Mine's a McGuinness

Gerrard and Rafael traded blows earlier in the day but it was Murphy who produced the real moment to remember, a blow of his own, a killer blow to the men from the west, not his first and certainly not his last. After gathering a long ball, yes a long ball, from Lacey and easily shrugging off the challenge of Keane, the only man to mimic Molloy smashed the ball past motionless Clarke. No need for formalities here. Surnames will do. Here's another. McGuinness. 

I was just a teenager when Molloy walked up the steps of the Hogan for the first time. Dublin hadn't been football's top dogs for nearly a decade but hunger is a great sauce and McEniff's men were not to be denied their first moment in the sun. Yesterday, they repeated the trick. The link? McGuinness. 

He could go out on top with Tipp

Mick O'Dwyer has yet to decide whether his services will be on offer for the 2012 season. The Waterville legend's five-year stint with Wicklow ended on Saturday night in Aughrim. He had brought them as far as he could.

'I'd like to think my involvement in the game is not over yet,' is how the sprightly 75-year-old responded to queries about his future in football following the defeat to Armagh. So there is hope? Someone could avail of his services? What county would benefit most? And why can't 'Micko' walk away?

We'd have our own Las Vegas....

It's 19 years since Anthony Molloy brought Sam Maguire to where, if Irish folk rock band 'Goats Don't Shave' had their way - casinos, chicken ranches, playboy clubs and all night pubs would be the norm.

Dublin hadn't been Gaelic Football's top dogs since 1983 but hunger is a great sauce and the men from the county known as Tir Chonaill were not to be denied their first All-Ireland crown. Donegal have failed to repeat the trick to date.

Galvin just can't help himself

Scores are what some players are all about. For others, tight marking is their bread and butter. High fielding is the speciality of a select few. Then there's Paul Galvin. Lamentably, the Kerry forward is becoming a one-trick pony. That trick is being sent-off.

There was plenty of hype surrounding the Munster SFC semi-final replay at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday evening. Cork looked the part in the Fitzgerald Stadium sunshine for most of the opening game. However, in the end they were hanging on despite the fact Bryan Sheehan levelled the game with seconds to go.

The rain lingers but save me from Brolly

There has been a lot of comment in the wake of the ill-tempered Ulster SFC clash between Derry and Monaghan on Sunday. And rightly so. It was hard to watch.

Tony Davis, the former Cork defender and current pundit on 'The Sunday Game', remarked on Sunday night that respect of any sort was sorely missing on the Celtic Park pitch. Davis hit the nail on the head and is a pundit of some standing in my view.

Joe Brolly, the Eamonn Dunphy of 'The Sunday Game' is not. Brolly really gets my goat. On a continuous basis. He has irked many a player, county and supporter down through the years with his opinions.