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The leakage of four goals against Laois should be a cause of concern for Tipperary. Galway scored 0-16 and could have scored a few goals in the Connacht final and that was against Mayo who are known as good in defence.

Cork could do anything from here on in, the could lose to Sligo by 4 points or make the All Ireland final

I doubt it. The Cork defence,midfield and management isn't good enough to progress past the quarter final stage.

All players are still developing but Hurley is already a serious operator at county level. Even against Kerry the only reason he didn't end up with 4 points from play was that Kerry were double teaming him and forcing Cork to kick it into the corners.

What about the Tipperary game when Hurley failed to score from play?

[Mayo v Armagh]

Sunday 3rd August
Mayo v Armagh
12-00 noon   Croke Park

That minor game should have been a triple header with

Armagh v Meath
Mayo v Cork/Sligo

Back to the subject of the thread -Armagh to win this one and set up a hammering by Dublin.

It is unclear to me if there could be a draw. If Armagh and Kildare win is there a draw for the QFs or not?
If either Meath or Monaghan win there cannot be a draw.

I'd expect Monaghan to win in any case and so ensure that Armagh play Donegal where a modest beating would not be too damaging to morale.

I think the quarter finals are already set.

Dublin v Kildare/Monaghan
Donegal v Armagh/Meath

The winner to face Donegal in the quarter final?

Well deserved win for Donegal. McFaddens form a cause for concern however to win three Ulster titles in four years is a fine achievement by Jim and his team.

Intriguing watch could still go either way.

This is dung!!! the Golf is more exciting, Monaghan have one player up front!!!

at least it's more of a contest than the Munster,Leinster finals

Wins for Donegal,Mayo,Kerry and Dublin. The semi finals will be harder to call.

Armagh will defiantly not be worried playing Meath on this showing. Jesus wept they are awful

Would Armagh do any better out there?

yes at least Armagh play to a defensive system.

If Meath can't 'get at' them...then what hope have the rest of us?

the rest will be hoping Dublin are peaking themselves and might get caught on the hop against a blanket defence. Dublin's All Ireland to lose.

Like a training game for Dublin. The level of opposition to Dublin is average at best.

26 min  Kildare 1-6  Dublin 3-9

That's about 0.75 scores per minute!

Or a score every 82 seconds!

0-6 to 0-7 in the remaining 34 minutes did Dublin ease off or did Kildare improve.

Last years final the man was at about 65% with his shoulder injury. He will be better than the two mentioned in time , i predict he will be poty this year and Mayo wil win Sam Maguire.

a young lad like him getting so many injuries should be a cause for concern. How fit was Brogan in last years final? He hasn't started many games for Dublin since. Mayo will have to improve if they want to reach another All Ireland final as their form in games against Roscommon one point win and almost conceding 3-20 to Galway is not the form you were in last year.

Some scoring. More top Dublin forwards on the way?