All-Ireland Club Final: Glen 'extremely disappointed' as GAA refuses to take lead on 16th man blunder

Kilmacud (in purple) had 16 players defending their goal in the dying seconds at Croke Park

Glen say it's "extremely disappointing" that the GAA has told them it will not investigate the 16th man controversy in the All-Ireland Club Final unless the Derry club makes an official objection.

Kilmacud Crokes beat Glen 1-11 to 1-9 but video shows the Dublin club had 16 players in their defence at the finish.

Glen were chasing a last-gasp winning goal against the massed Crokes defence.

"We must now take a short period of time to ascertain our stance," said a Glen statement on Monday night.

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"Our chairman Barry Slowey confirmed we would seek clarification from the GAA on the breach of rules at yesterday's All-Ireland SFC Club Final.

"The GAA have reverted to us today to say that without an official objection from Watty Graham's they will not review this matter.

"This is extremely disappointing for our club to be placed in this position."

Glen have until Wednesday afternoon at 15:30 GMT to lodge an appeal on the issue.

The penalties for breaching Rule 6.44 include the awarding of the game to the opposing team, for the game to be replayed, or a fine.

If Glen do opt to make an official protest, it's likely that the GAA would be left with little option but to order a replay.

Asked about the controversy immediately after the game, Glen manager Malachy O'Rourke said that he "couldn't speak for the club" but that his personal view at that juncture was that "we lost the game and that's the way it will be".

A day on, whether that is the view of the club, including most importantly the players and management, remains to be seen.

In his post-match interview on Sunday, O'Rourke said he believed Kilmacud did have 16 players on the field of play for the final moments of Sunday's decider won 1-11 to 1-9 by the Dublin side.

"It shouldn't have happened," O'Rourke told BBC Sport Northern Ireland.

"I can't obviously be sure on this but we felt for the last 45 when everybody was packed into the goalmouth that they had 16 players on the field and it was sort of brushed aside a wee bit."

Asked whether Glen might consider launching some sort of appeal, O'Rourke said that he couldn't "speak for the club".

"We felt that we should have got the last 45 again. That would have been the very least that we would have been looking," added O'Rourke.

"I was asked inside [during the post-match new conference] if the club will be putting in an appeal or anything like that.

"I can't speak for the club but at this juncture I just feel we lost the game and that's the way it will be."

Asked if he had any concerns about the conclusion to the game, Kilmacud manager Robbie Brennan replied: "No".

Brennan said Crokes full-forward Dara Mullin was "killing the clock" as he walked slowly off the pitch - although it was Paul Mannion walking off - with Mullin in fact stationed on the goalline during the final seconds as Glen chased a winning goal.

And 17 Kilmacud players appear are on the pitch during the last play as Mannion slowly walks towards the dugout area after being substituted.

This image shows Paul Mannion (circled) still on the pitch when the ball is kicked toward the Kilmacud goal