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Has a losing player ever won the All Ireland final Man Of The Match?

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Hey folks. A question popped in to my head last night watching the Sunday Game. Has a player from the losing team in an All Ireland Final ever won Man of the Match in the final? croker16 (Louth) - Posts: 349 - 20/08/2018 13:24:45 2134729 Link
Michael Lyster fairly gave the game away last night. Triple H (Meath) - Posts: 551 - 20/08/2018 14:18:03 2134805 Link
Replying To croker16: "Hey folks. A question popped in to my head last night watching the Sunday Game. Has a player from the losing team in an All Ireland Final ever won Man of the Match in the final?" Padraig Kelly of Galway won the award after losing to Kilkenny - can't remember the exact year. midlands (Westmeath) - Posts: 604 - 20/08/2018 14:39:40 2134823 Link
Padraig Kelly in 1993 played wing back for Galway. They lost to KK in the fnal. Had a fine game and I remember he scored a monster point from practically under the Cusack Stand in his own half. Think he fell off the radar after that given Galway had a poor 94 and 95 season. WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 20/08/2018 15:22:23 2134860 Link
Replying To WildPundit: "Padraig Kelly in 1993 played wing back for Galway. They lost to KK in the fnal. Had a fine game and I remember he scored a monster point from practically under the Cusack Stand in his own half. Think he fell off the radar after that given Galway had a poor 94 and 95 season." Thanks wildpundit. Has it ever happened in football I wonder? croker16 (Louth) - Posts: 349 - 20/08/2018 16:41:30 2134912 Link
Replying To WildPundit: "Padraig Kelly in 1993 played wing back for Galway. They lost to KK in the fnal. Had a fine game and I remember he scored a monster point from practically under the Cusack Stand in his own half. Think he fell off the radar after that given Galway had a poor 94 and 95 season." Your spot on, he was outstanding that day, that point he scored was superb. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2325 - 20/08/2018 16:53:34 2134914 Link
Replying To croker16: "Hey folks. A question popped in to my head last night watching the Sunday Game. Has a player from the losing team in an All Ireland Final ever won Man of the Match in the final?" A 'loser' and a 'winner' in the same match! neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 20/08/2018 17:29:06 2134935 Link
Replying To WildPundit: "Padraig Kelly in 1993 played wing back for Galway. They lost to KK in the fnal. Had a fine game and I remember he scored a monster point from practically under the Cusack Stand in his own half. Think he fell off the radar after that given Galway had a poor 94 and 95 season." I was at the game, can't remember anything about the man of the match. Kilkenny won 2-17 to 1-15. But here is the All Stars team for that year: GK Michael Walsh Kilkenny RCB Eddie O'Connor Kilkenny FB Seán O'Gorman Cork LCB Liam Simpson Kilkenny RWB Liam Dunne Wexford CB Pat O'Neill Kilkenny LWB Pádraig Kelly Galway MD Pat Malone Galway MD Paul McKillen Antrim RWF Martin Storey Wexford CF John Power Kilkenny LWF D. J. Carey Kilkenny RCF Michael Cleary Tipperary FF Joe Rabbitte Galway LCF Barry Egan Cork Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2776 - 20/08/2018 20:58:47 2135009 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "I was at the game, can't remember anything about the man of the match. Kilkenny won 2-17 to 1-15. But here is the All Stars team for that year: GK Michael Walsh Kilkenny RCB Eddie O'Connor Kilkenny FB Seán O'Gorman Cork LCB Liam Simpson Kilkenny RWB Liam Dunne Wexford CB Pat O'Neill Kilkenny LWB Pádraig Kelly Galway MD Pat Malone Galway MD Paul McKillen Antrim RWF Martin Storey Wexford CF John Power Kilkenny LWF D. J. Carey Kilkenny RCF Michael Cleary Tipperary FF Joe Rabbitte Galway LCF Barry Egan Cork" Jez that's mad Clare beat Cork in a Munster semi final and they land two all stars. Tipp wallop Clare and get one all star. Probably based over the trilogy of league finals v Wexford. They lost league and Leinster finals after replays if I'm wrong correct me. That Pat Malone was some beast too think he was a doubt for that final right up until the final hours before throw in and he had some game as well. PJ Delaney was probably unlucky too not to win man of the match think he got 1-03 from play. Not too sure about football if anyone ever got man of the match from a losing team but I'd say a few lads came close from Down in 2010 after losing to Cork. WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 20/08/2018 22:19:07 2135049 Link
Replying To croker16: "Thanks wildpundit. Has it ever happened in football I wonder?" No sure but Peter canavan 1995 possibly? Scored all but 1 of tyrones points I think. jj72 (Kildare) - Posts: 53 - 20/08/2018 23:49:25 2135095 Link
If Peter Canavan didn't get it in 1995 no losing player ever will, Canavan really should have won MOTM he scored 11 of his teams 12 scores and was the best player on the pitch by a mile. Paul Curran got the award that day and POTY as well. Great player as well in fairness to him. GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2113 - 21/08/2018 00:04:31 2135105 Link
Daniel Goulding scored 9 points in that final, out of Cork's total of 0-16. Don't think anyone got near him for Man of the Match. I can't remember anyone from the losing team getting it in football. Canavan didn't even get it in 95. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5246 - 21/08/2018 05:15:05 2135114 Link
I know it wasn't a final but Michael Meehan got the man of the match against ourselves back in the quarter final in 2008 and he was on the losing team, I think he scored 10 points for Galway that day in the monsoon. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 21/08/2018 12:02:36 2135203 Link
The one to top the list is in 1994 Brian Whelehan won the hurler of the year award but failed to win an all star!! jkiamasnake (Galway) - Posts: 81 - 24/08/2018 18:36:02 2136395 Link