Dublin 1-9
Tyrone 0-12
Updated 21.00pm
A LATE GOAL from Dean Rock rescued a draw for Dublin against Tyrone in tonight’s Allianz Division 1 football league clash in Croke Park.
Tyrone’s strong second-half performance looked set to ensure they enjoyed a successful trip to headquarters but Rock, Dublin’s top scorer on the night with 1-6, dashed the hopes of Mickey Harte’s team.
It took great work by Eoghan O’Gara to create the goal in the 69th minute when he played the ball across and Rock rose highest to palm the ball to the bottom corner of the net.
Tyrone had a late chance to win the match but Niall Morgan’s long-range free in injury-time drifted wide in front of Hill 16 and both teams had to be happy with a share of the spoils.
The result means Dublin have only one win to date from their four league games after beating Donegal but losing out to Cork and Kerry. Tyrone endured a draw for the second successive Saturday night after tying with Derry last weekend.
Tyrone made an early scoring burst with Sean Cavanagh influential as they went ahead 0-3 to 0-1 after 9 minutes. Dublin quickly reeled them through Rock and Bernard Brogan points to draw level by the 16th minute.
Tyrone pushed on once more and when Morgan boomed over a 50-yard free in the 24th minute, they were 0-6 to 0-4 clear. But Jim Gavin will have been satisfied to see his team respond as a pair of converted Rock frees had the teams level at 0-6 apiece at the break.
Dublin introduced key attacker Paul Flynn at half-time yet Tyrone dictated the early second-half exchanges and when Barry Tierney pointed in the 51st minute, they could reflect on a 0-9 to 0-7 lead.
Dublin hit back through Rock and Flynn but three points on the spin for Tyrone from Mark Bradley, Darren McCurry and Cavanagh sent Tyrone 0-12 to 0-9 clear with five minutes left.
It looked sufficient to secure them the victory but Dublin mounted a late charge with Rock grabbing the vital goal.
Scorers for Dublin: Dean Rock 1-6 (0-4f), Emmett Ó Conghaile, Bernard Brogan, Paul Flynn 0-1 each.
Scorers for Tyrone: Sean Cavanagh 0-4 (0-4f), Darren McCurry 0-2 (0-2f), Justin McMahon, Niall Morgan (0-1f), Barry Tierney, Padraig McNulty, Mattie Donnelly, Mark Bradley 0-1 each.
DUBLIN
1. Stephen Cluxton (Parnells)
2. Eoin Culligan (Kilmacud Crokes)
3. Rory O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes)
4. Johnny Cooper (Na Fianna)
7. Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf)
6. Philip McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams)
5. Nicky Devereux (Ballinteer St John’s)
8. Denis Bastick (Templeogue Synge Street)
9. Emmett O Conghaile
10. Tomás Brady (Na Fianna)
12. Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
11. Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams)
13. Kevin McManamon (St Jude’s)
14. Paddy Andrews (St Brigid’s)
15. Bernard Brogan (Oliver Plunkett’s Eoghan Ruaidh)
Subs
18. Cian O’Sullivan (Kilmacud Crokes) for Bastick (28)
23. Paul Flynn (Fingallians) for Kilkenny (half-time)
19. Eoghan O’Gara (Templeogue Synge-Street) for Andrews (half-time)
21. James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams) for McMahon (58)
25. Shane Carthy (Naomh Mearnóg) for Ó Conghaile (64)
17. Cormac Costello (Whitehall Colmcille) for Brady (66)
TYRONE
1. Niall Morgan (Edendork)
3. Ronan McNamee (Aghyaran)
6. Justin McMahon (Omagh)
4. Cathal McCarron (Dromore)
12. Barry Tierney (Omagh)
5. Ronan McNabb (Dromore)
2. Aidan McCrory (Errigal Ciarán)
8. Colm Cavanagh (Moy)
9. Padraig McNulty (Dungannon)
10. Tiernan McCann (Killyclogher)
11. Mattie Donnelly (Trillick)
7. Peter Harte (Errigal Ciarán)
13. Darren McCurry (Edendork)
25. Cathal McShane (Owen Roe)
14. Sean Cavanagh (Moy)
Subs
17. Mark Bradley (Killyclogher) for McShane (half-time)
20. PJ Lavery (Clonoe) for McCarron (54)
21. Conall McCann (Killyclogher) for Tierney (60)
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Tyrone really deserved the win… Hard fought match, Dublin need to improve in a lot of areas.
If a team that plays 14 behind the ball are something to be heralded, football is in trouble. No disrespect to Tyrone, they work very hard and are very fit, but that game was not great viewing.
Just in, The game wasnt great viewing and Tyrone did set their stall out however they did deserve to take the points. We were very poor and some players need to stop living off past glories
celtic play barcelona.. they dont go out with the same game plan as they would against inverness! tyrone play the all mighty dubs (excuse the sarcasm) they’re gonna go defensive and try to stop Dublins attack! its not rocket science..
Actually Celtic attack any team at Parkhead.
And you can be sure Tyrone will employ those same tactics in every league, championship or challenge match they play. They’ll hone it.
ha.. dont kid yourself! how many shots did we have against barca in the 2-1 win? anyway.. u knew what i meant
ever the optimist you!
Ah fair enough man, got a bit carried away there.
they would play the same way against wicklow.
Barcelona Gaels playing some Tyrone team called Celtic?
Peter the great and Mulligan were fabulous players to watch but this brand of football stifles creativity. It isn’t just Tyrone doing it, football is becoming more like rugby league. Horrible to watch.
Tyrone still have some great players, but not like last decade and Mickey obviously feels putting 14 behind the ball is the way to go. Worked against Mayo and should have worked against Dublin. Dublin will be an entirely different animal later in the year, but they need to sort things out before the championship starts as they won’t be tested at all in Leinster.
Meath and Kildare won’t thank you for that but you’re probably right. Tyrone have a very impressive centre of excellence, like Dublin and Cork do. Meath have no such luxury. Certain counties are wealthy GAA wise and others are way behind. How could a Longford supporter ever dream of being Leinster champs, let alone take the All-Ireland. Imagine being a Fermanagh hurling fan.
True but with all the centers of excellence in the world Kildare and Meath are still light years behind the Dubs in Leinster. Leinster will be another stroll in the Pairc for Dublin, which does them no favours.
Tyrone are not the great team they once were and need a tactic that gets the most out of these players. They got it spot on for now but I can’t see them improve massively come the championship.
Do not tar rugby league with the same brush as Ulster football. Gaelic football, Dublin aside is horrible to watch these days. Pains me saying that but it’s the truth.
Anyone else notice just how big and physical the players have become? The game nowadays seems to be built around super fitness. conditioning and tactics. Imagine Jimmy Keaveney togging out at full forward in this Dublin team.
He was the darlin’ of the Hill. Didn’t like training, liked pints. Gifted footballer though. How the game has changed! Is it any more watchable? Probably is, everything is faster these days.
Dublin lucky. Short attempts at points let Tyrone down. Should have been another 5 points in it at the end.
Just back from Croker and I think I will skip watching northern teams from now on. Maybe it is a means to an end but this level of blanket defence is killing football as a spectator sport, there is far more enjoyment to be had watching under 10s playing honest attacking football. This is not suggesting Dubs were anything but poor tonight but the life was strangled out of the game from the outset and the atmosphere in the ground was impossible to lift.
good man blame us nordies for everything that is wrong with the gaa..
If the cap fits…
Don’t think he mentioned nordies just his dislike for blanket defences. If the shoe fits…..
Nprthern teams? Catch a grip Pj
Northern teams? Catch a grip. Dublin resorting, as always, to systematic fouling. They a northern team, too?
26 frees conceded to Tyrone versus Dublin’s 6says a lot. Tyrone only scored 5 points from play out of 18 chances. Both teams need to seriously improve.
Dublin have proven themselves as a footballing team in recent years, so not sure where you are going there on the systematic fouling as I think back to the Sean Cavanagh hullabaloo last year, like I said, if the cap fits….
Ok ive been fairly magnanimous in the draw in that I believe Tyrone deserved the win but Jesus lads don’t throw yourself on the ground anytime someone breathes on you.
Tyrone know how to tackle, Dublin still haven’t learned to tackle properly.
Tyrone know how to smother a game.
You have great players but tactics are horrible to watch the Dubs getting the Goal stops this blanket defence from winning the Dubs will get better COYBIB
delighted the team from the UK didnt win :D
Michael
I have to say it was horrible watching tyrone tactics seriously you deserved to win but the way they play is muck sorry
Ive heard it all now.
Crawl back under your stone
Was on the hill talking to my mate saying we need a goal to get back in the game,Which might not happen then boom O Gara nets one absolute dire game though.
We be lucky not to get relegated the way we are playing hopefully come the championship we be flying it.
Up the DUBS and I’m expecting at least a 1000 red thumbs,After all its 31 V 1.
your maths is terrible!! its 26+6=1..
Rock scored ya mad yoke
Must have had a poor view, O’Gara didnt score the goal
Ha jaysus I was talking about O Gara when typing I actually copped it and replied with another post stating it was Dean.
You’ll get no sympathy here mate
I’ve never got sympathy from no one so I don’t expect it here.
Sorry
me too
Jammy Dubs.
Tonight epitomised the widening gap between hurling and football at the moment.
I agree. Football is gone to shite and hurling is eminently more viewable.
Eh no lad
Great to see Shane Carty on the panel
He’s been back since the O’Byrne cup started in January , a great prospect.
Ref didn’t play much extra time took at least a min for them to take last free so should have been add on saying that dubs were poor but hard to play against blanked defence
Yes its hard to play against a blanket defence, it’s also hard to play against a free scoring attack, Tyrone did what they had to do and were unlucky not to win, this is coming from a Parnell Park Pass holder who was at the game, Dublin lacked the imagination and craft to unlock the Tyrone defence tonight which worries me for the latter rounds of the Championship
The Parnell pass is worth its weight in gold Paulie when ever we get to a final,My Da has his since 2001 I managed to get one around 2006.
Its only worth it if you get to the semi possibly the final as before then tickets will be got by most loyal fans but I’m willing to shell out (just about) hoping that happens.
The last time we won the Sam in 2013 I was able to get tickets for the hill for friends on tickets . ie but not a chance of the final.
Terrible game.. If you can’t play football, play like Tyrone
and a team that can’t play football drew against the free flowing attacking gods from dublin.. says a lot eh!
Was it as bad as the reports, only got the very tail end of it, some saying Tyrone deservered a win but once again I see a lot slating Tyrones tactics.
Dermo and Mdma will make all the difference
That was as watchable as putting whitehot needles stuck into both your eyes over and over. Dublin still haven’t learned to deal with a blanket defence and they will regret this inability later in the year. It is to hope for Dublin that their big stars return soon as the B team is certainly not ready to take Sam home. League form means very little and Dublin will be a completely different animal in the championship, but they are not being tested in Leinster so they might be going into the quarter finals completely unprepared. Time to tighten the ship. Tyrone have gone back to ultra defensive and it worked well versus Mayo and well enough against Dublin. They deserved a win today, but their wides cost them dearly.
I mean Dean
He’d remind you of the oul fella. Lovely style with the frees.
26 fouls to 6 tonight..
Against who Michael?
dubs fouled 26 times to tyrones 6
tyrone must have left their studs in the dressing room. Falling over at every physical contact, barging with the ball all the time and getting away with it.
As for the so called blanket defence, its a terrible way of playing.