Owens made right call with red for Hogan

Trust me when I say this — it’s every referee’s worst nightmare to send a player off in an All-Ireland final. It’s the one game of the year when you want to keep the red card in the pocket, and I firmly believe James Owens wanted to do that yesterday.

Brian Cody mentioned after the game that James wasn’t sure about Richie Hogan’s foul on Cathal Barrett in the 33rd minute. I would disagree. I believe he was taking that long to try and keep Hogan on the field, but when it came to making the big call, the evidence was too convincing.