Donegal v Kerry - 2025 All-Ireland Football Final

DaleCooper · July 30, 2025, 07:54:02 PM

If Tyrone lost Kennedy and Kilpatrick, blooded two fairly new guys for midfield roles [Obrien has 9 cship appearances] who help dominate in an All Ireland final, I think people would be gushing more.

Jack Barry to come back as well?

Kerry middle 8 will have some competition for places in 2026.

Truthsayer · July 30, 2025, 08:25:00 PM

Quote from: DaleCooper on July 30, 2025, 07:54:02 PMIf Tyrone lost Kennedy and Kilpatrick, blooded two fairly new guys for midfield roles [Obrien has 9 cship appearances] who help dominate in an All Ireland final, I think people would be gushing more.

Jack Barry to come back as well?

Kerry middle 8 will have some competition for places in 2026.

I don't think Kerry's win was down to their midfield albeit they did well. You may gush the brothers from Fossa.
Again Comhghairdeas!

DaleCooper · July 30, 2025, 09:46:39 PM

If you look at the tactic they used you will see they were crucial.

Truthsayer · July 30, 2025, 10:04:00 PM

Quote from: DaleCooper on July 30, 2025, 09:46:39 PMIf you look at the tactic they used you will see they were crucial.

If you say so. The game has been analysed to death. All hail the Cliffords! Again Comhghairdeas!

Harold Disgracey · August 03, 2025, 09:20:17 PM

Rematch in the Boston Championship.

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WT4E · August 06, 2025, 09:59:03 AM

Quote from: Truthsayer on July 17, 2025, 11:29:10 PM
Quote from: WT4E on July 17, 2025, 11:01:49 PMKerry win this with a bit to spare. Donegal bate twice by Tyrone this year and Donegal played nobody in QF SF
Doesn't really work that way!
Donegal beat the reigning All Ireland champions (albeit so did Kerry).
Kerry lost to Meath and were very lucky to beat Cork.
All on the day man!

Just wanted to point back to this!

blanketattack · August 06, 2025, 10:48:08 AM

Quote from: Dun Eile on July 30, 2025, 07:06:07 PMNow that dust has settled and the hangover is reseeding its fair to say this was Kerry greatest All Ireland since 75 and certainly my lifetime.

The level of adversity this team faced is incredible.

One stat I read was that Mark OShea never played for Kerry at any level before May of this year and he started midfield in an All Ireland final 2 months later.

The injuries Kerry had was incredible throughout the season 6 players from the starting and 2 subs all injured during the summer.

Playing a very tough series of games to make a final.

One last point,

I was never a fan of McGuinness but hes has been shown up again as all talk.

To stand on a line an watch Paidi walk around a pitch and do nothing about it for 70 mins is bizarre.

Unlike 2022 I think Kerry have a panel now to challenge next year and our main rivals have teams with an older profile.

A content winter.

Kerry ABU

Mark O'Shea played in an experimental McGrath Cup team in 2020. Also started the league game v Mayo in March.

Kerry's midfield pairing in the final would have been their 5th and 6th choice at the start of the year.
Rumours of Rob Monahan and Cillian Burke coming back from Australia could make Kerry's midfield competition even more intense.
Might end up shoehorning midfielders into the half back line and half forward line, a spot where Tomás Kennedy will also be pushing for a place.
Jack O'Connor will learn from 2022 where the team didn't really improve for the 2023 Championship.

One area to improve is the 2 pointers, Kerry had only two players that scored 2 pointers with a degree of regularity. Will need 4 or 5.