The Downs and Kilmacud Crokes conspired to clatter into the man in the middle.
Maurice Deegan's career as a referee at the highest level came to an end with a bang in Croke Park this month.
The Laois man found himself in the middle of an uncompromising tackle between Kevin O'Sullivan of The Downs and Aidan Jones of Kilmacud Crokes.
Crokes went on to win the Leinster football final in convincing fashion.
Deegan says he would have struggled to make it to the end of the match if it wasn't his last:
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