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Replying To 97Cavans:  "Ciaran McCabe Down vs Derry 1994 https://youtu.be/6GvTBsA_TaA

Declan Meehan Galway vs Kerry 2000
https://youtu.be/gztboz0pYno"
Meehans goal was class. Great move, great passing, particularly to pick out Meehan in full flight and the finish to match.

Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1828 - 02/06/2020 11:26:31    2279712

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Replying To ceatharlach.abu:  "What have been the best goals scored in both codes. For me personally I would say Owen Mulligans against the Dubs and Joe Cannings vs Kilkenny."
Great goal

Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1828 - 02/06/2020 11:27:04    2279713

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David Clifford v Galway minors in 2016.

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Jimmy Barry Murphy v Galway in 1983. Unreal!
Slow the slowmo down to 1/4 speed to see Jimmy redirect the ball."
Cliffords goal was something else. Although it looked like a man playing against boys. He was so much bigger and stronger than the Galway lads (and that was a good Galway team). He is a physical freak. It will be interesting to see if he can keep it up at senior level as size advantage isn't as pronounced. I think he will thrive because of his skills set ...as he has so far.

Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1828 - 02/06/2020 11:30:52    2279714

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Replying To Mayonman:  "
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David Clifford v Galway minors in 2016.

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Jimmy Barry Murphy v Galway in 1983. Unreal!
Slow the slowmo down to 1/4 speed to see Jimmy redirect the ball."
Cliffords goal was something else. Although it looked like a man playing against boys. He was so much bigger and stronger than the Galway lads (and that was a good Galway team). He is a physical freak. It will be interesting to see if he can keep it up at senior level as size advantage isn't as pronounced. I think he will thrive because of his skills set ...as he has so far."
And that was in his first year minor when he was playing against players a year older than him.

Kerry15 (Kerry) - Posts: 958 - 02/06/2020 11:52:18    2279717

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Replying To KingdomBoy1:  "Would Star Donaghys goal against Donegal Count as a great goal so?"
And you'd have to count James O'Donoghue's goal in the drawn game against Mayo set up by Donaghy. That was a great goal but extremely important.

Kerry15 (Kerry) - Posts: 958 - 02/06/2020 11:53:57    2279718

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Can't remember the game but that one Joe Canning hit on the spin a few years back

Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 02/06/2020 12:35:27    2279724

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Replying To Kerry15:  "And you'd have to count James O'Donoghue's goal in the drawn game against Mayo set up by Donaghy. That was a great goal but extremely important."
Donaghy v Mayo in 06 was a greater goal than the one against Donegal in 2014 imo. Same for his goal v Armagh in 06 as well.

O'Donaghue v Dublin in 2013 was another great Kerry goal too. I'd have a lot of Kerry goals ahead of Donaghy's 2014 effort which was handed to him, well finished though.

Cooper v Mayo in 04
Cooper v Dublin in 11 - all about Darren O'Sullivan's run
Fitzgerald v Armagh in 00 - pure and utter class.

Just a few Kerry goals, off the top of my head, that would be ahead of Donaghy's one in 2014. I'm sure Kerry posters could think of a few more.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 02/06/2020 13:06:58    2279726

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Replying To Kerry15:  "And you'd have to count James O'Donoghue's goal in the drawn game against Mayo set up by Donaghy. That was a great goal but extremely important."
Fact. That's was some goal when it looked like we were gone.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 02/06/2020 13:07:52    2279727

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Replying To Kerry15:  "
Replying To Mayonman:  "[quote=GreenandRed:  "link

David Clifford v Galway minors in 2016.

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Jimmy Barry Murphy v Galway in 1983. Unreal!
Slow the slowmo down to 1/4 speed to see Jimmy redirect the ball."
Cliffords goal was something else. Although it looked like a man playing against boys. He was so much bigger and stronger than the Galway lads (and that was a good Galway team). He is a physical freak. It will be interesting to see if he can keep it up at senior level as size advantage isn't as pronounced. I think he will thrive because of his skills set ...as he has so far."
And that was in his first year minor when he was playing against players a year older than him."]It came at a crucial time too. We'd conceded a couple of goals in the first half, but were mounting a comeback when Clifford got that goal. It effectively killed the game. A big goal in every sense, including its quality.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2039 - 02/06/2020 13:34:44    2279731

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Replying To WanPintWin:  "
Replying To Kerry15:  "[quote=Mayonman:  "[quote=GreenandRed:  "link

David Clifford v Galway minors in 2016.

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Jimmy Barry Murphy v Galway in 1983. Unreal!
Slow the slowmo down to 1/4 speed to see Jimmy redirect the ball."
Cliffords goal was something else. Although it looked like a man playing against boys. He was so much bigger and stronger than the Galway lads (and that was a good Galway team). He is a physical freak. It will be interesting to see if he can keep it up at senior level as size advantage isn't as pronounced. I think he will thrive because of his skills set ...as he has so far."
And that was in his first year minor when he was playing against players a year older than him."]It came at a crucial time too. We'd conceded a couple of goals in the first half, but were mounting a comeback when Clifford got that goal. It effectively killed the game. A big goal in every sense, including its quality."]It was a very good goal by Clifford allright and his goal against monaghan in clones was excellent, how he managed to squeeze the ball in at such a tight angle past all the bodies on the line il never know.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 02/06/2020 14:10:49    2279732

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Replying To essmac:  "It all depends on your bias, doesn't it though? Was the forward skilful, or were our backs pathetic? I remember reading a report, years ago, in the Cork examiner, about some Cork v Tyrone youth or schools match. The Tyrone team had been behind but scored 3 goals in the second half and eventually won. The Tyrone papers, naturally enough, led with the "3 great goals" headline; the Cork paper by contrast led with the "terrible defensive lapses" angle.
If you had the benefit of looking at it more widely - not really shown in TV replays - the defending was far from pathetic - the Dublin defenders were also trying to deal with Canavan who was doing a support run, mostly off camera. Anticipating the inevitable pass to Canavan, the Dublin defenders were caught between two decisions, and, too late, realised, to their surprise, that Canavan wasn't getting a pass and that Mulligan was going to do it all himself. In recent times, I've seen Stevie O'Neill and Lee Brennan selling outrageous dummies to (respectively) Kildare and Dublin defenders. Such dummies were usually spoken about in terms of simple admiration for the skill of the person selling the shimmy / dummy.
A great goal also has to set in the context of the game. A stunning score when a team is under pressure is in my view more praiseworthy than one when a team is already comfortable. Dublin were a goal up in that match, and would have won but for that score.
A great goal should also be struck with conviction. A scuffed, of fisted, or even a carefully placed side-footed goal, for me, never has the same appeal as a good old thunderbolt, the net shaking. Mulligan delivered on that front too.
Pathetic defending is when the attacker runs clean through, as with Murchan's goal v Kerry. Beautiful finish, and superb pace, but note one thing - all Murchan had to do was run - no dummies or approach-play skill required, as the Kerry defenders weren't even near enough for Murchan to need to throw them off with a dummy.
The fact that Mulligan needed to dummy his way past defenders shows that the defending was far from "pathetic"; the fact that it was a proper team goal too (McGuigan block on A Brogan to S O'Neill to the already-marked Mulligan; and then the off-camera decoy run from Canavan); the fact that he finished it with conviction (when the safer option would have been to try for a point or laid it off earlier); the fact that this was a major game with his team losing; the fact that he had been playing badly generally before then (he was in fact about to be subbed) and his confidence wouldn't have been at its highest; all mean it's a cracking goal for me; but sure everyone has their own opinions.


Mulligan showed good skill"
Essmac did Peter Canavan play against Dublin in the drawn game in 2005?

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 02/06/2020 15:40:40    2279737

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Replying To KingdomBoy1:  "Essmac did Peter Canavan play against Dublin in the drawn game in 2005?"
yeah, he did. .didn't start due to injury but came on

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 02/06/2020 16:24:58    2279738

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Replying To cavanman47:  "yeah, he did. .didn't start due to injury but came on"
Thanks for that cavanman47, I couldn't remember.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 02/06/2020 17:36:37    2279747

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Replying To KingdomBoy1:  "Would Star Donaghys goal against Donegal Count as a great goal so?"
Nah not really as it was handed to him, Con atleast took the ball on the '45 and just headed for goal.

Mulligan's was something special.....wrong feet placement by Cluxton again :)

witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 03/06/2020 08:39:20    2279781

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I remember Christy Toye scoring a great goal for Donegal in the All Ireland semi final against Armagh in 2003. It was a typical Donegal goal with a lot of hand passing in the build up to put Christy in. He rifled it in the bottom corner from about 20 yards.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9132 - 03/06/2020 09:34:02    2279785

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Replying To witnof:  "Nah not really as it was handed to him, Con atleast took the ball on the '45 and just headed for goal.

Mulligan's was something special.....wrong feet placement by Cluxton again :)"
I disagree witnoff, Star was prowling around the D with intent for most of the game waiting for the slip which eventually came, and the cool way he passed it to the net was pure class.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 03/06/2020 10:06:43    2279793

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Kevin McLoughlin and Colm Boyles goals in the 2016 Final were brilliant. Loved watching them go in

sourmilk93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1144 - 03/06/2020 10:44:30    2279796

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Keith Higgins goal in the replay against Roscommon in 2017 was as good a goal as I have seen. Now I know it was against the Ros and the defending was brutal but he ran from inside his own half and he didn't even have to over carry. Got a bit overlooked at the time because so many goals were going in but worth another look now. Hope you enjoyed that one Sourmilk!

Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 03/06/2020 13:40:32    2279812

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Sean Cunningham's late goal for the Wee County as Louth beat Cork to win the 1957 All Ireland final.

Ollie2 (Louth) - Posts: 784 - 06/06/2020 16:11:50    2280016

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One that I think that get's lost in the ether because he ended up on the losing team, and it's one I admit to forgetting until watching it back last weekend, was Tomas O'Sé's bullet of a goal in the 2005 All-Ireland final. I know the deflected shot looped up perfectly for him, but jesus he rifled it past McConnell. O'Sé instigated the move to begin with a trademark run from deep.

However, Canavan's goal in the same final is the best ever scored for me- from the timing of his run to receive the pass, to the calmness in front of goal and the quick-thinking of the finish, everything was just perfect. Heck even the timing of the score was ideal.

beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1416 - 06/06/2020 16:55:00    2280019

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