Dublin GAA Discussion Thread: Mod Note - No 'Dublin Dominance' chat allowed!

if they had won , he would have got it regardless , even thought the likes of diarmuid o connor and gavin white were excellent

but he has carried this kerry team for the last few years , to turn up the morning after his mother dying and scoring 2-6 in the munster final was sensational , and before you start slagging the opposition a lot of key men that day played poorly for them , he's a fantastic footballer and great lad , i wont be found saying anything bad about him

larry mccarthy needs to be credited with the biggest positional switch of the game today , where he moved the Taoiseach  to the far let of james mccarthy for the speech , he didnt want a repeat of the cian lynch debacle last week 😂

Just as pleased with that as I was with 2011.

2 many candles to feel safe .....

Obviously different players but I think Cluxton is the one that sews everything together. You get the impression that he’s the leader in that changing room and that he’s the one really driving standards. I feel like his true value is in the intangibles that we probably don’t see on matchdays. Then he is obviously an extremely talented goalkeeper who has revolutionised the position.

McCarthy in his own right an amazing player and if it was based solely on “on field” performances then I’d go with him.

Cluxton Man of the match.

When Kerry put the squeeze on Dublin, he marched up boomed a point over the bar.

Is cluxton the oldest man to score in an all Ireland final?

Gilroy = fattest water carrier ever..🤣

Have to agree with JRant here. Goodness knows Gorm has boiled my piss over the years bigging up Kerry over Dublin no matter the evidence at hand, but he's no WUM.

Cluxton is the most important and consequential player in the history of the game. It surely isn't in doubt. Completely revolutionised how its played.

McCarthy is the best that's ever pulled on a blue shirt. These things can exist at the same time.

Cluxton is the most important and consequential player in the history of the game. It surely isn't in doubt. Completely revolutionised how its played.

This Dublin team was probably the first that realised that retaining your own kickout results in a positive return, as opposed to the old thinking of lumping it out in the general direction of biggest player you had and hoping he'd win it.

Jim gavin is apparently a big fan of NFL, which is all about movement and set plays. This focus on kickouts was bigger than cluxton - the setup, tactics, the movement of the players etc, Cluxton is extremely talented at executing the plan, but he gets disproportionate credit for "revolutionising the game". I'd argue that the unseen work of marshaling his defenders, his leadership qualities are more impactful than his kickouts

Jaysus lads the aul head is busted. Some day to be fair. Never happier to get a prediction wrong. Beating the old enemy never gets old. I'm delighted for all Dubs on here even the negative ones 😄. Work can take a back seat today i'm off for round 2 the Monday club in full swing. Happy days !

Tales from the otherside.... Radio Kerry's live commentary from the final.

The two lads really enjoy their jobs anyway. I particularly enjoyed the bit where Tim Moynihan said - 'Damn it' (hitting the table with his hand) when a David Clifford shot went wide, that he though was over. He was very close to saying something else.

Ambrose O'Donovan said the best team won as well, which I found interesting. But at the same time during the match he was saying Kerry were kicking the game away, missing chances.