Brian Gavin: For All-Ireland ref, sad reality is critics will focus on 10% that went wrong

I have no doubt that if Murphy had seen the foul on Robbie O’Flynn, he would have blown for it but there was silence, O’Flynn’s strike went wide and the Limerick man soon followed it with the final whistle.

BIG MOMENT: Robbie O'Flynn of Cork shoots wide late in extra time while having his jersey pulled by Clare's Conor Leen. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

In the build-up to this All-Ireland final, I had mentioned the importance of a referee focusing for the entirety of a game.

You could be riding high for 74 minutes and then shot down in the 75th with one bad call or one missed foul. Suddenly, it defines your entire performance and everything good you did before then is forgotten.