| Eugene Hogan HISTORY may remember Steven Cluxton and Kevin McManaman as heroes of Dublin’s amazing recovery late in yesterday’s gripping All-Ireland senior football decider but a statistical breakdown of the cliff-hanger shows both Alan Brogan and Michael Dara McAuley as two men who led the way in terms of possession for the Dubs. In-depth Vodafone Big Match stats on yesterday’s game reveal that Brogan and McAuley won possession a total of 16 times each over the course of the game, with elder of the Brogan brothers only failing once to deliver a positive outcome - either pass the ball to another Dublin player or finish with a score. McAuley was not far behind, with a negative return from just two of the 16 times he won possession. Neither Brogan nor McAuley, however, topped the charts on the day in terms of the number of times on the ball, with Kerry’s Tomás O’ Sé a clear leader here, having been in possession 22 times in all in the game and recycled the ball successfully on every occasion. Barry Cahill was the sole Dublin player who managed to keep the ball in a teammate’s hands 100% of the time, having passed the ball successfully on each of the 13 occasions he won into possession. The success of Dublin’s high pressure game reaped significant rewards for them in terms of turnovers, with Kerry spilling possession – either through losing it to a Dublin player, kicking it wide, etc. – a total of 29 times, compared to Dublin’s 17. The intensity of the game also shows through in the tackle count, with a total of 113 – 19 more than last year’s final between Cork and Down, with Dublin making 63 tackles compared to Kerry’s 50 over the 70 plus minutes. Another telling stat to emerge related to the level of success Dublin achieved in shutting-out the celebrated Kerry attack yesterday. In their four previous matches Kerry averaged 15.25 shots at goal from inside the 21 yard line but on Sunday this was down to as few as six. Kerry’s domination of the possession stakes overall, with 55%, was reflected in the higher number of passes they made in the game – 233 compared to Dublin’s 166 – and they relied far more on the hand-pass than Dublin, with 78% of their passess coming from the hand compared to the now champions 62%. There was also a significant contrast in the number of short-kicked passes (under 25yards), with 30% of Dublin’s and only 16% of Kerry’s total number of passes being made this way.
Vodafone Championship Big-Match Stats (Individual & Match Analysis) All-Ireland Football Final, 2011 Dublin vs. Kerry
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| EVENT | Dublin | Kerry | TOTALS |
| POSSESSION % | 45% | 55% |
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| BALL IN PLAY (MIN.SECS) | 15.59 | 19.19 | 35.18 |
| GOALS | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| POINTS | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| WIDES | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 45s | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FREE KICK FOR | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| TOTAL PASSES | 166 | 233 | 399 |
| PASS SUCCESSFUL | 157 | 219 | 376 |
| PASS UNSUCCESSFUL | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| HAND PASSES | 103 | 182 | 285 |
| SHORT KICKS | 50 | 38 | 88 |
| LONG KICKS | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| SOLO RUN | 76 | 90 | 166 |
| YELLOW CARDS | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| RED CARDS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHOT AT GOAL INSIDE 21YRDS | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| SHOT AT GOAL OUTSIDE 21YRDS | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| CLEAN CATCH FROM KICK OUT | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| OWN KICK OUTS WON | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| OWN KICK OUTS LOST | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Turnovers against | 17 | 29 | 46 |
| Tackles successful | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Tackles unsuccessful | 52 | 39 | 91 |
| Blocks | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% Highest Pass Completion rate |
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| Most shots at goal | B. Brogan, 8 (0-6) |
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Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/lNAbn9hYU4w/post.aspx
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