A split second that changed modern day football

Conor Gormley gave us ‘The Block’. Fifteen years later and its claim as the most iconic and influential split second in modern Gaelic football remains pretty robust.

A split second that changed modern day football
Fri, 14 Sep, 2018 - 01:00
Bendan O'Brien
Brendan O'Brien

That’s damn hard to beat.

Others have had their go. Seven years ago it was ‘The Kick’, Stephen Cluxton’s injury-time winning free for Dublin against Kerry in another All-Ireland final.

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CourtsSports ColumnistsKerry GAAPlace: LongfordPlace: KillarneyPlace: Hogan StandPerson: Conor GormleyPerson: Stevie McDonnellPerson: Stephen CluxtonPerson: Joe CanningPerson: Nickie QuaidPerson: Kieran DonaghyPerson: DonaghyPerson: Jack O’ConnorPerson: O’ConnorPerson: Darran O’SullivanPerson: Aidan O’MahonyPerson: Eoin BrosnanPerson: Colm CooperPerson: KerryPerson: Seán O’SullivanPerson: Francie BellewPerson: Paul HeartyPerson: Colm O’RourkePerson: TraleePerson: Joe KernanPerson: David CliffordEvent: All-Ireland finalEvent: All-IrelandEvent: All-Ireland semi-finalEvent: Super 8Organisation: DublinOrganisation: KerryOrganisation: TipperaryOrganisation: CorkOrganisation: ArmaghOrganisation: TyroneOrganisation: MunsterOrganisation: UlsterOrganisation: Mount Sinai School of MedicineOrganisation: Monaghan
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