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ALL-IRELAND SFC FINAL
RICKY JOHNSTON (ANTRIM)
IT’S a really difficult one to call from
what I’ve seen from the two teams
in the semis but I think Mayo will
just edge it. They’ve been knocking
on the door over the past five or six
years and I feel they won’t let this
one get away from them. They have
the hunger and work-rate to match
Tyrone.
l VERDICT: MAYO l
CONOR GLASS (DERRY)
GERARD COLLINS (DOWN)
I EXPECT this one to be a bruising
encounter with neither team holding
back in the tackle. Wouldn’t be
surprised if it finishes all square,
but what might swing it in Tyrone’s
favour by a point or two is their wider
range of scorers plus McShane back
in good form. The Meyler v Durcan
match-up is the key one for me.
IT is a very hard game to judge. On
one side, I think Mayo would have
learned a lot from the Tyrone-Kerry
game, and with the win over Dublin
and all the heartbreak over the
years, they will be even more driven
to go all the way. On the other side,
any Tyrone team loves a challenge
and they will put in everything for the
full 70 minutes.
The variety of personnel they have
both starting and on the bench will
damage Mayo. My heart is saying
Mayo, but my head is saying Tyrone.
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‘It’s about who can find calm in the chaos and get the
scores at key times’
Rory Grugan
EOGHAN MCCABE (ANTRIM)
WITH both teams lining out with
serious confidence coming off the
back of their semi-final wins, I’m
expecting another tight and exciting
battle with Tyrone just edging it by
two. Won’t be surprised if it comes
after extra-time.
l VERDICT: TYRONE l
RORY GRUGAN (ARMAGH)
MAYO will have had a month off by
the time it’s played, and Tyrone could
have momentum from their big win
against Kerry. Both teams play an
all-action style of football and there’ll
be a lot of emotion around the event,
so it’s about who can find calm in
the chaos and get the scores at key
times. I think Tyrone might just nick
it with their massive impact from the
bench.
l VERDICT: TYRONE l
ging Sam home?
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ULTAN KELM (FERMANAGH)
DECLAN MCCUSKER (FERMANAGH)
I THINK this is going to be a really
interesting final. Mayo may have
expected Kerry to come through
but I don’t know if they’ll be that
happy coming up against a team with
Tyrone’s defensive discipline. A lot
of these Mayo players deserve an
All-Ireland. Both teams are brilliant
on the counter and are in serious
physical condition. Whoever takes
their goal chances will win. I can’t
split them.
l VERDICT: DRAW l
I THINK it will be a very tight
encounter, there’s very little between
either team and both teams are
looking sharp. Mayo will be well
aware of the intensity and desire
Tyrone will bring after watching the
semi-final and, with that, there won’t
be the same surprise factor as there
was in the semi-final, but if there’s
a team capable of matching that
intensity – it’s Mayo.
I think Mayo’s running game will
really test Tyrone, and if Oisin Mullin
is fit he will only add to that. Tyrone
have looked solid throughout this
campaign. With Cillian O’Connor
and Eoghan McLaughlin out, and the
fact I think Tyrone have more subs
who can make a real impact, I think
that might just edge it for them. I’m
saying Tyrone by a couple.
l VERDICT: TYRONE l
EMMETT BRADLEY (DERRY)
IT will go down to the wire. It’s a
really interesting game, with previous
finals seeming like a formality. Both
teams have shown unbelievable
resilience winning their semi-final
‘Both teams have shown unbelievable resilience
winning their semi-final matches. I think the
deciding factor will come from the influence of the
Tyrone bench, it might be enough to see them over
the line by the minimum’
Emmett Bradley
matches. I think the deciding factor
will come from the influence of the
Tyrone bench, it might be enough
to see them over the line by the
minimum.
l VERDICT: TYRONE l
KANE CONNOR (FERMANAGH)
A REALLY tough one to call if I’m
honest, but really looking forward
to it. I would probably be leaning
towards Mayo slightly if anything,
but you can never write off Tyrone.
Two teams with serious quality in
attack and defence, all capable of
getting on the scoresheet. I think
most of the country could say that
they didn’t see either of these two
teams making it to the final, but they
totally deserve to be there after the
performances they put in during the
semi-finals. If both teams perform as
they did before then it’s going to be a
great All-Ireland final. Mayo by three.
WISHING THE TYRONE SENIOR TEAM GOODLUCK
IN THE ALL IRELAND FINAL
ESPECIALLY OUR OWN TEACHER MR RAFFERTY
FROM ALL AT ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE
l VERDICT: MAYO l