2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
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Event 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Date2 September 2018
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Man of the Match Jack McCaffrey [1]
Referee Conor Lane
Attendance82,300 [2]
Weather19 °C, Sunny
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The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 131st final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the culmination of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in Gaelic football. The match was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 2 September 2018. [3]

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It was the second time the teams had met in the final; Dublin won the first encounter in 1995. It was the third consecutive year that a team qualified under the system of second chances introduced in 2001; Tyrone qualified despite defeat in its provincial championship.

Dublin won the final by a margin of six points, on a scoreline of 2–17 to 1–14. [4] The victory was Dublin's fourth consecutive All-Ireland title, making them the third county to win "four-in-a-row" (the others are Wexford in 1915–18 and Kerry in 1929–32 and 1978–81). [5]

The game was televised nationally on RTÉ2 as part of The Sunday Game live programme, presented by Michael Lyster from Croke Park, with studio analysis from Joe Brolly, Pat Spillane, and Colm O'Rourke. [6] Match commentary was provided by Ger Canning with analysis by Dessie Dolan. This was the last occasion on which Michael Lyster presented RTÉ's television coverage, having decided to retire from The Sunday Game at the end of 2018. [7] [8] The game was also televised internationally by Sky Sports, presented by Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney.

Paths to the final

Dublin

Leinster Championship

27 May 2018Quarter-Final Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 4–25 (37)(14) 1–11 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow Portlaoise  
4:00 pm(HT: 4–13 1–04)Venue: O'Moore Park
Gls: C Kilkenny 1, B Fenton 1, C O'Callaghan 1, D Rock 1
Pts: Ciaran Kilkenny 1–7, Brian Fenton and Con O'Callaghan 1–3 each, Dean Rock 1–2 (0–2f), Paddy Andrews 0–3, Conor McHugh 0-2 (0–1f), Philly McMahon, Michael Darragh McCauley, Brian Howard, Paul Mannion (1 '45), Colm Basquel 0–1 each
Report Gls: J Stafford 1
Pts: James Stafford 1–1, Mark Jackson (0–2f), Darren Hayden, Theo Smyth 0–2 each, Dean Healy, Rory Finn, Mark Kenny, Seanie Furlong (0–1f) 0–1 each
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Attendance: 11,786


10 June 2018Semi-Final Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 2–25 (31)(12) 0–12 Colours of Longford.svg Longford Dublin  
4:00pm(HT: 2–13 0–07)Venue: Croke Park
Gls: P Mannion 1, D Rock 1
Pts: Dean Rock 1–6 (0–5f), Paul Mannion 1–2, Brian Fenton and Ciaran Kilkenny 0–4 each, Con O'Callaghan and Colm Basquel 0–2 each, Philly McMahon, Brian Howard, James McCarthy, Niall Scully, Paddy Andrews 0–1 each
Report
Pts: Robbie Smyth 0–5 (0–3f), Paddy Collum (1 '45), Michael Quinn, Donal McElligott, Dessie Reynolds 0–1, David McGivney (0–1f), Rian Brady, Sean McCormack 0–1 each
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
TV: RTÉ


24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)Final Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1–25 (28)(10) 0–10 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Dublin  
16:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 1–08 0–05)Venue: Croke Park
Gls: Ciaran Kilkenny
Pts: Dean Rock (8, 5f, 1 '45), Ciaran Kilkenny (4), Cormac Costello (4), Brian Fenton (2), Con O'Callaghan (2), Paddy Andrews (2), Brian Howard, Niall Scully, Paul Mannion
Report
Pts: Donie Kingston (4, 2f), Alan Farrell (2), Gary Walsh (2), Kieran Lillis, Evan O'Carroll
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Attendance: 41,728
TV: RTÉ


Dublin won the Leinster Championship and so advanced directly to the quarter-final group stage.

All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage (Super 8s)

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14)Phase 1 Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 2–15 (21)(16) 0–16 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Dublin  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 1-09 – 0-08)Venue: Croke Park
Gls: N Scully 2
Pts: D Rock 7 (5f, 1 '45'), B Howard 2, C Costello 2, P Flynn 2, C Kilkenny 1, J McCarthy 1
Report
Pts: M Murphy 6 (3f, 1 '45'), J Brennan 3, M Langan 2, R McHugh 2, C Thompson 1, F McGlynn 1, É Doherty 1
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Attendance: 53,501 (double header)
TV: RTÉ


21 July 2018 (2018-07-21)Phase 2 Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 0–14 (14)(17) 1–14 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Omagh  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 0–05 – 0–07)Venue: Healy Park

Pts: P Harte 3 (2f), C McAliskey 2 (1 '45), C McShane 2, K McGeary 2, M McKernan 1, T McCann 1, F Burns 1, M Bradley 1, H Loughran 1
Report Gls: J McCarthy 1
Pts: D Rock 6 (4f), C Kilkenny 2, P McMahon 1, B Howard 1, J Small 1, J McCaffrey 1, K McManamon 1, P Flynn 1
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 16,205
TV: Sky Sports


5 August 2018 (2018-08-05)Phase 3 Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 4–24 (36)(22) 2–16 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Dublin  
15:30 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 2–12 – 0–07)Venue: Croke Park
Gls: E O'Gara 2, P Flynn 1, MD Macauley 1
Pts: C Costello 9 (1 45, 1f), K McManamon 3 (2f), P Flynn 3, P Andrews 2, C McHugh 2, E O'Gara 2, P McMahon 1, J Small 1, MD Macauley 1, M Schutte 1, P Small 1
Report Gls: G Patterson 1, D Smith 1
Pts: D Murtagh 6 (2f), D Smith 3 (1 45), C Lennon 2, P Kelly 2, N Kilroy 1, C Murtagh 1 (1f), C Devaney 1
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)
Attendance: 33,240
TV: RTÉ News Now


Dublin finished first in Group 2 and advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final, to play the team who placed second in Group 1 - Galway.

All-Ireland Semi-Final

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11)Semi-Final Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1–24 (27)(18) 2–12 Colours of Galway.svg Galway Dublin  
17:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 1–09 – 1–07)Venue: Croke Park
Gls: C O'Callaghan 1
Pts: D Rock 5 (4f), P Mannion 4, C Costello 3 (1f), C O'Callaghan 3, C Kilkenny 3, B Fenton 2, K McManamon 2, B Howard 1, P Flynn 1
Report Gls: S Walsh 1, D Comer 1
Pts: S Walsh 5 (3f), I Burke 2, J Heaney 1, T Flynn 1, D Comer 1, M Daly 1, G O'Donnell 1
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Attendance: 54,716
TV: RTÉ
Sky Sports


Tyrone

Ulster Championship

20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)Quarter-Final B Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 1–16 (19)(21) 1–18 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan Omagh  
4:30 pm(HT: 0–08 1–07)Venue: Healy Park
Gls: M McKernan 1
Pts: C McAliskey 6 (3f), L Brennan 3 (3f), N Sludden 2, M McKernan 1, M Donnelly 1, P Harte 1, C McShane 1, P Hampsey 1
Report Gls: V Corey 1
Pts: C McManus 6 (4f), R Beggan 4 (2f, 2 ‘45), J McCarron 2 (1f), D Mone 1, F Kelly 1, R McAnespie 1, D Wylie 1, C McCarthy 1, C Walshe 0-1
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 15,029
TV: BBC
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Having been beaten by Monaghan, Tyrone were eliminated from the Ulster championship and entered Round 1 of the All-Ireland qualifiers.

All-Ireland Qualifiers

9 June 2018 (2018-06-09)Round 1 Meath Colours of Meath.svg 0–19 (19)(20) 2–14
(a.e.t.)
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Navan  
17:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 0–07 1–06)
(FT: 0–14 1–11)
Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Report Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
TV: Sky Sports


23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)Round 2 Carlow Colours of Carlow.svg 1–10 (13)(23) 3–14 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Carlow  
17:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Dr. Cullen Park
Report Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)


30 June 2018 (2018-06-30)Round 3 Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 1–12 (15)(18) 0–18 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Enniskillen  
17:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Brewster Park
Report Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
TV: Sky Sports


7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)Round 4 Cork Colours of Cork.svg 0–13 (13)(29) 3–20 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Portlaoise  
17:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: O'Moore Park
Report Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
TV: Sky Sports


All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage (Super 8s)

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14)Phase 1 Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 4–24 (36)(18) 2–12 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Dublin  
17:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 1–10 – 0–06)Venue: Croke Park
Gls: P Harte 1, N Sludden 1, C Meyler 1, R Donnelly 1
Pts: R Donnelly 4, C McAliskey 4 (3f), P Harte 3 (3f), N Sludden 2, C McShane 2, M Bradley 2, M McKernan 1, R McNamee 1, T McCann 1, M Donnelly 1, C Meyler 1, D McClure 1, R Brennan 1
Report Gls: E Smith 1, C Murtagh 1
Pts: D Murtagh 5 (3f), C Murtagh 3 (2f), C Devaney 1, F Cregg 1, C Daly 1, P Kelly 1
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Attendance: 53,501 (double header)
TV: Sky Sports


21 July 2018 (2018-07-21)Phase 2 Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 0–14 (14)(17) 1–14 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Omagh  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 0–05 – 0–07)Venue: Healy Park

Pts: P Harte 3 (2f), C McAliskey 2 (1 '45), C McShane 2, K McGeary 2, M McKernan 1, T McCann 1, F Burns 1, M Bradley 1, H Loughran 1
Report Gls: J McCarthy 1
Pts: D Rock 6 (4f), C Kilkenny 2, P McMahon 1, B Howard 1, J Small 1, J McCaffrey 1, K McManamon 1, P Flynn 1
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 16,205
TV: Sky Sports


5 August 2018 (2018-08-05)Phase 3 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 1–13 (16)(23) 2–17 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Ballybofey  
15:30 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 1–06 – 0–06)Venue: MacCumhaill Park
Gls: M Murphy 1
Pts: J Brennan 3, M Murphy 2 (1f, 1 45'), OM Niallais 2, P McGrath 1, EB Gallagher 1, M Langan 1, R McHugh 1, C Thompson 1, N O’Donnell 1
Report Gls: H Loughran 1, D McClure 1
Pts: L Brennan 4 (1f), C McAliskey 2 (2f), P Hampsey 2, M Donnelly 2, N Morgan 1 (1f), R McNamee 1, T McCann 1, P Harte 1 (1f), C Cavanagh 1, M Bradley 1, K McGeary 1
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Attendance: 16,242
TV: RTÉ


Tyrone finished second in Group 2, behind Dublin, and advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final, to play the winner of Group 2, Monaghan.

All-Ireland Semi-Final

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12)Semi-Final Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 0–15 (15)(16) 1–13 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Dublin  
15:30 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 0–08 – 0–08 [9] )Venue: Croke Park

Pts: C McManus 0-07 (6f), C McCarthy 0-03, K Hughes 0-02, D Wylie 0-01, F Kelly 0-01, R Beggan 0-01 (1f)
Report Gls: N Sludden 1
Pts: C McAliskey 0-04 (2f), N Sludden 1-02, P Harte 0-02 (1f), C McShane 0-01, C Cavanagh 0-01, F Burns 0-01, T McCann 0-01, L Brennan 0-01 (1f)
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 49,696
TV: RTÉ
Sky Sports


Pre-match

The match had originally been scheduled for 26 August, but had to be moved to accommodate the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland, where he attended the World Meeting of Families. [3] The final had been moved from its traditional date of the third Sunday of September to allow more time for club matches. [10]

Tyrone's RTÉ boycott

On Monday 20 August 2018, just under two weeks before the final, the Irish Independent reported that RTÉ had confirmed that Tyrone would not be involved in any media coverage with the national broadcaster surrounding the event. The boycott, considered a tradition at this stage in relation to Tyrone, involved for the first time an All-Ireland final, after which RTÉ airs television coverage from the hotel in which the winning team is booked to stay. This meant that, in the event of a Tyrone win, RTÉ would be unable to cover the after-match events as per usual, including interviews on the pitch with players and the management team. Tyrone's All-Ireland final boycott was a continuation of a seven-year blacklisting of RTÉ by the county, the cause of which was a radio sketch aired in 2011 on RTÉ Radio 1. The sketch incensed Tyrone, as it was deemed to be mocking Michaela Harte (daughter of Tyrone manager Mickey Harte), shortly after she was murdered while on honeymoon in Mauritius. [11]

Former All-Ireland winning captain Peter Canavan suggested the timing of RTÉ's announcement was intended to put pressure on Tyrone. [12]

Minor final

Kerry played Galway in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final which took place before the senior final. Kerry won the game on a 0–21 to 1–14 scoreline to complete a five in a row of All Ireland wins. [13]

Jubilee team

The Derry team that won the 1993 All-Ireland Final were presented to the crowd before the senior match to mark 25 years. [14]

Match

Officials

On 20 August, Cork's Conor Lane was confirmed as the referee for the final. He was previously in charge of the drawn final between Dublin and Mayo in 2016. [15]

Team news

Tyrone made one change to the team from the semi-final win over Monaghan with Mark Bradley starting ahead of Lee Brennan. [16] Despite fears of an injury to Cian O'Sullivan, Dublin named an unchanged side, with the same starting fifteen that overcame Galway three weeks earlier. [17]

Summary

Dublin began the game unchanged with Tyrone making 2 late changes - Rory Brennan and Conor Meyler replaced Frank Burns and Richie Donnelly. Prior to the game, Dublin, as reigning All-Ireland champions for three consecutive years, were heavy favourites to win. [18] They took an early lead after Dean Rock scored a free, but he put his next two efforts wide, [19] allowing Tyrone to assert dominance for fifteen minutes. During this timeframe, the Ulster team opened up a four-point lead, with the score poised at 0–05 to 0–01 in favour of Mickey Harte's side. [2] However, the tide of the game turned once more in a dramatic, as Paul Mannion was fouled in Tyrone's penalty box, leading Conor Lane to award a penalty to Dublin, which Mannion calmly slotted home. Coupled with another successful free from Rock, this left the teams equal with five points apiece. [4] Tyrone only managed to secure one more point in the remaining twenty-four minutes of the half, and their lack of clinicality in front of goal opened the door to a resurgent Dublin side. [4] In the twenty-eighth minute, Dublin pulled further ahead courtesy of another goal. Con O'Callaghan took the ball deep into Tyrone territory before offloading to Niall Scully, who calmly fisted it into Niall Morgan's unguarded net. [20] Thus, the teams headed in at half-time with Dublin seven points to the good, having racked up 2–07 to Tyrone's 0–06. [4] [20]

While Tyrone reduced the deficit by two early in the second half, with points from Connor McAliskey and Kieran McGeary narrowing Dublin's margin somewhat, the team in blue, affectionately known as "the Dubs", had accumulated an unassailable lead. [2] The second thirty-five minutes were not entirely without incident, however; Dublin had pulled further out of sight, with points from Ciarán Kilkenny and Brian Fenton further diminishing whatever minuscule chances Tyrone had at mounting a comeback. [2] However, in the sixty-sixth minute, Tyrone were given a late opportunity to draw near again, as Philly McMahon brought down Colm Cavanagh with a rash challenge, granting Tyrone a penalty - this was coolly dispatched by Peter Harte, breaching Stephen Cluxton's net for the first time in the game. [19] [4] Later, John Small was given a second yellow card, and ergo sent off, [21] leaving Dublin to finish with just fourteen men. Ultimately, a point at the death from Kevin McManamon put the victory beyond any doubt. [2] Conor Lane, the County Cork native, blew the final whistle, confirming Dublin's victory with a margin of six points. The final score was 2–17 to 1–14. [4] [21] The man of the match award was bestowed upon Jack McCaffrey, who received the award ahead of his other nominated teammates, Kilkenny and Mannion. [1]

As captain, goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton, making his 200th appearance for the county, [21] lifted the Sam Maguire Cup aloft from the Hogan Stand. [4] The win represented Dublin's fourth consecutive win under the management of Jim Gavin, [19] a feat only previously achieved by two other counties - Kerry and Wexford. [5] It also further extended Dublin's unbeaten run in the Championship; the side was last beaten in 2014. [5]

Details

2 September 2018 (2018-09-02)
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 2–17 (23) 1–14 (17) Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone
(HT: 2–7 – 0–6 [4] )
Gls: Paul Mannion, Niall Scully
Pts: Dean Rock (0–7), Ciarán Kilkenny (0–4), Brian Fenton (0–2), Brian Howard (0–1), Jack McCaffrey (0–1), Kevin McManamon (0–1), Michael Darragh Macauley (0–1)
Gls: Peter Harte
Pts: Connor McAliskey (0-3), Lee Brennan (0-3), Mark Bradley (0-2), Cathal McShane (0-2), Kieran McGeary (0-1), Peter Harte (1-1), Pádraig Hampsey (0-1), Tiernan McCann (0-1)
Croke Park , Dublin
Referee: Conor Lane
Attendance: 82,300 [2]
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Dublin
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Tyrone
GK1 Stephen Cluxton (c)
CB2 Philly McMahon
FB3 Cian O'Sullivan Sub off.svg 26'
CB4 Eoin Murchan Sub off.svg 58'
WB5 John Small Yellow card.svg 41,70+1' Yellow-red card.svg
HB6 Jonny Cooper Sub off.svg 63'
WB7 Jack McCaffrey
MF8 Brian Fenton
MF9 James McCarthy
WF10 Niall Scully Sub off.svg 52'
HF11 Con O'Callaghan
FW12 Brian Howard
CF13 Paul Mannion Sub off.svg 58'
FF14 Ciarán Kilkenny
CF15 Dean Rock Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutes:
GK16 Evan Comerford
FW17 Paddy Andrews
FW18 Colm Basquel
FW19 Cormac Costello Sub on.svg 52'
DF20 Darren Daly Sub on.svg 58'
DF21 Michael Fitzsimons Sub on.svg 26'
FW22 Paul Flynn
DF23 Eric Lowndes Sub on.svg 63'
MF24 Michael Darragh MacAuley Sub on.svg 67'
FW25 Kevin McManamon Sub on.svg 58'
FW26 Eoghan O'Gara

Manager:
Jim Gavin
GK1 Niall Morgan
CB2 Michael McKernan
FB3 Ronan McNamee
CB4 Pádraig Hampsey
WB5 Tiernan McCann Yellow card.svg 18'
HB18 Rory Brennan
WB7 Peter Harte
MF8 Colm Cavanagh
MF9 Cathal McShane Sub off.svg 55'
WF10 Mattie Donnelly (c)
HF11 Niall Sludden Sub off.svg 46'
WF12 Kieran McGeary Blackcard.pngSub off.svg 49'
CF13 Mark Bradley Sub off.svg 64'
FF25 Conor Meyler Sub off.svg 39'
CF15 Connor McAliskey Sub off.svg 49'
Substitutes:
GK16 Michael O'Neill
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FW14 Richard Donnelly Sub on.svg 49'
FW17 Lee Brennan Sub on.svg 39'
DF19 Michael Cassidy
FW20 Harry Loughran Sub on.svg 49'
MF21 Conal McCann
FW22 Declan McClure Sub on.svg 55'
DF23 Aidan McCrory
DF24 HP McGeary
FW26 Ronan O'Neill Sub on.svg 64'

Manager:
Mickey Harte

Man of the Match:
Jack McCaffrey

Trophy presentation

Dublin captain Stephen Cluxton accepted the Sam Maguire Cup from GAA president John Horan in the Hogan Stand.

Reaction

Highlights of the final were shown on The Sunday Game programme which aired at 9:30 pm that night on RTÉ2 and was presented by Des Cahill. Paul Mannion, Jack McCaffrey and Ciarán Kilkenny were shortlisted for the Man of the Match award. The winner was Jack McCaffrey with GAA president John Horan presenting the award at the Dublin post match function, held in the Gibson hotel. [22]

Celebrations

The Dublin team had a homecoming celebration the day after the final at Smithfield in Dublin which started at 6:30 pm with Marty Morrissey as MC. [23] The night before, players and their management team celebrated their win at The Gibson Hotel. [24] [25] [26]

See also

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