goal I ever saw in the flesh was John Mullane's second in the 2003 Munster final. Paul Flynn was lining up a free about 30m out and the Cork defence were (naturally) backing off, leaving Mullane casually loitering around 20m out. Flynn batted the ball to Mullane who caught the ball, did a pirouette and smashed the ball right into the top far corner. Poetry in motion.

deiseach · June 26, 2009, 05:10:09 PM

Quote from: AZOffaly on June 25, 2009, 09:59:04 PM
Tony Doran probably frightened the scour out of a good few, man and beast.

Hmm. If memory and grainy B&W footage serves me correct, Tony Doran's philosophy seemed to be to catch the ball then fall towards goal and handpass / throw the ball in. You wouldn't get away with that now

AZOffaly · June 26, 2009, 08:13:41 PM

But the teeth man, the teeth. Also, he's not that long gone that only B&W would be around. And he had a bit more to his game than that.

slow corner back · June 26, 2009, 10:27:42 PM

He won an all ireland club with buffers alley in 1989 at the age of 42

milltown row · June 27, 2009, 12:39:55 PM

SCB, you'll annoy Hardstation with that fond memory of Tony Doran's finest hour

monny14 · June 28, 2009, 04:09:45 PM

I'm not sayin its da greatest goal ever but TJ Reids v tipperary in the national hurling league of 09 was good

Canalman · August 11, 2009, 03:28:23 PM

Best goal I ever saw was scored by Kilkenny this year in the Walsh Cup in Parnell Park. Not sure who scored it (Ritchie Hogan maybe) but it involved a 1st time half volley on the sideline by Eddie Brennan straight into the hand of a sprinting colleague ( without altering pace) who buried it. The whole of Parnell Park applauded it.

bottlethrower7 · August 11, 2009, 03:54:56 PM

1991 (I think) under-21 all-Ireland final replay, Galway vs Kilkenny in Tullamore. Canice Brennan scored with the greatest strike of a ball I've ever seen. About 40 yards out, drilled into the top corner. I've still never seen anything like it.

Eoin Kelly (Tipp) against Cork last year was one of the best I've ever seen too. When he had his back to goal, didn't even look, but still got in a quite amazing strike.

corcaioch · August 12, 2009, 04:03:40 AM

Quote from: deiseach on June 26, 2009, 05:10:09 PM
Quote from: AZOffaly on June 25, 2009, 09:59:04 PM
Tony Doran probably frightened the scour out of a good few, man and beast.

Hmm. If memory and grainy B&W footage serves me correct, Tony Doran's philosophy seemed to be to catch the ball then fall towards goal and handpass / throw the ball in. You wouldn't get away with that now

You mean goals like this one(against KK in '76)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyW9svCxat0

Doran was a fine player - a real handful at full forward.