All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Quarter-Final
Mayo versus Meath
Venue: Croke Park, August 9 @ 2.00 PM
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
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Friday, August 7, 2009
All-Ireland SFC Quarter-Finals, Mayo v Meath...
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Quarter-Final
Mayo versus Meath
Venue: Croke Park, August 9 @ 2.00 PM
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
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Monday, August 3, 2009
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Win Market Odds...
As we approach next weekend's match that will decide the last semi-final spot for this year's SFC, I take another look at which teams are among the favorites.
According to boylesports.com the odds are as follows:
Kerry 11/8
Tyrone 6/4
Cork 4/1
Mayo 12/1
Meath 35/1
Last year's runners-up Kerry have regained top spot among the favorites to win this year's championship. While 2008 winners Tyrone have dropped to second spot.
Interestingly enough, the Top 3 have reverted back to what they were at the beginning of the championship (though the odds have slightly changed).
Tyrone will be playing Cork in the first SFC semi-final on August 23rd; while Kerry must await winners of the Mayo and Meath quarter-final clash, to see who they will be playing in the other Semi-Final.
Are we going to have the same pairing (Kerry-Tyrone) as last year for the Final? Or are the likes of Cork, Mayo or Meath going to upset that pairing and possibly win the Sam Maguire Cup?
Well, as they say only time will tell! It all happens on the day (quoting another cliche).
On another small note, since 2004 Kerry, Tyrone, Mayo and Cork are the only teams to have reached the All-Ireland SFC Final:
2004 Kerry 1-20 Mayo 2-9
2005 Tyrone 1-16 Kerry 2-10
2006 Kerry 4-15 Mayo 3-5
2007 Kerry 3-13 Cork 1-9
2008 Tyrone 1-15 Kerry 0-14
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According to boylesports.com the odds are as follows:
Kerry 11/8
Tyrone 6/4
Cork 4/1
Mayo 12/1
Meath 35/1
Last year's runners-up Kerry have regained top spot among the favorites to win this year's championship. While 2008 winners Tyrone have dropped to second spot.
Interestingly enough, the Top 3 have reverted back to what they were at the beginning of the championship (though the odds have slightly changed).
Tyrone will be playing Cork in the first SFC semi-final on August 23rd; while Kerry must await winners of the Mayo and Meath quarter-final clash, to see who they will be playing in the other Semi-Final.
Are we going to have the same pairing (Kerry-Tyrone) as last year for the Final? Or are the likes of Cork, Mayo or Meath going to upset that pairing and possibly win the Sam Maguire Cup?
Well, as they say only time will tell! It all happens on the day (quoting another cliche).
On another small note, since 2004 Kerry, Tyrone, Mayo and Cork are the only teams to have reached the All-Ireland SFC Final:
2004 Kerry 1-20 Mayo 2-9
2005 Tyrone 1-16 Kerry 2-10
2006 Kerry 4-15 Mayo 3-5
2007 Kerry 3-13 Cork 1-9
2008 Tyrone 1-15 Kerry 0-14
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Kerry triumph over Dublin in the SFC Quarter-Final...
Kerry 1-24 Dublin 1-07
Kerry got a comfortable win over a disappointing Dublin side in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final match at Croke Park.
Kerry's Declan O'Sullivan was Man of the Match.
Kerry's Colm Cooper scored a goal in the opening minute of the game.
Conal Keaney scored the goal for Dublin.
Half-Time Score: Kerry 1-14 Dublin 0-3
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Kerry got a comfortable win over a disappointing Dublin side in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final match at Croke Park.
Kerry's Declan O'Sullivan was Man of the Match.
Kerry's Colm Cooper scored a goal in the opening minute of the game.
Conal Keaney scored the goal for Dublin.
Half-Time Score: Kerry 1-14 Dublin 0-3
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Dublin v Kerry SFC Quarter-Finals Match Pick...
Dublin take on Kerry in Monday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final in Croke Park at 2:00 PM.
Dublin manager Pat Gilroy has made one change for which sees Bryan Cullen replacing the suspended Ger Brennan.
Cullen, who impressed following his introduction in the Leinster final victory over Kildare, slots into the void left at centre back by Brennan, who was issued with a straight red card against the Lilywhites.
Otherwise, the team is unchanged with Darren Magee holding off the challenge of Ciaran Whelan to keep his place in midfield.
Dublin Team:
S Cluxton; D Henry, D Bastick, P Andrews; P Griffin, B Cullen, B Cahill; R McConnell, D Magee; P Flynn, D Connolly, B Brogan; A Brogan, C Keaney, J Sherlock.
Colm Cooper and Tomás O Sé have been restored to the Kerry team for this Quarter-final clash.
The pair were dropped for the Round Four Qualifier win over Antrim last week, but will start at wing back and corner back respectively for the hugely-anticipated encounter.
Donnacha Walsh has also been included in the half-forward line, with Tadhg Kennelly missing out.
In defence, Aidan O’Mahony has been sacrificed while Sean O’Sullivan’s absence was inevitable given the return of Cooper.
Kieran Donaghy has also revealed that he could play some part for Kerry in this match. Donaghy’s season was thought to be over when he went fractured a metatarsal bone in his foot for the second time this year in the narrow win over Longford.
Kerry Team:
D Murphy; M O Sé, T Griffin, T O’Sullivan; T O Sé, M McCarthy, K Young; D O Sé, S Scanlon; P Galvin, Declan O’Sullivan, D Walsh; C Cooper, T Walsh, Darran O’Sullivan.
The Dubs have put on quite a performance in this year's championship, while the Kingdom have been less than impressive coming through the qualifiers. Therefore, the better prediction would be a Dublin win.
However, Dublin haven't beaten Kerry in the championship since the classic 1977 All-Ireland semi-final. Some would say that history won't hold any relevance on this encounter. I don't know abouth that. Last week, I would have written Kerry off. Now, I got a funny feeling that they are going to win this one.
A friend of mine is predicting a draw like what happened in the Dublin-Kerry 2001 SFC quarter-final encounter. That day, substitute Maurice Fitzgerald rescued a draw for Kerry in injury-time in a match the Kingdom had dominated for all bar the last 12 minutes. I don't think so....no draw on this one.
Paddy Power Match Winning Odds:
Dublin 4/5
Draw 15/2
Kerry 11/8
Handicap Betting:
Dublin (-1.0) 11/10
Handicap Draw (-1.0) 8/1
Kerry (+1.0) 10/11
Winner: Kerry
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Dublin manager Pat Gilroy has made one change for which sees Bryan Cullen replacing the suspended Ger Brennan.
Cullen, who impressed following his introduction in the Leinster final victory over Kildare, slots into the void left at centre back by Brennan, who was issued with a straight red card against the Lilywhites.
Otherwise, the team is unchanged with Darren Magee holding off the challenge of Ciaran Whelan to keep his place in midfield.
Dublin Team:
S Cluxton; D Henry, D Bastick, P Andrews; P Griffin, B Cullen, B Cahill; R McConnell, D Magee; P Flynn, D Connolly, B Brogan; A Brogan, C Keaney, J Sherlock.
Colm Cooper and Tomás O Sé have been restored to the Kerry team for this Quarter-final clash.
The pair were dropped for the Round Four Qualifier win over Antrim last week, but will start at wing back and corner back respectively for the hugely-anticipated encounter.
Donnacha Walsh has also been included in the half-forward line, with Tadhg Kennelly missing out.
In defence, Aidan O’Mahony has been sacrificed while Sean O’Sullivan’s absence was inevitable given the return of Cooper.
Kieran Donaghy has also revealed that he could play some part for Kerry in this match. Donaghy’s season was thought to be over when he went fractured a metatarsal bone in his foot for the second time this year in the narrow win over Longford.
Kerry Team:
D Murphy; M O Sé, T Griffin, T O’Sullivan; T O Sé, M McCarthy, K Young; D O Sé, S Scanlon; P Galvin, Declan O’Sullivan, D Walsh; C Cooper, T Walsh, Darran O’Sullivan.
The Dubs have put on quite a performance in this year's championship, while the Kingdom have been less than impressive coming through the qualifiers. Therefore, the better prediction would be a Dublin win.
However, Dublin haven't beaten Kerry in the championship since the classic 1977 All-Ireland semi-final. Some would say that history won't hold any relevance on this encounter. I don't know abouth that. Last week, I would have written Kerry off. Now, I got a funny feeling that they are going to win this one.
A friend of mine is predicting a draw like what happened in the Dublin-Kerry 2001 SFC quarter-final encounter. That day, substitute Maurice Fitzgerald rescued a draw for Kerry in injury-time in a match the Kingdom had dominated for all bar the last 12 minutes. I don't think so....no draw on this one.
Paddy Power Match Winning Odds:
Dublin 4/5
Draw 15/2
Kerry 11/8
Handicap Betting:
Dublin (-1.0) 11/10
Handicap Draw (-1.0) 8/1
Kerry (+1.0) 10/11
Winner: Kerry
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
Kildare lose to Tyrone in the SFC Quarter-Final...
Tyrone 0-16 Kildare 1-11
The Lilywhites put it up to the O'Neill County, but came up short in the end. It was Tyrone's brilliant second half performance that helped them overcome a 4 point deficit at the interval to beat Kildare in a thrilling SFC quarter-final clash at Croke Park.
Half-time score: Tyrone 0-06 Kildare 1-07
Ronan Sweeney scored the goal for Kildare.
Tyrone play Cork in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final on August 23rd.
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The Lilywhites put it up to the O'Neill County, but came up short in the end. It was Tyrone's brilliant second half performance that helped them overcome a 4 point deficit at the interval to beat Kildare in a thrilling SFC quarter-final clash at Croke Park.
Half-time score: Tyrone 0-06 Kildare 1-07
Ronan Sweeney scored the goal for Kildare.
Tyrone play Cork in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final on August 23rd.
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Cork steamroll past Donegal in the SFC Quarter-Final...
Cork 1-27 Donegal 2-10
The Rebels easily defeated a Tir Chonaill side that never threatened to cause an upset in this SFC quarter-final encounter at Croke Park.
The Rebels were rarely tested by a clearly fatigued Donegal side and the game was over as a contest inside the first 25 minutes as Cork established a huge lead which they never looked like relinquishing.
HALF TIME - Cork 0-13 Donegal 0-03
Paul Kerrigan scored the Cork goal, while Rory Kavanagh and Stephen Griffin got the goals for Donegal.
Cork are the first team to qualify for the GAA All Ireland Senior Football Semi-final.
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The Rebels easily defeated a Tir Chonaill side that never threatened to cause an upset in this SFC quarter-final encounter at Croke Park.
The Rebels were rarely tested by a clearly fatigued Donegal side and the game was over as a contest inside the first 25 minutes as Cork established a huge lead which they never looked like relinquishing.
HALF TIME - Cork 0-13 Donegal 0-03
Paul Kerrigan scored the Cork goal, while Rory Kavanagh and Stephen Griffin got the goals for Donegal.
Cork are the first team to qualify for the GAA All Ireland Senior Football Semi-final.
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Limerick lose out to Meath in the SFC Quarter-Final ...
Meath 1-13 Limerick 2-09
Meath set up an All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with Mayo, thanks to the narrowest of Qualifier wins over Limerick at Portlaoise on Saturday night.
The Royals were lucky to escape with the win after captain Stephen Bray was sent off in the 65th minute and Limerick scored two second half goals to ensure a nervous final few minutes.
However, Meath hung on at the death for a victory that will atone for the embarrassing Qualifier defeat to the Treaty County last year.
Meath's Chris O'Connor was Man of the Match.
Half Time Score: Meath 1-6 Limerick 0-5
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Meath set up an All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with Mayo, thanks to the narrowest of Qualifier wins over Limerick at Portlaoise on Saturday night.
The Royals were lucky to escape with the win after captain Stephen Bray was sent off in the 65th minute and Limerick scored two second half goals to ensure a nervous final few minutes.
However, Meath hung on at the death for a victory that will atone for the embarrassing Qualifier defeat to the Treaty County last year.
Meath's Chris O'Connor was Man of the Match.
Half Time Score: Meath 1-6 Limerick 0-5
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Kildare v Tyrone in the All-Ireland SFC Quarter-Finals Match Pick...
Kildare meet Tyrone in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final in Croke Park on August 2 @ 4:00 PM.
Gary White and Eamonn Callaghan have been drafted into the Kildare team for this encounter against Tyrone.
Last year's under 21 captain Gary White has been named at left half back in place of the injured Mikey Conway, who has been ruled out for eight months after rupturing cruciate ligaments in last Saturday's qualifier win over Wicklow.
The other change sees Eamonn Callaghan return to the full forward line in place of Ken Donnelly. The Naas clubman was unable to start the Wicklow game with a groin injury, but has proven his fitness to manager Kieran McGeeney ahead of the meeting with the Ulster champions.
Kildare Team:
T Corley; E Bolton, H McGrillen, M Foley; M O'Flaherty, B Flanagan, G White; D Flynn; D Earley; J Kavanagh; P O'Neill; R Sweeney; E Callaghan, A Smith, J Doyle.
Pascal McConnell will make his first appearance for Tyrone since last year's All-Ireland football final. He takes over from the injured John Devine in goal. It is the only change from the side that defeated Antrim in the Ulster final. Devine is facing up to two months on the sidelines after dislocating his shoulder in training last weekend.
Sean Cavanagh remains at midfield alongside Kevin Hughes after scoring 1-4 in a man of the match performance against Antrim, meaning there is no starting place for All-Star midfielder Enda McGinley, who picked up a hamstring injury prior to the Clones clash but came on as a second half substitute.
Tyrone Team:
P McConnell; PJ Quinn, Justin McMahon, R McMenamin; D Harte, C Gormley, P Jordan; K Hughes, S Cavanagh; B Dooher, T McGuigan, Joe McMahon; M Penrose, S O'Neill, O Mulligan.
Paddy Power Match Winning Odds:
Tyrone 3/10
Draw 9/1
Kildare 7/2
Handicap Betting:
Tyrone (-4.0) 11/10
Handicap Draw (-4.0) 9/1
Kildare (+4.0) 5/6
Winner: Tyrone
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Gary White and Eamonn Callaghan have been drafted into the Kildare team for this encounter against Tyrone.
Last year's under 21 captain Gary White has been named at left half back in place of the injured Mikey Conway, who has been ruled out for eight months after rupturing cruciate ligaments in last Saturday's qualifier win over Wicklow.
The other change sees Eamonn Callaghan return to the full forward line in place of Ken Donnelly. The Naas clubman was unable to start the Wicklow game with a groin injury, but has proven his fitness to manager Kieran McGeeney ahead of the meeting with the Ulster champions.
Kildare Team:
T Corley; E Bolton, H McGrillen, M Foley; M O'Flaherty, B Flanagan, G White; D Flynn; D Earley; J Kavanagh; P O'Neill; R Sweeney; E Callaghan, A Smith, J Doyle.
Pascal McConnell will make his first appearance for Tyrone since last year's All-Ireland football final. He takes over from the injured John Devine in goal. It is the only change from the side that defeated Antrim in the Ulster final. Devine is facing up to two months on the sidelines after dislocating his shoulder in training last weekend.
Sean Cavanagh remains at midfield alongside Kevin Hughes after scoring 1-4 in a man of the match performance against Antrim, meaning there is no starting place for All-Star midfielder Enda McGinley, who picked up a hamstring injury prior to the Clones clash but came on as a second half substitute.
Tyrone Team:
P McConnell; PJ Quinn, Justin McMahon, R McMenamin; D Harte, C Gormley, P Jordan; K Hughes, S Cavanagh; B Dooher, T McGuigan, Joe McMahon; M Penrose, S O'Neill, O Mulligan.
Paddy Power Match Winning Odds:
Tyrone 3/10
Draw 9/1
Kildare 7/2
Handicap Betting:
Tyrone (-4.0) 11/10
Handicap Draw (-4.0) 9/1
Kildare (+4.0) 5/6
Winner: Tyrone
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Cork v Donegal in the All-Ireland SFC Quarter-Finals Match Pick ...
Cork meet Donegal in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final in Croke Park on August 2 @ 2:00 PM.
Anthony Lynch has been passed fit to line out for Cork in Sunday's All-Ireland football quarter-final against Donegal.
He missed the Munster final victory over Limerick with a groin injury, but returns in the left corner back spot.
Noel O'Leary also returns to the defence after missing the Munster final as a result of the four-week suspension he received in the semi-final replay win over Kerry. John Miskella is also back after recovering from a knee injury.
Cork Team:
A Quirke; R Carey, M Shields, A Lynch; N O'Leary, G Canty, J Miskella; A O'Connor, N Murphy; P Kerrigan, P O'Neill, P Kelly; D Goulding, J Masters, D O'Connor.
Donegal manager John Joe Doherty has named an unchanged team for the third consecutive week.
After a shaky start to the championship, the Tir Chonaill men have recorded excellent wins over Derry and Galway in the past two weekends and Doherty has not surprisingly opted for a no-change policy for the meeting with the Munster champions in Croke Park.
Donegal Team:
M Boyle; F McGlynn, N McGee, K Lacey; B Dunnion, B Monaghan, E McGee; B Boyle, K Cassidy; R Kavanagh (captain), B Roper, L McLoone; C Dunne, M Murphy, C McFadden.
Paddy Power Match Winning Odds:
Cork 2/5
Draw 15/2
Donegal 11/4
Handicap Betting:
Cork (-3.0) 11/10
Handicap Draw (-3.0) 9/1
Donegal (+3.0) 10/11
Winner: Cork
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Anthony Lynch has been passed fit to line out for Cork in Sunday's All-Ireland football quarter-final against Donegal.
He missed the Munster final victory over Limerick with a groin injury, but returns in the left corner back spot.
Noel O'Leary also returns to the defence after missing the Munster final as a result of the four-week suspension he received in the semi-final replay win over Kerry. John Miskella is also back after recovering from a knee injury.
Cork Team:
A Quirke; R Carey, M Shields, A Lynch; N O'Leary, G Canty, J Miskella; A O'Connor, N Murphy; P Kerrigan, P O'Neill, P Kelly; D Goulding, J Masters, D O'Connor.
Donegal manager John Joe Doherty has named an unchanged team for the third consecutive week.
After a shaky start to the championship, the Tir Chonaill men have recorded excellent wins over Derry and Galway in the past two weekends and Doherty has not surprisingly opted for a no-change policy for the meeting with the Munster champions in Croke Park.
Donegal Team:
M Boyle; F McGlynn, N McGee, K Lacey; B Dunnion, B Monaghan, E McGee; B Boyle, K Cassidy; R Kavanagh (captain), B Roper, L McLoone; C Dunne, M Murphy, C McFadden.
Paddy Power Match Winning Odds:
Cork 2/5
Draw 15/2
Donegal 11/4
Handicap Betting:
Cork (-3.0) 11/10
Handicap Draw (-3.0) 9/1
Donegal (+3.0) 10/11
Winner: Cork
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Limerick v Meath in the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Match Pick...
Limerick take on Meath in the last match of the Senior Football Championship Qualifiers (Round 4) in Portlaoise on Saturday (Aug 1) @ 7:00 PM.
Limerick manager Mickey 'Ned' O'Sullivan will start with the same side that suffered a heartbreaking Munster final defeat to Cork for this clash against Meath.
Dual stars Mark O'Riordan and Stephen Lucey will be back in action again just six days after helping the Limerick hurlers to an All-Ireland quarter-final victory over Dublin.
Limerick Team:
S Kiely; J McCarthy, S Gallagher, M O'Riordan; S Lavin, S Lucey, P Ranahan; J O'Donovan, J Galvin; P Browne, C Joyce-Power, S Buckley; G Collins, S Kelly, I Ryan.
Meath manager Eamonn O'Brien has kept faith with the team that defeated Roscommon last weekend for this encounter.
With Kevin Reilly still sidelined due to a back injury, Anthony Moyles continues at full back, while Mark Ward has to be content with a place on the subs bench once again as Nigel Crawford and Brian Meade continue their midfield partnership.
The in-form Joe Sheridan leads the attack once more.
Meath Team:
P O'Rourke; C O'Connor, A Moyles, E Harrington; S Kenny, C McGuinness, C King; N Crawford, B Meade; P Byrne, J Sheridan, S Bray; D Bray, B Farrell, C Ward.
The Treaty County hammered Meath in last year's All-Ireland qualifiers (4-12 to 4-03 ). A defeat that brought Colm Coyle's tenure as Meath manager to an abrupt end, and his successor O'Brien will be hoping to avoid a similar fate. However, this clash is expected to be a much tighter affair with the winners going on to meet Connacht champions Mayo in the All-Ireland quarter-final on Sunday week.
The Royals are favorites going into this game. But, I think the Shannonsiders have been more impressive this season. I am going for a close encounter and Limerick to win by a narrow margin.
Paddy Power Match Winning Odds:
Meath 8/15
Draw 15/2
Limerick 2/1
Handicap Betting:
Meath (-2.0) evens
Handicap Draw (-2.0) 17/2
Limerick (+2.0) evens
Winner: Limerick
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Limerick manager Mickey 'Ned' O'Sullivan will start with the same side that suffered a heartbreaking Munster final defeat to Cork for this clash against Meath.
Dual stars Mark O'Riordan and Stephen Lucey will be back in action again just six days after helping the Limerick hurlers to an All-Ireland quarter-final victory over Dublin.
Limerick Team:
S Kiely; J McCarthy, S Gallagher, M O'Riordan; S Lavin, S Lucey, P Ranahan; J O'Donovan, J Galvin; P Browne, C Joyce-Power, S Buckley; G Collins, S Kelly, I Ryan.
Meath manager Eamonn O'Brien has kept faith with the team that defeated Roscommon last weekend for this encounter.
With Kevin Reilly still sidelined due to a back injury, Anthony Moyles continues at full back, while Mark Ward has to be content with a place on the subs bench once again as Nigel Crawford and Brian Meade continue their midfield partnership.
The in-form Joe Sheridan leads the attack once more.
Meath Team:
P O'Rourke; C O'Connor, A Moyles, E Harrington; S Kenny, C McGuinness, C King; N Crawford, B Meade; P Byrne, J Sheridan, S Bray; D Bray, B Farrell, C Ward.
The Treaty County hammered Meath in last year's All-Ireland qualifiers (4-12 to 4-03 ). A defeat that brought Colm Coyle's tenure as Meath manager to an abrupt end, and his successor O'Brien will be hoping to avoid a similar fate. However, this clash is expected to be a much tighter affair with the winners going on to meet Connacht champions Mayo in the All-Ireland quarter-final on Sunday week.
The Royals are favorites going into this game. But, I think the Shannonsiders have been more impressive this season. I am going for a close encounter and Limerick to win by a narrow margin.
Paddy Power Match Winning Odds:
Meath 8/15
Draw 15/2
Limerick 2/1
Handicap Betting:
Meath (-2.0) evens
Handicap Draw (-2.0) 17/2
Limerick (+2.0) evens
Winner: Limerick
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