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

In the second half Dublin forgot the object of the game is to score. Painfully slow transition and too much **** about playing keep ball characterised our game. That said Mayo upped the energy considerably and kept their discipline in the tackle to make it really tough for us. Disappointing end.

Fair play Mayo. Their fans were terrific. My ears are ringing and there were 12,000 of them in the stadium.

No it was not filthy. However the pundits will try and make what they can of any Dublin play especially the John Small tackle which I think the referee got right. We are not used to heavy hits in games now. I also think one or two Mayo lads let themselves down by trying to get players cards. They are very good at it. The game became a mess as Dublin just ran out of gas. They were simply drained and tackling was lazy. I could probably name 20 games not involving Dublin which were far worse.

McCarthy incident was a yellow no more. He didnt even look at what he was doing. That happens quite a bit in games.

Delighted Tomas O'Se pointed out the sportsmanship between the players when game was over. It would be to much to expect from O'Rourke and Staunton.

World of difference between petulance (which I agree, there was some today) and filth as you originally described it.

Hard to see where Dublin go from here. Cooper and McMahon are past it, and McCarthy was caught for pace a few times. Comerford was brilliant the first half but had a stinker after that. Don't think he's in Cluxton's league and Dublin without Cluxton are a shadow. And the bench which won ye a few AIs wasn't great.

Dessie looked like a rabbit in headlights once Mayo drew level.

Dessie will have difficult enough time to get a team back on track the form of the last few games was repeated to night I think good play first half then poor second with no intensity . Our bench looks very weak so will need to find better options easier said than done of course .

It's the end of an era and I expect a few more retirements.

Imagine at half time you knew Dublin just needed to score 4 points in the second half to win!!

Mayo upped the intensity and Dublin never tried to run the ball.

Just a few words on a couple of mayo players.

I'll start with Aidan O'Sea.

I have been very critical of him in the past and guess what I'm going to be again.

Running on to the side of the pitch remonstrating with the officials trying to get John small sent off to running on to the pitch at the end of normal time remonstrating with the referee.

What a shame he didn't show the same passion and intensity when he was on the pitch.

And don't get me started on that missed free in the 1st half from the mark that never was.

He has constantly let mayo down and for the life of me I cannot understand why they persevere with him.

On to rob hennelly.

He's had many dark days in a mayo shirt but fair dues to him, he showed some guts with that 45 at the end.

He also kicked some outstanding scores earlier in the game when it looked like the game was drifting away from them.

Maybe his breaffy club mate and "team captain" will learn a thing or two from him but I highly doubt it.

Sorry but Small should have walked.

O'Shea should 100% have received a red for running on the pitch and fighting.

That never happened so can't comment on it.

Every other teams had to cope with Covid so can't really been seen as an excuse. Also Dublin had been training when they were meant not to

Still can't belive Davy Byrne didn't punt that ball.....

He 100% went out to crease him but legally. Unfortunately for both lads he got him in the jaw with the point of his shoulder. That's a red. I'm my opinion he didn't mean to get him in the jaw but unintentional isn't in the rules.

looking at our under teams recently am sure there are some good players there but will take a few years to get them up to the level required as for sure more senior players will step away.