2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

June 2018 June 2018 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final Croke park hogan stand.jpg 200 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Dublin 40px 2–9(15) Mayo 40px 0–15(15) 18 September 2016 Croke Park Dublin John Small Conor Lane (Cork) 16°C, fine 2015 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final replay Dublin 40px 1–15(18) Mayo 40px 1–14(17) 1 October 2016 Croke Park Dublin Michael Fitzsimons Maurice Deegan (Laois) Showers which cleared 2017 The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was a Gaelic football match played at Croke Park in Dublin on 18 September 2016Plan your GAA year: the official 2016 fixture list http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/plan-your-gaa-year-the-official-2016-fixture-list-366176.html 16 September 2016 Irish Examiner 20 November 2015 (and replayed on 1 October 2016) between Dublin and Mayo, the culmination of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. It was the 129th final of that sport's primary competition, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Reigning title holder Dublin and qualifier winner Mayo competed for the Sam Maguire Cup, in a repeat of the 2013 final.Fleming Diarmaid A fresh chance to banish the curse of Mayo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37378935 16 September 2016 BBC News 16 September 2016 Mayo qualified despite defeat in its provincial championship, under the system of second chances introduced in 2001. The first match ended in a draw, Mayo 0–15 Dublin 2–9. The replay finished Dublin 1–15 Mayo 1–14, meaning Dublin retained the Sam Maguire Cup for the first time since 1977. This was the eighth All-Ireland decider that Mayo had lost since their previous success in 1951. http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dubs-double-delight-as-westerners-selfdestruct-35097979.html Dubs' double delight as Westerners self-destruct 2 October 2016 Irish Independent 4 October 2016 http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/1001/820736-dublin-mayo-match-report-all-ireland-final-replay/ Dublin seal back-to-back titles with dramatic win 2 October 2016 RTE Sport 4 October 2016 http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/dublin-win-fiery-all-ireland-final-to-continue-mayos-misery-757352.html Dublin win fiery All-Ireland final to continue Mayo's misery 2 October 2016 Irish Examiner 4 October 2016 The game was televised nationally by 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. Background Dublin entered the final having won the Leinster championship (by defeating Laois, Meath and Westmeath)http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0604/793353-dean-rock-on-song-as-dublin-ease-past-14-man-laois/ Rock on song as Dublin ease past 14-man Laois 1 October 2016https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0626/798329-dublin-meath/ Meath resistance wanes as Dublin ease into final 1 October 2016http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0717/802997-dublin-westmeath/ Boys in Blue cruise to another Leinster title 1 October 2016 and then overcoming the challenges presented by both Donegal and Kerry.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/stuttering-dubs-show-their-fallibility-34944597.html Stuttering Dubs show their fallibility - Independent.ie 1 October 2016http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-find-answer-to-big-kingdom-test-champions-recover-from-fivepoint-deficit-to-stay-on-track-for-backtoback-allirelands-35002606.html Dublin find answer to big Kingdom test - Champions recover from five-point deficit to stay on track for back-to-back All-Irelands - Independent.ie 1 October 2016 Mayo became the first team to reach the final via the qualifier route since 2010, when both Cork and Down did so. In doing so they overcame Londonhttp://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0529/791802-london-v-mayo/ Loftus stars as Mayo coast through in Ruislip 1 October 2016 then lost to Galway in the Connacht Championship,http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0618/796532-mayo-galway/ Galway shock Mayo in Castlebar 1 October 2016 then overcame Fermanagh,http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0709/801314-mayo-v-fermanagh/ Mayo survive Fermanagh challenge to advance 1 October 2016 Kildarehttp://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/oconnor-shines-as-mayo-prove-too-strong-for-kildare-34889519.html O'Connor shines as Mayo prove too strong for Kildare - Independent.ie 1 October 2016 Westmeath,http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/mayo-survive-westmeath-revival-to-cement-last-eight-place-34925543.html Mayo survive Westmeath revival to cement last eight place - Independent.ie 1 October 2016 Tyronehttp://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/keegan-shows-his-bottle-as-red-hand-rue-missed-chances-34944600.html Keegan shows his bottle as Red Hand rue missed chances - Independent.ie 1 October 2016 and Tipperary.http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/fairytale-over-for-tipperary-as-unconvincing-mayo-progress-to-all-ireland-final-750743.html Fairytale over for Tipperary as unconvincing Mayo progress to All-Ireland final 21 August 2016 1 October 2016 Demand for tickets for the final was extremely high. There was no general sale, with all tickets being distributed via the county boards and clubs. The GAA warned that the holders of any tickets that becomes known to them as having been bought on the black market could be denied entry to the match.Hynes Robert GAA warn fans about buying or selling final tickets outside official channels http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/gaelic-football-news/gaa-warns-fans-who-buy-8893156 Irish Mirror 1 October 2016 22 September 2016 Conor Lane of Cork refereed the first match, his first All-Ireland senior final. http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/corks-conor-lane-to-referee-allireland-final-between-dublin-and-mayo-35010935.html Cork's Conor Lane to referee All-Ireland final between Dublin and Mayo 10 September 2016 Irish Independent 13 September 2016 Both teams named their line-ups during the week. This left Dublin unchanged from their semi-final win over Kerry, while Mayo had Tom Parsons take to the pitch in place of Barry Moran. Delayed entry Dublin delayed entry onto the field of play for the first match. They were scheduled as the first of the teams onto the pitch at 14:56, according to Croke Park's strict timetable. However, they informed stewards they would enter the field of play at 15:00, though then did not do so until 15:02. Mayo, scheduled for entry at 14:58 (two minutes later after Dublin's scheduled time of entry) were then asked enter the pitch earlier than their scheduled time. In the end both teams ran onto the pitch at the same time, though Dublin muscled aside Mayo to make the bench for the team photograph.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0919/817634-dubs-delay/ Dubs may be punished for late appearance at Croker 1 October 2016 Match 1 Summary Mayo started well, taking two points through Tom Parsons and Cillian O'Connor. The first goal of the match came in the 9th minute, when the ball hit Mayo's Kevin McLoughlin and trickled over the line for Dublin. O'Connor leveled the match with another point before the 23rd minute, which saw the ball bounce off Colm Boyle's leg and over the line for another goal to Dublin's advantage. Donal Vaughan pulled a point back for Mayo and shortly after, James McCarthy was black carded for tackling O'Connor off the ball. In the 28th minute, Aidan O'Shea put the ball in the Dublin net but was penalised for fouling Dublin's Jonny Cooper. No Dublin player scored until the 31st minute when Rock tapped over a free. Dublin's first point from play came as the half concluded. It was by Paddy Andrews, who had replaced McCarthy, and Andrews's point was swiftly followed by another from him. These were Dublin's only scores from play in the first half. A single point from Jason Doherty wrapped up the first half with Dublin leading by five points. http://www.the42.ie/dublin-mayo-live-blog-2985411-Sep2016/ 2016 All-Ireland senior final: as it happened 17 September 2016 The 42 22 September 2016 Andy Moran opened the scoring in the second half, starting a run of five successive points for Mayo. Further points by Patrick Durcan and O'Connor levelled the match on 45 minutes. Brian Fenton and Rock pushed Dublin ahead, but by the 61st minute the game was again level, with Alan Dillon equalising to bring the scoreline to Dublin 2–6 Mayo 0–12. A string of three points by John Small, Rock and Diarmuid Connolly towards the end of normal time meant that Dublin were leading by two points. Seven minutes of additional time were announced just before the end of normal time, though ultimately more than that was played. Vaughan's point on 70+2 minutes and O'Connor's 40 m yard on flip kick in the final minute set the final up for a replay.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0918/817360-all-ireland-final-updates-dublin-v-mayo/ Recap: How the All-Ireland football final unfolded 1 October 2016 The final score was unusual for a drawn match in that, taking own goals into account, 21 of the 30 points were scored by players of one team. http://www.the42.ie/dublin-mayo-6-2985843-Sep2016/ Late O'Connor point rescues draw for Mayo against Dublin in All-Ireland senior final 17 September 2016 The 42 22 September 2016 Details 18 September 2016 15:30 IST 20px|border Dublin 2–09 – 0–15 Report 20px|border Mayo Dean Rock (0–4) Paddy Andrews (0–2) John Small 0-1 Brian Fenton 0-1 Diarmuid Connolly 0–1 Kevin McLoughlin 1–0 own goal Colm Boyle 1–0 own goal Cillian O’Connor (0–7) Donal Vaughan 0-2 Alan Moran 0–2 Patrick Durcan 0-1 Tom Parsons 0-1 Alan Dillon 0-1 Jason Doherty 0–1 Croke Park, Dublin 82,257 Conor Lane (Cork) _3_stripes_white _dubsgaa16h _3_stripes_white _3 stripes sky2 6495F0 6495F0 6495F0 000030 000030 Dublin_mayo15 _mayo15 _mayo15 _red stripes adidas _juve0506a 185E0B 185E0B 185E0B FFFFFF ff0000 Mayo GK 1 Stephen Cluxton (c)CB 2 Philly McMahonFB 3 Jonny CooperCB 4 David Byrne 66WB 5 James McCarthy 24HB 6Cian O'SullivanWB 7 John SmallMF 8 Brian FentonMF 9 Michael Darragh MacAuley 53WF 10 Paul Flynn 74HF 11 Kevin McManamon 4 47WF 12 Ciarán KilkennyCF 13 Dean RockFF 14 Diarmuid Connolly 61 CF 15 Bernard Brogan 62Substitutes:GK 16 Michael Savage FW 17 Paddy Andrews 24MF 18 Denis Bastick 74DF 19 Tomás Brady FW 20 Cormac Costello DF 21 Darren Daly 66DF 22 Michael Fitzsimons 53DF 23 Eric Lowndes FW 24 Paul Mannion 47FW 25 Con O'CallaghanFW 26 Eoghan O'Gara 62Manager:Jim Gavin GK 1 David ClarkeCB 2 Brendan HarrisonFB 3 Donal VaughanCB 4 Keith HigginsWB 5 Lee Keegan 61 HB 6 Colm Boyle 58WB 7 Patrick DurcanMF 8 Séamus O'Shea 54MF 9 Tom ParsonsWF 10 Kevin McLoughlinHF 11 Aidan O'SheaWF 12 Diarmuid O'Connor 67CF 13 Jason DohertyFF 14 Andy Moran 71CF 15 Cillian O'Connor (c)Substitutes:GK 16 Rob Hennelly DF 17 Chris Barrett 58DF 18 Kevin Keane MF 19 Stephen Coen 67FW 20 Evan Regan 71 79DF 21 David Drake FW 22 Alan Dillon 54 67FW 23 Conor O'Shea MF 24 Barry Moran 67FW 25 Alan Freeman FW 26 Conor Loftus 79Manager:Stephen Rochford Man of the Match: John Small (Dublin) http://www.the42.ie/sunday-game-man-of-the-match-all-ireland-final-2986275-Sep2016/ Do you agree with The Sunday Game's All-Ireland SFC final man-of-the-match award? 18 September 2016 The 42 5 October 2016 Match 2 Summary By the 6th minute, Dublin had stormed ahead and led by four points through Dean Rock and Kevin McManamon. Mayo came back with points from Patrick Durcan, Cillian O'Connor and Andy Moran to tie the game.All-Ireland SFC final: Dublin edge out heartbroken Mayo in replay at Croke Park https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gaelic-games/37525042 BBC Sport 1 October 2016 1 October 2016 Two free kicks by Rock gave Dublin back the lead but was undone when Mayo's Lee Keegan scored the first goal of the match from 14 yards m on. Dublin suffered a further setback when Jonny Cooper was black carded for tripping Donal Vaughan. Goalscorer Keegan was also black carded late into the first half for impeding Diarmuid Connolly. However, Dublin finished strongly, taking another four points to lead by a single point at half time.Dublin leading after hectic first half in Croker http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/1001/820756-half-time/ RTE 1 October 2016 http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-1-15-mayo-1-14-the-five-critical-moments-1.2813652 Dublin 1-15 Mayo 1-14: The five critical moments 1 October 2016 Irish Times 5 October 2016 The second half was equally tense, as Mayo regained the lead briefly before Dublin took control. Mayo goalkeeper Rob Hennelly was black carded for pulling down Paddy Andrews and the subsequent penalty by Connolly made the score 1–11 1–08 in favour of Dublin. http://www.the42.ie/rob-hennelly-reaction-all-ireland-error-3007956-Oct2016/ Mayo 'keeper Hennelly posts heartfelt message about his part in All-Ireland final defeat 2 October 2016 The 42 5 October 2016 The three point lead was one Mayo was unable to overturn. Mayo replied with points from O'Connor, Kevin McLoughlin and Durcan but substitutes Bernard Brogan and Cormac Costello kept Dublin ahead. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/1002/820856-costello-comes-of-age-with-impact-from-bench/ Costello comes of age with impact from bench 1 October 2016 RTE Sport 19 October 2016 Dublin led 1–14 1–13 on 70 minutes, with an additional six minutes of injury time. Late into injury time, Mayo's point scoring hero from the first match, O'Connor had an opportunity to level the match and send the game into extra time, but his 40 m yards on flip free kick missed the target and went wide. The win ensured that Dublin retained the cup for the first time since 1977. http://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-football-final-replay-3003959-Oct2016/ The Final Replay: as it happened 1 October 2016 The 42 5 October 2016 Details 1 October 2016 17:00 IST 20px|border Dublin 1–15 – 1–14 Report 20px|border Mayo Dean Rock 0–9 Diarmuid Connolly 1–1 Cormac Costello 0–3 Kevin McManamon 0-1 Bernard Brogan 0–1 Cillian O'Connor 0–9 Lee Keegan 1–0 Patrick Durcan 0–2 Andy Moran 0-1 Diarmuid O'Connor 0-1 Kevin McLoughlin 0–1 Croke Park, Dublin 82,249 Maurice Deegan (Laois) _3_stripes_white _dubsgaa16h _3_stripes_white _3 stripes sky2 6495F0 6495F0 6495F0 000030 000030 Dublin_mayo15 _mayo15 _mayo15 _red stripes adidas _juve0506a 185E0B 185E0B 185E0B FFFFFF ff0000 Mayo GK 1 Stephen Cluxton (c)CB 2 Philly McMahonFB 3 Jonny Cooper 21CB 22 Michael FitzsimonsWB 5 James McCarthyHB 6 Cian O'Sullivan 72WB 7 John Small 35+4 60MF 8 Brian Fenton 31MF 10 Paul Flynn 47WF 12 Ciarán KilkennyHF 14 Diarmuid Connolly35+4 WF 24 Paul Mannion 52CF 13 Dean RockFF 17 Paddy Andrews 47CF 11 Kevin McManamon 56Substitutes:GK 16 Michael Savage DF 4 David Byrne 21MF 9 Michael Darragh MacAuley 52FW 15 Bernard Brogan 47MF 18 Denis BastickDF 19 Tomás Brady FW 20 Cormac Costello 56DF 21 Darren Daly 72DF 23 Eric Lowndes 60FW 25 Con O'CallaghanFW 26 Eoghan O'Gara Manager:Jim Gavin GK 16 Rob Hennelly 41CB 2 Brendan HarrisonFB 3 Donal Vaughan 35+4 HTCB 4 Keith HigginsWB 5 Lee Keegan 35+1HB 6 Colm Boyle 71WB 7 Patrick DurcanMF 8 Séamus O'SheaMF 9 Tom ParsonsWF 10 Kevin McLoughlinHF 11 Aidan O'SheaWF 12 Diarmuid O'ConnorCF 13 Jason Doherty 60FF 14 Andy Moran 55CF 15 Cillian O'Connor (c)Substitutes:GK 1 David Clarke 41DF 17 Chris Barrett 71DF 18 Kevin Keane MF 19 Stephen Coen 35+1FW 20 Evan Regan DF 21 David Drake FW 22 Alan Dillon 60FW 23 Conor O'Shea HTMF 24 Barry Moran 55FW 25 Alan Freeman FW 26 Conor Loftus Manager:Stephen Rochford Man of the Match: Michael Fitzsimons (Dublin) http://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-football-replay-man-match-3005914-Oct2016/ Michael Fitzsimons named All-Ireland SFC final man of the match 1 October 2016 The 42 5 October 2016 Reaction Dublin manager Jim Gavin speaking after the match was satisfied with the performance of the team after a long season saying "What is it now, the 40th week of the year, and we’ve been back since the second week in January, our first game in the O’Byrne Cup, so in terms of the intercounty cycle, it’s been a long season of giving it everything. And I couldn’t ask for any more from the players, and particularly from the management team, the backroom and the support team there who pushed really hard during the season, particularly the last two weeks (since the drawn game) to do their very best for the player group. http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/jim-gavin-deflects-the-praise-onto-his-players-757362.html Jim Gavin deflects the praise onto his players 1 October 2016 Irish Examiner 5 October 2016 Everybody's pushing to get these players to be their best, and there's been a really collective togetherness about the squad this year, and we gave it our all. If it didn't work out for us on Saturday I would have no complaints because everybody just gave their all. That's all we ever ask: from myself, or the backroom team, or the players.” http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/jim-gavin-on-all-ireland-victory-we-gave-it-our-all-1.2814001 Jim Gavin on All-Ireland victory: ‘We gave it our all’ 3 October 2016 Irish Times 5 October 2016 Mayo goalkeeper Rob Hennelly, who was named in the team as a late replacement for David Clarke and subsequently conceded a penalty and was then black carded, revealed his heartache after the final with a post on Instagram, saying "I'll never be able to fully describe what was going through my head at this moment. What I was expecting to be one of my best days turned out to be the opposite, and it breaks my heart I didn't come through for my team and county". http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/football/heartbroken-rob-hennelly-breaks-silence-on-final-calamity-424071.html Heartbroken Rob Hennelly breaks silence on final calamity 4 October 2016 Irish Examiner 5 October 2016 Mayo manager Stephen Rochford speaking after the match said "We did our analysis on Dublin. They had pushed with a formation in the first game, pushing four guys inside. They were trying to cut off our short kick-out and as the game developed in the drawn game they were getting more comfort or more reward and it was probably something they were going to try and maximise further. Robbie's kick-out gave us a bit more length, a bit more option and that was the reason behind it, When you look at a one-point defeat you look at every single play, every single decision, every single moment in it and question what could have been. That’s just the way it is.” http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/stephen-rochford-explains-why-he-started-rob-hennelly-for-mayo-757356.html Stephen Rochford explains why he started Rob Hennelly for Mayo 1 October 2016 Irish Examiner 19 October 2016 Trophy presentation Dublin captain Stephen Cluxton accepted the Sam Maguire Cup from GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail in the Hogan Stand. Celebrations The Dublin team had a homecoming celebration on 2 October at Smithfield in Dublin which started at 4:30pm. http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/capital-awash-with-emotion-as-sea-of-blue-greets-heroes-35098065.html Capital awash with emotion as sea of blue greets heroes 2 October 2016 Irish Independent 4 October 2016 The night before, players and their management team celebrated their win at The Gibson Hotel. http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/gaelic-football-news/pictures-ireland-winning-dublin-players-8967846 In pictures: All-Ireland winning Dublin players celebrate Sam Maguire with fans in Smithfield 3 October 2016 Irish Mirror 4 October 2016 http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/watch-we-represent-a-really-special-county-in-dublin-gavins-heroes-bring-joy-to-the-children-in-crumlin-hospital-35096991.html Watch: 'We represent a really special county in Dublin' - Gavin's heroes bring joy to the children in Crumlin Hospital 2 October 2016 Irish Independent 4 October 2016 Broadcasting Both matches were shown live on television in Ireland on The Sunday Game. RTÉ television coverage was presented by Michael Lyster from Croke Park, with studio analysis from Joe Brolly, Pat Spillane, and Colm O'Rourke.John Fogarty https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/brolly-now-on-the-sidelines-for-biggest-day-of-the-gaa-year-950016.html Brolly now on the sidelines for biggest day of the GAA year Irish Examiner 11 September 2019 11 September 2019 Last Sunday week [1 September 2019] was the first time since 2014 that the long-standing triumvirate of Brolly, O'Rourke, and Pat Spillane was broken up. For the Kerry-Donegal decider five years ago, Whelan took the place of Spillane on the live panel alongside Brolly and O'Rourke. Match commentary was by Ger Canning with comments by Martin Carney. Sky Sports also showed the match live with Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney presenting and Peter Canavan, Jim McGuinness and James Horan providing in-studio analysis. References 2 Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 2016 2016 Category:Dublin county football team matches Category:Mayo county football team matches All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Category:GAA finals at Croke Park