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Who was man of the match in today's All-Ireland hurling final?

There’s no shortage of candidates for the official award.
6.09pm, 18 Aug 2019
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TIPPERARY’S 28TH ALL-IRELAND was delivered by a cast of outstanding performers — but only one can be named man of the match this evening.

Both Paudie Maher and Ronan Maher were the standouts in the Tipp rearguard, while Barry Heffernan and Seamus Kennedy will also have won plenty of fans with their performances on Sunday.

Noel McGrath delivered a creative masterclass from his midfield berth once again, capping his fine summer with one final flourish.

John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer scored 1-2 while captain and leader Seamus Callanan also finished with 1-2 (1-1 from play), and John McGrath chipped in with 0-3 in a towering performance.

Who was man of the match in the All-Ireland hurling final?


Poll Results:

Ronan Maher (Tipperary) (1692)
Noel McGrath (Tipperary) (1299)
Paudie Maher (Tipperary) (704)
Seamus Callanan (Tipperary) (489)
AN Other (474)
John O'Dwyer (Tipperary) (240)
John Donnelly (Kilkenny) (202)
John McGrath (Tipperary) (174)

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    ken shannon
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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:20 PM

    Heffernan

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    The Hakaman
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    Aug 18th 2019, 7:23 PM

    @ken shannon: 100% Heffernan, he was superb!

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    Jim
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    Aug 18th 2019, 7:56 PM

    @ken shannon: heffernan wud have got it only for his first half performance. Ronan maher or Noel Mcrgrath.

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    Cormac Flanagan
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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:19 PM

    For me is was Kennedy, Tipp wing back. Scored an important point befor the first goal and played well the whole game.

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    Ado Smith
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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:32 PM

    @Cormac Flanagan: close but I thought Ronan Maher was immense. Bubbles not far off it either. Roll 2020

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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:50 PM

    @Ado Smith: thought bubbles was hot and miss and was out of the game until the second half when they had more space. Ya R.Maher was excellent under the high ball but some of his distributing was off(for him). Heffernan also was excellent. Caught some excellent ball over Wally Walsh.

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    Aug 18th 2019, 7:33 PM

    @Cormac Flanagan: agree with Kennedy had an excellent game throughout.

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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:25 PM

    Barry heffernan stand out player

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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:13 PM

    Has to be Liam Sheedy

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    Joe Kennedy
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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:36 PM

    @The Debater: delighted for him. Great to see him interacting with the crowd there after the speech. Assume he’ll go again now and come back when they need another Liam Mac!

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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:38 PM

    @Joe Kennedy: joe enjoy the celebrations lad!! Great win for yas

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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:41 PM

    @The Debater: not a Tipp man I’m afraid! Was cheering them on at it though!

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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:42 PM

    @Joe Kennedy: me too bud:)

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    Aug 18th 2019, 7:01 PM

    Ronan Maher was fantastic. Deserves man of the match

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    Aug 18th 2019, 8:43 PM

    The Referee as he stood up to the challenge and made the correct calls

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    Aug 18th 2019, 8:56 PM

    @pat seery: definitely decided game

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    Aug 18th 2019, 7:10 PM

    The ref

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    Who ate all depays?
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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:11 PM

    Tipp are back in business

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    Aug 18th 2019, 7:16 PM

    Heffernan for me too

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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:41 PM

    Ronan Maher, he was immense!

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    Aug 18th 2019, 6:13 PM

    Will be some Trip to Tipp

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    Aug 18th 2019, 10:23 PM

    Seamus Kennedy

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