The 2014 drawn final produced superlatives and wonder between the bluebloods of hurling.
Declan Bogue THE ONFIELD HANDSHAKES and jersey swaps were still going on when the RTÉ panel were making the pronouncements, this day ten years ago.
Add in Tipperary defenders Paddy Stapleton and Michael Cahill and substitute Jason Forde who also got the brackets after their name.Kilkenny should have seen the game out, with Tipp hitting the last three scores to snatch the draw. Was that a black mark against them? What did they deserve when they faded so badly in the closing moments?
That was the pace set. It barely let up. Tipp got another penalty and entrusted Bubbles with it, but it was again saved. Kilkenny added goals in the second half through Power again, and Reid.On 67 minutes and 53 seconds, John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer scooped up a ball under pressure from Eoin Larkin trying to get a hook on in the corner of the Hogan Stand and Canal End. He nailed it to tie the game.
Only, there was nothing scientific about his strike. He had a glance down the Cusack Stand wing and there was nothing on, so he spun inside and walloped it low and across the pitch. It’s fairly central. It’s 97 metres out. The added time is one minute. When Bubbles lifts the ball, it’s 70.53. He takes aim, fires, and the Tipperary crowd goes mental.Kelly brings it to Hawkeye for adjudication. And it’s ruled wide.And at the end of all that, poor oul Barry Kelly barely got a mention for his role. Brian Cody will make up for that after the replay a few weeks later after Kilkenny win.
There are also far more passes. The platform of Eamon O’Shea’s coaching philosophy had taken root in 2009 and 2010, crisp passing and movement being highly sought-after aspects of play. Yes, it’s nice to have Seamus Flanagan and Aaron Gillane inside, but the deliveries are far more often 70/30 in favour of the forward than 50/50.
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