2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
To the left is the goal into which Eoin Murchan scored his goal in the replay.
Event2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Dublin Kerry
1–16
(19)		 1–16
(19)
Date1 September 2019
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchJack McCaffrey[1]
RefereeDavid Gough (Meath)[2]
WeatherDry
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2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final replay
Event2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Dublin Kerry
1–18
(21)		 0–15
(15)
Date14 September 2019
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchCiarán Kilkenny[3]
RefereeConor Lane (Cork)
Attendance82,300
WeatherFine
2020 →

The 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 132nd final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the culmination of the 2019 tournament, the top level of competition in Gaelic football. Reigning All-Ireland champions Dublin took on Munster champions Kerry, with Dublin bidding to become the first Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) male[n 1] team to win five consecutive editions of the competition.[4][5] The last time a football team had this chance was in 1982; however, Kerry failed, their own winning streak being brought to an end by a last-minute goal. By coincidence, Kerry provided the opposition for Dublin on this occasion.

The first game was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 1 September 2019, featuring goals by Jack McCaffrey (top scorer from open play with 1–3)[6] and Killian Spillane and a red card for Jonny Cooper. It finished in a draw, so a replay was held on 14 September.[7][8][9] Dublin replaced M. D. MacAuley with Eoin Murchan for the replay, while RTÉ replaced Joe Brolly with Stephen Rochford.[10][11] Murchan scored a goal straight from the second half throw-in as Dublin defeated Kerry by a scoreline of 1–18 to 0–15 in the replay to become the first male[n 1] team to win five consecutive GAA All-Ireland titles.[12]

The game was televised nationally by RTÉ2 as part of The Sunday Game live programme, presented by Joanne Cantwell (for the first time) from Croke Park, with studio analysis from Joe Brolly, Pat Spillane, and Ciarán Whelan. The play-by-play announcer was Ger Canning, assisted by colour commentator Kevin McStay. The game was also televised internationally by Sky Sports, presented by Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney.

On television, the drawn game received a 76.5% audience share.[13] The replay received a 72.3% audience share.[14]

  1. ^ Keys, Colm (3 September 2019). "McCaffrey gets 'man of match' award away from cameras". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. ^ McGoldrick, Sean (14 August 2019). "Meath's David Gough confirmed as All-Ireland final referee with family members in as umpires". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. ^ Casey, Gavan (14 September 2019). "Ciarán Kilkenny named All-Ireland final man of the match after majestic display". The42.ie. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ "GAA 2019 Master Fixture Schedule published". Gaelic Athletic Association.
  5. ^ O'Riordan, Ian. "Championship 2019 set to be the same but will the winner change". The Irish Times.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference dart_from_clontarf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (1 September 2019). "Dramatic All-Ireland football final ends with Dublin and Kerry heading to a replay". The42.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. ^ Russell, Adrian (1 September 2019). "Dublin and Kerry set for Saturday evening replay, Croke Park confirms". The42.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. ^ Farrell, Sinead (2 September 2019). "It wasn't a perfect game but the All-Ireland final was something football fans badly needed". The42.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  10. ^ Fogarty, John (11 September 2019). "Brolly now on the sidelines for biggest day of the GAA year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 September 2019. If there was going to be an alteration on the live panel, Colm O'Rourke might have been expected to return to his customary spot but he will remain on the evening show this Saturday with former Mayo manager and current Donegal coach Stephen Rochford taking the seat between Ciaran Whelan and Pat Spillane.
  11. ^ Cooney, Gavin (9 September 2019). "TV Wrap - Brolly's absence shows the similarities between Sky and RTÉ's All-Ireland final coverage". The42.ie. Retrieved 9 September 2019. Joe Brolly sent The Sunday Game an 'I-never-liked-you-anyway' before the game by tweeting a picture of himself supping a pint with a friend, while Stephen Rochford snuggled into a panel retaining Pat Spillane and Ciaran Whelan.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference RTE2019-09-14a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ "Bumper viewing figures for RTÉ as Dublin and Kerry play out thrilling draw". The42.ie. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Audience peaks at over 1.1m for All-Ireland final replay". 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.


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