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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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rolling boh

a couple of bad misses for Tyrone still on for Mayo

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117877563#Comment_117877563

No it wasnt.

Its impossible to get in to where its landing under the bar if you cant go in until after.

They are called 99% of the time.

If it was open play, it was fine as he entered after it was kicked but under the free interpretation it's impossible to challenge for it.

It was an oversight by the ref(rare to kick a shot short from there)

TheRiverman

Tyrone making it hard on themselves, two bad point misses.

Dr. Bre

What a chance for a goal Mayo

Itssoeasy

Ah that should have been a point.

Hammer Archer

Fist that over FFS.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117877540#Comment_117877540

Dublin will win next year at a canter , two average teams

Swaine

Not a great game but fascinating. Canavan and McShane to see Tyrone home. Mayo toothless up front.

Furze99

just 3 scores in that 'quarter'?

blanch152

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117877525#Comment_117877525

Thought he got taken off against Dublin because he was ineffective? Did he score in that match either?

Say Your Number

Second half has been awful, but we might get a big finish.

TomsOnTheRoof

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117877617#Comment_117877617

Unbelievable miss

TITANIUM.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117877595#Comment_117877595

Yep, suddenly mckenna and McShane, there keeping mayo in it

blanch152

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117877520#Comment_117877520

Possibly the lowest quality final since 1983 when a poor ref and driving rain ruined the game - and I say that, despite being a Dub on the winning side.