Greatest hurling goal ever scored

UlsterJoe

What was the greatest goal ever scored in hurling?


My pick would be Joe Canning's goal against Tipp in 2008.

Here's 100 of the best from youtube:

100 Hurling goals playlist


http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C12E6707DAE1F180

The_Kew_Tour

John Fenton ftw

ManFromAtlantis

galway's hayes against tipp couple years back.
dont know how he got up from the ground to rifle it home.

Royal Seahawk

Joe Canning against Kilkenny last year?

yop

Padraig Brogan

They are all great goals

megadodge

Jimmy Barry Murphy's v Galway in 1983.

Brilliant.

ManFromAtlantis

yop wrote: »

Padraig Brogan

They are all great goals

i knew it.
brogan belted that ball in with a stick, didn't he ?

yop

And he jumped over the stick with that celebration

I had better stop now or I will battered with a stick!

deisedude

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

flahavaj

deisedude wrote: »

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

If it was anyone else you'd call it a fluke, but Flynners could do anything with a sliotar.

Professey Chin

deisedude wrote: »

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

Love that goal but jesus what a fcuk up of a video

yop

I have looked at it about 10 times and I lose the ball after he rises it on his hurley!

Looks good anyway!

deisedude

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Love that goal but jesus what a fcuk up of a video

Ya i know but it was either that or one with Wellboy singing:eek:

Blink182rock

ManFromAtlantis wrote: »

galway's hayes against tipp couple years back.
dont know how he got up from the ground to rifle it home.

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeZpPndcY4E&feature=PlayList&p=C12E6707DAE1F180&playnext_from=PL&index=19/YOUTUBE]

thats the one!! brilliant!!!

still haven't won an all ireland sense , maybe this year !

Clareman

The 100 or so goals I won out my back yard to win the All Ireland for Clare, took a short puck out to myself, beat 14 players by soloing and clipping the ball over their heads, to bury it through the goalie.

No goal in real life will ever beat those, Mods, feel free to lock this thread now

Daysha

Speaking of Flynn, nobody mentions this cracker. It'll probably always be overshadowed by his free a year earlier, but you don't see these type of goals anymore. Brilliant technique.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89S-sQUWIcg

Professey Chin

Daysha wrote: »

Speaking of Flynn, nobody mentions this cracker. It'll probably always be overshadowed by his free a year earlier, but you don't see these type of goals anymore. Brilliant technique.

True.Most forwards would try to lift that

Ian_K

Fenton's is unrivaled imo.

deisedude

Here are Fentons and JBM's goal. To be honest i think Jimmy Barry Murphys goal is probably the greatest of all time. How he manages to make contact and direct the sliotar goalwards when it is going at such a fast pace is nothing short of breathtaking

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwqFcou8ASw

ShamoBuc

deisedude wrote: »

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwqFcou8ASw

As he said in the commentary - "I would think that goal of John Fentons, was the greatest goal I ever saw" - If it is good enough for him, it is certainly good enough for me! I was at that match , around the 45 yd line in the stand - what a view I had for that goal. I remember my father commenting - he could have hit it a bit harder! - Classic.

DeepSleeper

John Fenton's in my opinion - Flynn struck a great free and made good use of a ball the fullback dropped in the other video, but Fenton really made something out of nothing with that beautiful strike - sheer poetry...

teednab-el

Tom Kenny, Cork V Wexford (2004). What a bullet. Great run! great shot! Fitzhenry never saw it.

UlsterJoe

Worth a mention for the goal celebrations - Aidan Ryan v Cork in '91



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdTIM8Wl6p0

FatherTed

A couple Galway goals, even though we lost...

Noel Lane in the 1979 final :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ac8C6t6DmA

PJ Molloy, smallest man out there leaping to catch the ball and finish it off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ65cas6Gdw

dirtyden

ShamoBuc wrote: »

As he said in the commentary - "I would think that goal of John Fentons, was the greatest goal I ever saw" - If it is good enough for him, it is certainly good enough for me! I was at that match , around the 45 yd line in the stand - what a view I had for that goal. I remember my father commenting - he could have hit it a bit harder! - Classic.

2 amazing goals, hard to pick between them. I'd probably sway towards Murphy as the pace the ball was coming in at and the sweetness of the connection are astonishing. As a Tipp man my favourite goal (technically nowhere near those two admittedly) was Nicky's kicked goal against Cork in 87.

cateye

Does anyone remember DJ Careys goal against antrim in 1993. Pj Delaney hit a low bouncing ball in from the hogan stand sideline . Carey met it with a first time pull on edge of box , it hit the crossbar and then carey met it mid air and scored a fantastic goal. Unbelievable reactions.

dirtyden

cateye wrote: »

Does anyone remember DJ Careys goal against antrim in 1993. Pj Delaney hit a low bouncing ball in from the hogan stand sideline . Carey met it with a first time pull on edge of box , it hit the crossbar and then carey met it mid air and scored a fantastic goal. Unbelievable reactions.

That was a cracker (must try and youtube it now), DJ must have a few that would be up there in the best goals that I have seen. He was always a man who could smell a goal where others might go for the easy option.

BigCon

ShamoBuc wrote: »

As he said in the commentary - "I would think that goal of John Fentons, was the greatest goal I ever saw" - If it is good enough for him, it is certainly good enough for me! I was at that match , around the 45 yd line in the stand - what a view I had for that goal. I remember my father commenting - he could have hit it a bit harder! - Classic.

I was at that match too.
I think there were about 400,000 at that match, every hurling fan over 30 was at that match

adrian522

BigCon wrote: »

I was at that match too.
I think there were about 400,000 at that match, every hurling fan over 30 was at that match

And all of them right behind the goal....

yahoo_moe

cateye wrote: »

Carey met it with a first time pull on edge of box , it hit the crossbar and then carey met it mid air and scored a fantastic goal. Unbelievable reactions.

Ah yes - belter... not great quality but here 'tis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE7j7me6ZFU

That Fenton goal, though :eek: I'd never actually seen it but... wow.

mrgaa1

adrian280582 wrote: »

John Fenton ftw

+1

trowelled

This one. If only for the memories it brings back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g5lyWysEfk

UlsterJoe

trowelled wrote: »

This one. If only for the memories it brings back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g5lyWysEfk

The 5 minute final.

The_Kew_Tour

UlsterJoe wrote: »

The 5 minute final.

Know a Limerick man who put quite lot of money on Limerick that day. He was at the match and left with 5 minutes to go to catch the early train back down to Cork. He taught they had won it. He arrived into local pub that evening and gave out big Cheer of "Up Limerick" still thinking they had won.

I could not stay around as had school next day but my Dad said the face on him when he saw what happened in that final 5 minutes was just pure numbness as he still did not believe us when we told him till he saw it with his own eyes.

Felt sorry for him nice fella real loyal supporter of Limerick.

Magi11

Nickey Englishs' "auld soccer" goal v Cork in 1987.

teednab-el

Setanta o Hailpins cracker against Kilkenny All Ireland Final 2003. That was one All Ireland I think Cork left after them. They made up for it the year after though so not so bad.

Royal Seahawk

adrian280582 wrote: »

Know a Limerick man who put quite lot of money on Limerick that day. He was at the match and left with 5 minutes to go to catch the early train back down to Cork. He taught they had won it. He arrived into local pub that evening and gave out big Cheer of "Up Limerick" still thinking they had won.

I could not stay around as had school next day but my Dad said the face on him when he saw what happened in that final 5 minutes was just pure numbness as he still did not believe us when we told him till he saw it with his own eyes.

Felt sorry for him nice fella real loyal supporter of Limerick.

Yeah, real loyal fan alright. Leaves an All-Ireland final early? The chance to see a Limerick captain lift Liam for the first time in 21 years and he goes to catch an early train? Delighted for him to be honest.

teednab-el

John Fitzgibbons 2nd goal in the 1990 All Ireland final against Galway was a beauty. Changed the course of the match as Galway were on top for most of that game.

teednab-el

DJ Carey scored three great goals in his career that also spring to mind. The first one was against Antrim in 1993, I think it was the semi final. The second one was against Offaly in 1994 where he rounded the defender with the skill of his first touch and took off like an airplane in for a goal. His third great goal was against Clare in the 1999 semi final where a long ball was sent in around the square from a sideline cut and DJ caught it and buried it past Davy Fitz which sent KK into the All Ireland final. All great goals from a top class hurler.

roscommon2010

Joe Canning against Kilkenny last year


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWakYe7Xgnc

Pride Fighter

I'm surprised no one has put up this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SoELSMOKjY

There are greater goals out there but just look at what that meant to everyone in the stadium, from players to fans. Its certainly up there.

Frankie5Angels

This was always a favourite of mine:

And Olcan McFetridge's goal v Offaly for Antrim in the 1989 semi was just brilliant. Can't believe that's not got a mention here!!

grenache

Nothing, and i mean nothing, can beat John Fenton's goal against Limerick in 1987, and i'm a Limerick man.

The_Kew_Tour

Tuaght this one deserves a mention. Great skill first time shot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-KSNTm6s7g

UlsterJoe

Blink182rock wrote: »

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeZpPndcY4E&feature=PlayList&p=C12E6707DAE1F180&playnext_from=PL&index=19/YOUTUBE]

thats the one!! brilliant!!!

still haven't won an all ireland sense , maybe this year !

That would probably win hardest shot anyway ... some power behind it!

g5fd6ow0hseima

Frankie5Angels wrote: »

And Olcan McFetridge's goal v Offaly for Antrim in the 1989 semi was just brilliant. Can't believe that's not got a mention here!!

here it is:

I cant get the link to jump forward to the time but its from 2m30s onwards

gaa2010

Iker Black Appliance wrote: »

here it is:

I cant get the link to jump forward to the time but its from 2m30s onwards

+1

OLCAN MCFETRIDGE IN 1989

derealbadger

i think this was JCs best ever goal the kk one from last year would be his second best

Psychedelic

I wonder if any video footage exists from games in the 30's and 40's. I'm reading an autobiography of Waterford's greatest ever hurler John Keane at the moment, and there's a few mentions of Keane and Christy Ring scoring goals (yes, goals) from 70 yards out :eek: - not sure how that is possible really, would love to see them goals though. Considering the hurlers back then weren't very good at scoring points (usually no more than 10 points scored in a game) in those days it's hard to believe they could score goals from so far out.

There's also mentions in the book about hurlers runnning from their full and half back lines all the way up the field to score goals!

UlsterJoe

derealbadger wrote: »

i think this was JCs best ever goal the kk one from last year would be his second best

That was some goal - the strength to power through like that at a young age and the finish.

gaa2010

For sheer drama - Dan The Man against Cork this year could be added to the list:





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgWRSca9u_A