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Alot of talk about Galvin not named to start and whether this is a yerra yerra. Jack O'Connor has not tended to go down this route and I think holding him until perhaps half time does make some sense. Getting 35 minutes at full tilt from Paul and the lift to crowd and colleagues when he comes on is worth something.

I'm in that boat too! Donnacha Walsh is well worth his starting place , very underrated but is a great team player

Kieran O'Leary is going to have a major role in the game on Sunday, I can feel it in me water. With so much anticipated attention being given to the likes of Donaghy, Cooper and the O'Sullivans, O'Leary has the ability to snipe around the fringes and pick off scores and is a great link man too, has been very underrated all year but I think he has had a great season so far.

And for good measure the Team was named as well this evening. No changes and no surprises (yet).

The Kerry Team to play Dublin in the All-Ireland Final on Sunday 18th September is as follows:

1. Brendan Kealy Kilcummin 
2. Killian Young Renard
3. Marc Ó Sé An Ghaeltacht
4. Tom O'Sullivan, Rathmore
5. Tomas Ó Sé An Ghaeltacht
6. Eoin Brosnan Dr Crokes
7. Aidan O'Mahony Rathmore
8. Anthony Maher Duagh
9. Bryan Sheehan St Marys
10. Darran O'Sullivan Glenbeigh/Glencar
11. Declan O'Sullivan Piarsaigh Na Dromada, 
12. Donnchadh Walsh Cromane
13. Colm Cooper Dr Crokes
14. Kieran Donaghy Austin Stacks
15. Kieran O'Leary Dr Crokes

Subs:
16. Tomas Mac a'tSaoir, An Ghaeltacht,
17. Daniel Bohan, Austin Stacks,
18. Paul Galvin, Finuge,
19. Shane Enright, Tarbert,
20. James O'Donoghue, Legion,
21. Barry John Keane, Kerins O'Rahillys
22. Padraig Reidy, Scartaglin,
23. Peter Crowley, Laune Rangers
24. Tommy Griffin, Daingean Uí Chúis,
25. Johnny Buckley, Dr Crokes
26. Brian McGuire, Listowel Emmet's
27. Seamus Scanlon, Currow,
28. Niall O'Mahony, Spa ,
29. Daithí Ó Geibheannaigh, Daingean Uí Chúis,
30. Adrian O'Connell, St Michaels/Foilmore
31. Daithí Casey, Dr Crokes.

Bainisteóir: Jack O'Connor (Piarsaigh Na Dromada)
Physical Coach: Alan O'Sullivan (Kerins O'Rahillys)
Coach: Donie Buckley (Castleisland Desmonds)
Roghnóirí: Ger O'Keeffe (Austin Stacks) & Diarmuid Murphy (Daingean Uí Chúis)

With thanks to the Kerry GAA website

http://www.kerrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2357&Itemid=100060

Very strange being away from home and looking in from the outside but is it as quiet as I'm hearing? Tickets seem as scarce as hen's teeth. All I hope is I make the flight on sat morning cos my build up begins Fri afternoon

Very quite in dublin anyway , was home in the Kingdom last weekend and plenty of hype and colour down there (even Dublin flags in the County Hospital !!), I have a bag of hens teeth will trade up for a ticket if I can, they are damn scarce around North Dublin.

Kerry

you'd be hard pressed to find a lot of them on the map - and indeed, after playing rathmore once and only once at underage, I thought they were in meath or wicklow as I had and still havent a clue where they are from - nor do I care

Rathmore is between Killarney and Mallow and home to recent Kerry greats Declan O'Keeffe , Aidan O'Mahony and Tom O'Sullivan. Tough men in that part of the county and a fine collection of AI medals between them.

There will be a great geographical selection of 22 Kerry clubs represented in our Senior panel on Sunday. Great to see a such a mix, a very proud day for all those clubs big and small seeing one or more of their men striding out in the Green and Gold. C'mon the Parish, C'mon the Kingdom

Kilcummin
Rathmore
An Ghaeltacht
Renard
Dr Crokes
Duagh
St Mary's
Glenbeigh/Glencar
Piarsaigh na Dromada
Cromane
Austin Stacks
Finuge
Dingle
Laune Rangers
Legion
Kerins O'Rahily
Currow
Scartaglin
Tarbert
St Michaels/Foilmore
Spa
Listowel Emmett's

Kerry haven't won a Munster or an AI in over 20 years

f**ks sake thats an awful nightmare, there are generations of Kerry people who have not seen such poverty.

Kerry wind down their preparations for Sunday's eagerly awaited All Ireland Final against Dublin with a final training session in Fitzgerald Stadium from 6:30 this Tuesday evening. The session is open to the public and supporters are invited to come along and give their heroes a rousing sendoff. Official Kerry GAA merchandise will be on sale and a free souvenir player's booklet will be available.

Please note that entrance is by Dalton's Avenue only. Gates open at 6 P.M , LAst chance for the Jackeens to do a bity of spying

After months of skelping behind the scenes the hard work is done , its time to have a bit of fun before the serious craic of the weekend approaches.

Nordieball, sounds like some craic

In Tralee hospital over weekend and lots of Dublin flags in reception. Have they no shame.

Ticket needed for me a kerryman exiled in the pale .

I will give you a bottle of HP sause. Any good

We never moan Mike, just get on with our lot quietly, ye lot are still moaning about Galvin from two years ago!

But we whinge well.

On the good news front congrats to Killarney on winning the All Irelands Tidy Town's competition, Sam in Cooper's hands would wrap up a nice year for them.