Sam Maguire Group 1 - Kerry, Louth, Mayo, Cork

[rosnarun]

There's a match on Sunday 

Northern Teams have achieved step one.
Make sure no one cares
Step 2 let all chips on shoulder grow and Multiple

AS for overall
when there is no outstanding candidate  Kerry pick up another all Ireland

[trueblue1234]

There's a match on Sunday 

Northern Teams have achieved step one.
Make sure no one cares
Step 2 let all chips on shoulder grow and Multiple

AS for overall
when there is no outstanding candidate  Kerry pick up another all Ireland

Don't blame the Northern counties. Not our fault Connacht decided to check out of the AI series over 20 years ago!! The whest has been asleep at the wheel. Maybe Galway with save your blushes this year.

[Blowitupref]

from Irish Examiner podcast.


Former Mayo football manager James Horan believes the Kevin Walsh factor will make Sunday's trip to the Gaelic Grounds to face Cork even tougher.

Walsh had a great record against Mayo as Galway manager, from 2014 to 2019, as his side's defeated their provincial rivals six times in seven matches.

The Killannin man is now a coach in Cork boss John Cleary's backroom team, and Horan knows first-hand how Walsh improves teams.


"He changed Galway football significantly. Before, in the media, it was always how stylish, how skilful they were, from Michael Donnellan to Shane Walsh, that idea was there,"
"We were beating them and beating them heavy from 2010 onwards, we got a jump on them physically. And when Kevin came in he definitely went about making them tougher, harder, more difficult to play against. And they did a job on Mayo for a couple of years.

"He knows how to make a team as effective as possible and it's probably what Cork need to solidify them, make them harder. I'm sure they will fancy a crack at Mayo."

[Crete Boom]

from Irish Examiner podcast.


Former Mayo football manager James Horan believes the Kevin Walsh factor will make Sunday's trip to the Gaelic Grounds to face Cork even tougher.

Walsh had a great record against Mayo as Galway manager, from 2014 to 2019, as his side's defeated their provincial rivals six times in seven matches.

The Killannin man is now a coach in Cork boss John Cleary's backroom team, and Horan knows first-hand how Walsh improves teams.


"He changed Galway football significantly. Before, in the media, it was always how stylish, how skilful they were, from Michael Donnellan to Shane Walsh, that idea was there,"
"We were beating them and beating them heavy from 2010 onwards, we got a jump on them physically. And when Kevin came in he definitely went about making them tougher, harder, more difficult to play against. And they did a job on Mayo for a couple of years.

"He knows how to make a team as effective as possible and it's probably what Cork need to solidify them, make them harder. I'm sure they will fancy a crack at Mayo."

Didn't he lose twice to Mayo in the championship in 2015 and 2019?

[seafoid]

"To beat Mayo you have to slow them down". How valid is that ?

[Blowitupref]

Didn't he lose twice to Mayo in the championship in 2015 and 2019?

Yes 2015 Connacht semi final and 2019 Qualifier game. Not sure if Horan is including league defeats in that run.

Line ups with the usual few chances expected before throw in.

CORK: Míchéal Martin; Maurice Shanley, Rory Maguire, Kevin O' Donovan; Luke Fahy, Daniel O Mahony, Mattie Taylor; Colm O'Callaghan, Ian Maguire; Brian O'Driscoll, Ruairi Deane, Killian O' Hanlon; Sean Powter, Brian Hurley, Chris Óg Jones.

Subs: Patrick Doyle, Cian Kiely, Tom Clancy, Tommy Walsh, Paul Walsh, Eoghan McSweeney, Conor Corbett, John O'Rourke, Mark Cronin, Steven Sherlock, Fionn Herlihy

MAYO: Colm Reape; Jack Coyne, David McBrien, Pádraig O'Hora; Sam Callinan, Conor Loftus, Paddy Durcan; Stephen Coen, Matthew Ruane; Fionn McDonagh, Jack Carney, Jordan Flynn; Aidan O'Shea, James Carr, Ryan O'Donoghue.

Subs: Rory Byrne, Tommy Conroy, Jason Doherty, Enda Hession, Darren McHale, Donnacha McHugh, Eoghan McLaughlin, Kevin McLoughlin, Diarmuid O'Connor, Paul Towey, Bob Tuohy


KERRY: Shane Ryan; Graham O'Sullivan, Jason Foley, Tom O'Sullivan; Paul Murphy, Tadhg Morley, Mike Breen; Diarmuid O'Connor, Jack Barry; Dara Moynihan, Sean O'Shea, Adrian Spillane; Paudie Clifford, David Clifford, Paul Geaney.

Subs: Shane Murphy, Tony Brosnan, Dylan Casey, Barry Dan O'Sullivan, Ruairi Murphy, Micheál Burns, Stephen O'Brien, Donal O'Sullivan, Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Ronan Buckley, Chris O'Donoghue.

LOUTH: James Califf; Dan Corcoran, Peter Lynch, Donal Mckenny; Leonard Grey, Niall Sharkey, Conall Mckeever; Tommy Durnin, Conor Early; Ciaran Murphy, Ciaran Downey, Conor Grimes; Conall Mccaul, Sam Mulroy, Craig Lennon.

Subs: Peter Mcstravick, Ryan Burns, Jonathan Commins, Bevan Duffy, Liam Jackson, Daire Mcconnon, Oisin Mcguinness, Paul Mathews, Jack Murphy, Dylan Mckeown, Anthony Williams.

[blanketattack]

Jack O'Connor v Mickey Harte, Round 3.
1-1 so far.

[Blowitupref]

Jack O'Connor v Mickey Harte, Round 3.
1-1 so far.

This will be Mickey Harte's 7th championship game against Kerry, winning the 2005 and 2008 All-Ireland finals and the 2003 semi-final and losing in 2012 (qualifier), 2015 and 2019 All-Ireland semi-finals. 

[seafoid]

Apparently Cork haven't beaten Mayo in more than 20 years. That must be revenge for 1993.

[seafoid]

Mayo 0-8 Cork 0-7

Very low scoring

[smort]

Some start to 2nd half

Should have been a straight red there for Cork fulback

[clarshack]

Cork have come back well after falling 6 behind. Now 1 point up with 3 mins left.

[WhoDat]

paul faloon is a very poor referee

[seafoid]

Cork up by 2. RTE says they need to win by 3 points to get second . Would that mean Kerry first and Mayo third?

[pjm]

This must be the worst ever result for Mayo..... how on earth did they beat Kerry?
Hard to see them winning next week with this momentum