Stephen Murray, remember the name.
Dolla is only a small village in Tipperary but it played host to magic on Sunday. It played host to hurling at its glorious best.
Burgess and Moneygall locked horns in the North Tipp Senior Hurling Championship at the weekend and, whilst the game won’t be talked about as a classic in years to come, whilst Burgess’ 19-point victory might only be a stepping stone to where they’re going, Stephen Murray’s sideline cut won’t be forgotten about any time soon.
Sometimes, it’s important to just stop and take stock. It’s important to appreciate things when they happen rather than getting caught up in the rush and chase of it all. If you can’t stop and admire and savour that Burgess point on Sunday, what the hell is the point of this whole charade?
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The GAA gets an awful lot of bad press these days and the enjoyment is probably being sucked out of even the club game in the pursuit of perfection.
You can’t celebrate a win because you’re supposed to move straight on to the next one. You can’t talk after a loss because it would look like you don’t care.
Then, a moment like this happens and you just shut up and watch it. You enjoy it. A moment like this happens it is beautiful. Pure.
A player like Stephen Murray steps up with all the balls and skill in the world and he produces something even better than Joe Canning’s sideline against Tipperary earlier in the year and he makes all the training and sacrifice look worth it.
Burgess won the game 4-23 to 1-13 but they won’t talk about that in years to come. They might talk about Stephen Murray though. They might talk about this special sideline cut.
They’ll talk about the skills and the balls and just another little piece of magic in Tipperary.
Clip via Liam Hogan.
Thanks to Padraig Hogan for sending this our way. If you have any pieces of GAA magic you think the world should see, hit us up on Facebook or Twitter or send us an email at editorial@SportsJOE.ie.
