Mod Note Post #1 - The 2022 All Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Whoooooooo. Had completely forgotten what it felt like to actually win in croke park on final day. My god if i could bottle it, I would. Hope my boss is understanding this week

David Clifford is injury prone. So there is the chance he might miss the odd big day.

It was interesting on the ‘GAA hour’ Darran O’Sullivan seemed to imply that having David Cilford made the rest of the Kerry lads lazy. In that they are slow to make runs and support Clifford. Instead happy to let him do his thing on his own in space.

Not trying to set the narrative at all. Just my opinion, others have already disagreed with me and they are right Galway did probably expect more from the scoring forwards but I don't think we expected a hugely different result.

Nice username btw, when you say Mayo are Magic, I presume you mean their annual disappearing act?!

Hope I never see the likes of Flynn used in comparison to Clifford’s footballing ability in the coming years.

Depends what they go on to do.

I’ve seen Flynn.

Great player.

Different class though.

Outside of the Camp Nou or Wembley, 80k in Croke Park is one of the most unbelievable experiences anyone can ever see or hear. TV just does not do it justice. It only happens twice a year and it's phenomenal

I made a comment earlier how absolutely gassed Galway looked from just before 60 minute mark or so... Galway didn't register a single score in the last 11 minutes of play. 65th minute was their last point and 6 extra minutes played...

Looking back they just looked seriously leggy and wiped at the end..chasing shadows.

That 65th minute point brought them level and you might have thought the impetus for a grandstand finish but they were done...

I dont know if its due to strength of the panel being poor or Joyce just not wanting to change things during a match but outside of Ó Laoi who is always used there isn't much on the bench.

In fairness to Shane Walsh I was looking at how he could have performed better in previous games for Galway but he was immense today. Really stood up.

Probably pushed him over into the all star team.

I've had a few hours to simmer...

Firstly the game was a cracker.

Secondly the absolute fellating of Clifford all game was just ridiculous. What did he do that a half decent forward wouldn't do? Mindboggling.

Thirdly, as much as I hated Kerry winning; I'm delighted for David Moran, Paul Geaney, and Seán O'Shea as they have been top notch over the years or in the case of O'Shea, the most important player for Kerry the last 3.

And fourthly Shane Walsh, take a bow. What a performance. MOTM by a mile.

Anyway, roll on January.

COYBIB

Don't feed the troll.

Man of the match will be named at the players hotel tonight. Personally i think Shane Walsh was the best player today but it will go to the winning team and David Clifford. I'm not sure a losing finalist ever won the man of the match award. Something rings a bell that it may have happened but cant remember for sure.

Thanks for that. Perhaps he will win it. I agree he deserves it. Just thinking of last week at the Limerick hotel and all the interviews and it would have been strange if they had no man of the match to announce. It always adds to the winning teams celebrations. Didnt RTE Sunday Game used to visit both winning and losing team hotels the night of an All Ireland back then and it was possibly easier to give the man of the match to a losing player?

Definitely none in last 20 years or so