Eoin Mulligans amazing goal against Dublin 2005. Eoin is a member of the current generation of Tyrone players that have enjoyed unprecedented success on the All-Ireland stage. He was part of the Tyrone team that won the All-Irelands in 2003, 2005 and 2008. He made an immediate splash to his senior career against local rivals Armagh by scoring a goal in the first thirty seconds. However, his contribution to the game was stifled after that and he was replaced at half time. His best-remembered performance is probably against Dublin in the drawn All-Ireland Quarter Final in 2005, when he scored what the Irish Independent described as what can definitely be called one of the greatest goals of all time. When Tyrone were on the backfoot, Mulligan picked up a pass from Stephen ONeill on the 45m line. He turned his marker, and started heading goalward, dummying two more defenders out of the tackle, and shooting the ball past an oncoming Dublin player and the goalie to rocket the net. This performance almost single-handedly earned him the Ulster writers Player of the Month award. In the replay, Mugsy showed that he had returned to form by scoring 1-07, and was named the Man of the Match in the 2005 All-Ireland Final, including deftly setting up Tyrones winning goal with a huge catch, and perfectly timed lay off to Peter Canavan. His disciplinary record became a talking point in 2007, having been sent off twice in the 2007 National League, and allegedly dropped from the team by manager, Mickey Harte, during the campaign for not showing up to training due to work commitments. Whilst in Brisbane, Australia 2000 he played a key role for Shamrocks Gaelic Football Club in winning the 2000 Queensland Gaelic Football Championship.
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