White men CAN jump. When they're from Slaughtneil they can anyway.
It was another decent day's work for Mickey Moran and his history-making Emmet's side.
For the second time in three years, they've qualified for the All-Ireland final. This is a club who've won four Derry championships - ever. Three of them have come in the last three seasons - that can't be stressed enough. What they are doing defies logic. But they continue to shock and awe.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_GAA/status/830447808629108737
Whilst Chrissy McKaigue stole the plaudits and was rightly awarded man of the match with his four-point performance from centre back - marking Diarmuid Connolly too in the bargain - that inspiring semi-final was lined with so much more.
It had Brendan Rogers' bite and his tireless, accelerating surges through the field.
It had Sammy Bradley jinking and jiving, turning heads and slotting over.
And it had Patsy bloody Bradley.
Patsy Bradley, the man who'd run through a brick wall if he had to. Patsy Bradley, the man they just call #Patsy in Derry. Patsy Bradley, probably the best inch-for-inch fielder in Ireland.
https://twitter.com/LiveGaelicScore/status/539215794824314881
It's no secret that this man can trample on the shoulders of giants.
He's not your typical 6 foot 4 fetcher but by God he can leap into the skies and, with what is seemingly superglue on his hands, very little gets by him.
When he doesn't catch it, you won't anyway.
https://twitter.com/ciaranjkearney/status/539122738624212992
During the first half of Slaughtneil's monumental All-Ireland semi-final victory over St. Vincent's, #Patsy did it again. Antoin McMullan looked to have kicked it out too short than what he intended and Ger Brennan was waiting to collect for the Dubliners. #Patsy came over the top of his head and somehow managed to clutch the ball in his chest.
Bizarrely, he was blown up for foul play and Vincent's were given the free in.
Don't ask how.
The ball is landing short so the chase is on
Patsy goes up early
And keeps going up
He hangs there until the ball drops into his chest
He hits the ground with a typical thump, Brennan doesn't know what just happened
#Patsy gets up with the ball
The ref gives a free against him.
It didn't matter. Slaughtneil have reached the All-Ireland final. Again.
