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The 2021 All Ireland Senior Football Championship

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It starts on Saturday.

Again it's straight knockout, hopefully this will be the last year of that and we can get back to something with a bit more intrigue next year.

Leinster and Munster look straightforward

That could have been said about Munster last year also but I seriously doubt Kerry will make the same mistakes and they did in 2020, there is no way they can.
And they have been playing the league like they cannot afford to put a foot wrong.

There is no use talking about the Leinster championship.

Ulster offers a bit of intrigue, Tyrone and Donegal could meet in a SF and Monaghan and Armagh could meet in the other,
Donegal really need to step up, for the last three years we were told that they were a team to watch and in all three occasions they could not make an All Ireland SF.
One would wonder how focused Tyrone were on their trip to Kerry a few weeks ago, with little really on offer.
Monaghan on there other hand had a lot of focus on the same weekend and staying in Div 1 will do them no harm at all.
Armagh are a potential dark horse.

Connacht is a two a two and a half horse race depending on Roscommon, they have caused shocks before in Connacht previously and I'd not be willing to right them off v a Galway teams that one really has to scratch ones head about.
Mayo have an easy run to the Connacht final but could become unstuck there without Cillian O' Connor
They struggled without him a few years ago.

Anyway it will end up with Dublin beating the Connacht champions without much fuss in the SF and Kerry beating the Ulster champs with a small bit more fuss in the other one.

Barring an early sending off like we had in the first game in 2019 Dublin will cruise to the title like they did in 2019 replay and 2020 finals, regardless of what people say about Kerry getting closer to them.

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John Doe1

Fair play to Tyrone from a Donegal man, they are really putting it up to Kerry.

If they win this match, Dooher/Logan should be given knighthoods from their countrymen.

Either way, I fully predict more Mayo tears in a few weeks time.

gormdubhgorm

Jayus did not see this coming at all given the background \ build up and context. I hope Tyrone can keep it up would be one of the biggest shocks in Gaelic Football history?

BonnieSituation

They've been keen to highlight the cupcake Championship run that Kerry have had this year at every opportunity, I wonder why the narrative has changed?

Strumms

soft free there, results in a point.

sligeach

At last a Tyrone point after so many bad misses.

BonnieSituation

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117815372#Comment_117815372

It's better to watch on the phone and cast to the TV if you can. It's still woeful mind you.

FrancieBrady

😁 Twice now the free taker has ended up almost in the middle of the goals when he eventually kicks it.

FrancieBrady

Tyrone sizing them up and then striking at the back, is great to watch.

seligehgit

Poor wide.

sligeach

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117815372#Comment_117815372

It's awful and riddled with ads.

seligehgit

O Sullivan doing a great job on McCurry,Gavin White was very visible early on.

David Clifford giving Ronan McNamee a torrid time.

cmac2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117815333#Comment_117815333

Yes, same issue. Watching on rte news now. I've heard RTE player is woeful but never experienced any problems until today.

sligeach

Walk away for a minute and miss a goal. Poor marking from Kerry.

castletownman

Some difference between those two goal chances.

Monumental screw-up by Kerry- junior B stuff.

Calm finish by McKenna.

Could be crucial come the end.

seligehgit

Great move for that Mc Kenna goal.

FrancieBrady

Was gonna say some crazy decision making creeping in from Tyrone, but they made no mistakes there.

Akrasia

What a let off for Tyrone there? Easier to score that then to screw it up

sligeach

That was a basic mistake to have the goal chalked off for square ball. Tyrone very lucky.

seligehgit

Scorned goal opportunity.

siblers

That was **** brainless

sportsmaddad

Does any Gaelic football ref bother to monitor where Frees are kicked from. Sean O Se kicked that last free a good 10m closer to the goal than where the foul occurred. Turning a pretty tight angle into a simple tap over.

Akrasia

Has the RTE Player decided that RTE 2 no longer exists for anyone else?

BonnieSituation

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117815322#Comment_117815322

You can't be saying that. They're as honourable as they come.

tayto lover

Kerry are experts at the dark arts. A lot of sneaky hits.

sligeach

Very little traffic in here. Not surprised, the layout of the new site is still absolutely awful.

Water break now after nearly 19 minutes. Tyrone 5 points to 4 up.

conor05

Number 10 for Tyrone Conor Meyler is running the show so far!

FrancieBrady

Not going to script up front for Kerry. Tyrone getting scores far more economically

seligehgit

Referee letting plenty go.

seligehgit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117815270#Comment_117815270

Agreed.The good intentions behind the rule change have to a degree been made a mockery of.

BonnieSituation

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117815270#Comment_117815270

I watched Jack's goal against Kerry in the 2019 replay during the week, it's the sort of high fielding that the mark was to encourage and if anything it's removed it from the sport.

That goal would never be scored now.