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| Event | 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 17 September 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | James McCarthy | ||||||
| Referee | Joe McQuillan (Cavan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 82,243 | ||||||
| Weather | 16 °C, fine | ||||||
The 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, the 130th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 17 September 2017.[1][2]
The final was the fourth occasion that the two counties met in the final, following matches in 1921, 2013 and 2016. Prior to the game, Dublin were seeking their third consecutive All-Ireland title, while Mayo were aiming for their first All-Ireland since 1951. The same two counties played in the ladies' All-Ireland final. This was only the second time that the final pairing had been the same in the men's and ladies' championships; the first time was in 1982, when Kerry played Offaly in the men's and ladies' finals. It was the second consecutive year that a team qualified under the system of second chances introduced in 2001; Mayo played despite defeat in its provincial championship.
Dublin won the final by a point on a 1–17 to 1–16 scoreline to claim their third title in a row, the first time this has happened since 1921–23.[3][4][5]
The final was played before a capacity attendance of 82,243 people. The match drew a peak audience of 1.3 million, which made it the most watched RTÉ broadcast of 2017, surpassing the hurling final.[6] The following year, Martin Breheny listed this as the fourth greatest All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[7]
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.[8] Match commentary was provided by Ger Canning with analysis by Dessie Dolan. The game was also televised internationally by Sky Sports, presented by Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney.
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- ^ "2017 Season Fixtures". Croke Park.
- ^ "5 talking points after Dublin triumph and Mayo miss out in All-Ireland battle". The 42. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "'I struck it well and the rest is history now': Rock holds his nerve to deliver for Dublin". The 42. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Analysis: The switch in Cluxton's kickout strategy, O'Connor's free-taking and Dublin turn the screw". The 42. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Sunday's thrilling All-Ireland football final the most watched show on Irish television this year". The 42. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Breheny, Martin. "Martin Breheny's Greatest All-Ireland Finals". Irish Independent. 1 September 2018, p. 8.
- ^ Fogarty, John (11 September 2019). "Brolly now on the sidelines for biggest day of the GAA year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 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.