Just reading a thread about big upsets on the national forum and it had me wondering about what were huge upsets in the Meath hurling and football championships from Junior to Senior?

Off the top of my head you look at Nobber beating Simonstown last year, Ballinlough beating O Mahonys a few years ago and the famous Ballivor intermediate win of 2002 beating O' Mahonys with the last kick of the game.

Hurling wise you look at Longwood over the last decade and some of the big wins they have had, when they toppled Kiltale to reach the decider against Kilmessan. Dunderry getting to the senior final in 2001, Drumree catching a fancied Boardsmill in the 2010 intermediate hurling final. Rathmoylan coming from nowhere to win a senior hurling in 2007 beating the forever unlucky Dunboyne in the final.

Any other suggestion?

butterfly (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 23/02/2021 11:08:20    2332517

trim vs kildalky 2020

Irish_downunder (Meath) - Posts: 630 - 23/02/2021 11:35:26    2332521

Wolfe Tones beating NOM in 2006 Keegan decider
For a Club who more or less had the same 15 for 4 years to go from Junior contenders to Senior Champions

braxton_hicks (Meath) - Posts: 31 - 23/02/2021 15:25:28    2332542

I was only young at the time, but Wolfe Tones beating Kilmessan in the 1993 Senior Hurling SF must have been some shock.

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1643 - 24/02/2021 09:28:52    2332602

Nobber beating Simonstown last year was a huge shock. I think Simonstown were something like 1/20 in the bookies to win.

Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1362 - 24/02/2021 09:50:35    2332606

Nobber beating Trim in IFC final 2019.

MillerX (Meath) - Posts: 1061 - 24/02/2021 12:55:05    2332624

I think there's a bit of recency bias going on here. What are the odds that the biggest ever shocks seem to have mostly happened in the last 2 or 3 years....?

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1643 - 24/02/2021 20:05:54    2332673

Would Kilmainhamwood winning the senior is 1996 be seen as a big shock? Its before my time.

butterfly (Meath) - Posts: 112 - 25/02/2021 09:34:39    2332705

winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 506 - 25/02/2021 10:34:21    2332714

brian (Meath) - Posts: 1954 - 25/02/2021 12:05:05    2332721

round_ball_99 (Meath) - Posts: 19 - 26/02/2021 11:06:23    2332804

I think Longwood in the past decade have come up with some major shocks, I'll probably get some these wrong but from my memory there first major shock was kilmessan in 2012 QF, then Kiltale in 2013 SF 10 points down half time, but even since then they have beaten kilmessan, kildalkey, trim, ratoath, killyon with team they have there all surprise wins i actually dont know how there still senior A with there team.
Then football there 2018 intermediate win was crazy there QF win against trim the biggest shock and I think they had some big wins around 2010 when they first came up intermediate.
There a different club to most

Slimbob (Meath) - Posts: 26 - 02/03/2021 23:21:40    2333363

Wolfe Tones were desperately unlucky not to win SHC in 1993, beaten by a dubious free late on to lose by a point v Rathmolyon, very novel final , both teams trying to win their first SHC. Must have been a serious shock though to come from intermedaite in 92 to Senior Hurling Final in 93 and almost win it. Surely Rathmolyon beating Trim in other semi was a huge shock , Trim were going for 3 in a row! Kildalkey produced a big shock in 1990 beating Trim in semi final of the senior hurling in Athboy, Trim were going for 4 seniors in a row. The display of Ratoath in championship this year vs Kildalkey was a bit of a shock, not result maybe but the manner of it.

dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 685 - 08/03/2021 22:36:45    2333741