Clonmore's Jack Hickey scored a fantastic teamwork goal in the Carlow Junior A Final against Leighlin at the weekend.
Incredibly the buildup to the goal starts at Clonmore's 20 metre line. Under pressure, the defender quickly passes to his teammate. His teammate then pops the ball off to the corner forward who came back to help his team defend. After a quick one-two the ball is moved to the middle of the pitch. From there on Clonmore overloads the middle, allowing them to pass the ball with ease. The same corner forward continues his run and is picked out with a smart fist pass. He then runs towards goal and fists it across for Jack Hickey to palm into the net.
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The goal is any GAA coaches' dream with plenty of support runs and decoy runs to draw in defenders.
12 passes from back to front in around 23 seconds.
As good a team goal as you will see in any County Final across the country.
Proof that if you move the ball quickly, limit plays & offer support off the shoulder it’s very hard to stop.
Video: John Nolan pic.twitter.com/B7LkdfXqqo— The Left Wing Back Podcast (@TheLeftWingBack) October 9, 2022
Clonmore would go on to win the game 2-12 to 2-6. The replay was a contrast to the first game which finished 0-7 a piece.
Modern Game
Despite the great team work on show, many people were not happy with the goal. For them, the goal represents everything that is wrong in the modern game.
Not one kick. Not entertaining. Football (ironic) has become simply a "whose fitter & faster" competition. So boring. Very few long kicks anymore. No interest
— #hashtag (@brianios) October 9, 2022
The GAA recently released an article comparing the 1992, 2oo2, 2012 and 2022 finals. The article shows how much gaelic football has changed in three decades. The biggest difference between the 1992 and 2022 is possession. In the 1992 decider, the ball was in play for just over 25 minutes representing how many fouls were called as teams risked losing possession. However, in this year's final the ball was in play for far longer, just under 44 minutes emphasizing the modern approach to possession.
Nevertheless, Clonmore proves that with the new style of football, nice teamwork goals can be scored without a kick pass.
Thanks to John Nolan from Precision Media for the clip of the goal.
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