While people were happy about the return of the GAA action between the counties on the weekend, the anniversary of another GAA return was under the microscope.
Sunday was the 23rd anniversary of the NFL game between Kerry and Cavan, which was played in 1997 at Downing Stadium on Randall’s Island in New York.
This game was played to mark the 50th anniversary of the Polo Grounds All-Ireland Final in the United States. The then Mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, performed the ceremonial throw-in of the ball. Kerry won that day by five points. Giuliani is now Donald Trump’s personal attorney.
After the weekend, Dingle’s Mark O’Connor and Portlaoise’s Zach Tuohy are just one win away from this remarkable feat.
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The pair helped Geelong Cats to a 40-point win over the Brisbane Lions on Saturday morning, with Tuohy scoring an important late goal to secure their spot in the Grand Final on Saturday morning, where they will face Richmond.
O’Connor and Tuohy are already in an elite group as Kennelly, Sean Wight and Jim Stynes are the only Irish players to have made a final.
Lots of water under the bridge for Wexford Centurion
There was a steady stream of deserved praise for Dean Rock as he surpassed Jimmy Keaveney to become Dublin’s all-time scorer, while Stephen Cluxton added another accolade to an already stellar career as he became the longest-serving footballer in the history of the District was.
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Midfielder Daithí Waters tries to burst past Derrys Pádraig Cassidy
There was another milestone on Broadway that received significantly less attention when Wexford’s Daithi Waters performed for the county for the 100th time.
Strong midfielder Waters was out of the squad for the first half of the 2020 season but after Paul Galvin decided to step down, he returned to the line-up and scored a goal as Wexford kept the promotion fee for the fourth division very high.
Mayo, Moran and Tik Tok
Just when you couldn’t get any stranger in 2020, Pat Spillane briefed the nation on ‘League Sunday’ on the Tik Tok social media site.
Mark Moran had performed nobly, scoring a 2-1 goal when Mayo sped past Galway. But what is perhaps even more surprising is that the Westport man is something of a social media sensation, as the great Kerry pointed out.
Spillane told viewers that Moran has nearly 18,000 followers and one of his videos has been viewed more than a million times.
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And he went like a duck into the water for county football and won the Man of the Game award on his debut.
“It was (a dream debut),” said Moran.
“We have trained well in the last few weeks. We have a young team and a lot of experience, it’s a nice mix.
“James Horan gives the young boys a lot of trust. We know we’ll get a chance with James and the backroom team too.
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