Bernard Brogan of Dublin and Mayo's Aidan O'Shea following the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Bernard Brogan of Dublin consoles Andy Moran of Mayo and his daughter Charlotte after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; A dejected Andy Moran Mayo with his daughter Charlotte at the end of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by David Maher/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Mayo manager Stephen Rochford with his son Darragh, aged 2, after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile
Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton consoles Aidan O'Shea of Mayo
1 October 2016; Bernard Brogan, left, and his Dublin team-mate Paul Flynn with Adian and Sarah Bastick following the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; A dejected Andy Moran of Mayo with his daughter Charlotte after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by David Maher/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Mayo manager Stephen Rochford and Dublin manager Jim Gavin shake hands following the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Cormac Costello of Dublin celebrates with his dad, Dublin County Board CEO John, after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile
Lee Keegan, left, of Mayo congratulates Diarmuid Connolly of Dublin after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park
1 October 2016; Cillian O'Connor of Mayo, left, is consoled by team-mate Lee Keegan after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Diarmuid O'Connor of Mayo is consoled by Stephen Cluxton of Dublin after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Diarmuid Connolly of Dublin and Aidan O'Shea of Mayo at the end of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by David Maher/Sportsfile
Dublin and Mayo went to war on the pitch with many heated individual battles that, at times, threatened to spoil what were two nail-biting All Ireland finals.
But after the final whistle the mood changed as both sets of players showed mutual respect to each other. Here are some of the images that captured the atmosphere in Croke Park.
Johnny Cooper with his father Brendan who can't hold back the tears
Dublin's Johnny Cooper holds the sam maguire cup with his father brendan after victory over Mayo, All Ireland Football Final Replay, Croke Park, Dublin. Picture credit; Damien Eagers 1/10/2016
Dublin's Johnny Cooper holds the sam maguire cup with his father brendan after victory over Mayo, All Ireland Football Final Replay, Croke Park, Dublin. Picture credit; Damien Eagers 1/10/2016
Bernard Brogan of Dublin and Mayo's Aidan O'Shea following the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Bernard Brogan of Dublin and Mayo's Aidan O'Shea following the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Bernard Brogan of Dublin shares a moment with Andy Moran of Mayo and his daughter Charlotte
1 October 2016; Bernard Brogan of Dublin consoles Andy Moran of Mayo and his daughter Charlotte after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Bernard Brogan of Dublin consoles Andy Moran of Mayo and his daughter Charlotte after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile
A dejected Andy Moran Mayo with his daughter Charlotte
1 October 2016; A dejected Andy Moran Mayo with his daughter Charlotte at the end of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by David Maher/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; A dejected Andy Moran Mayo with his daughter Charlotte at the end of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by David Maher/Sportsfile
Mayo manager Stephen Rochford with his son Darragh, aged 2
1 October 2016; Mayo manager Stephen Rochford with his son Darragh, aged 2, after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Mayo manager Stephen Rochford with his son Darragh, aged 2, after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile
Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton consoles Aidan O'Shea
1 October 2016; Mayo manager Stephen Rochford and Dublin manager Jim Gavin shake hands following the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Mayo manager Stephen Rochford and Dublin manager Jim Gavin shake hands following the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Bernard Brogan, left, and his Dublin team-mate Paul Flynn with Aidan and Sarah Bastick
1 October 2016; Bernard Brogan, left, and his Dublin team-mate Paul Flynn with Adian and Sarah Bastick following the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Bernard Brogan, left, and his Dublin team-mate Paul Flynn with Adian and Sarah Bastick following the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Cormac Costello of Dublin celebrates with his dad, Dublin County Board CEO John
1 October 2016; Cormac Costello of Dublin celebrates with his dad, Dublin County Board CEO John, after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Cormac Costello of Dublin celebrates with his dad, Dublin County Board CEO John, after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile
Lee Keegan, left, of Mayo congratulates Diarmuid Connolly
Lee Keegan, left, of Mayo congratulates Diarmuid Connolly of Dublin after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park
Lee Keegan, left, of Mayo congratulates Diarmuid Connolly of Dublin after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park
Cillian O'Connor of Mayo, left, is consoled by team-mate Lee Keegan
1 October 2016; Cillian O'Connor of Mayo, left, is consoled by team-mate Lee Keegan after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Cillian O'Connor of Mayo, left, is consoled by team-mate Lee Keegan after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Diarmuid O'Connor of Mayo is consoled by Stephen Cluxton
1 October 2016; Diarmuid O'Connor of Mayo is consoled by Stephen Cluxton of Dublin after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Diarmuid O'Connor of Mayo is consoled by Stephen Cluxton of Dublin after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Diarmuid Connolly of Dublin and Aidan O'Shea of Mayo after the match
1 October 2016; Diarmuid Connolly of Dublin and Aidan O'Shea of Mayo at the end of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by David Maher/Sportsfile
1 October 2016; Diarmuid Connolly of Dublin and Aidan O'Shea of Mayo at the end of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by David Maher/Sportsfile
