The 2023 All Ireland Senior Football Championship (Sam Maguire Cup)

You mean this spear tackle where Walsh instigates the tussle by grabbing O'Hora? As the saying goes if you don't start nothing there won't be nothing

The ref can write in his report that he hasn't fully dealt with it or can write a clarification anytime this week that he it needs to be looked at again

They'll have a "Which Mayo player is playing for which Chicago club" thread on Sunday evening.

Galway Mayo always a 50/50 game or thereabouts.

Probably more 60/40 in favour of Galway for this one with them playing at home and being a lot of people's favourites for Sam before the weekend.

Youd also have to worry about Mayo playing against extremely defensive teams.Who knows maybe Galway might take a risk against Mayo for once and play a bit of football.

Great to have Probably the two biggest rivals at present in the sport go head to head in do or die old fashioned championship game.Live on RTE,the whole country will be watching,could go to penalties on the day!

And Mayo dont ever play with 15 behind the ball. I have to laugh at this notion that Mayo play lke they are the Harlem Globetrotters. Comical

Not confident at all, we struggle against teams that pull everyone inside their own half, Galway and Derry are the two worst opponents we could get in the championship, at least it's not in McHale Park where there's no space.

If we changed 6 we'd have some hope but they seem to have hung their hat on Loftus, he's nowhere near good enough at CB

Not a Mayo or Galway fan, I'd imagine injuries on the Galway side could have an impact with Sean Kelly, Comer and McHugh all injury worries (as far as I know). Both with full teams, I'd probably just about go for Galway, but injuries could swing it towards Mayo. Looking forward to it.

Missing Kelly, Comer and McHugh is a huge boost for Mayo's chances. Counting the fact that Silke is still not back with the panel and Molloy is still a way's off match sharpness Galway could be lining out with just two backs that started the All-Ireland final. Then you have the huge issues with forwards like Walsh, Tierney, Finnerty and Ian Burke being out of form.

I think talk of Galway being favourites is very dismissive of Mayo.

Isn't it fairly accepted that Comer will play? Nobody in Mayo believing otherwise.

We saw the knock Kelly took and I'd say he's 50/50

PJ has consistently down the years brought players back early or played them while injured.Im thinking particularly Comer off the bench heavily strapped recently.Or the same player vs Mayo in 2020 Covid Connaught final when he limped onto the pitch and was gassed by the time he got into position

Comer will absolutely play some part.

Exactly. The league final was basically 55 mins plus of Mayo with 14/15 behind the ball and Galway probing badly around the edges. Galway played their part in it by being way too slow with their transition but still, there was only one team leaving two up at all times.

This is Mayo's to lose anyway. If they can't beat Galway with Galway probably missing 4 starters, then they're going nowhere. Home advantage means zero in this one. If anything its the other way, most Galway fans would prefer Castlebar and most Mayo fans seem to think they'll have a better chance in Salthill.

I agree that Galway play defensive. But Mayo can also play with 15 behind the ball. Mayos problem is they dont have the forwards to break down defensive structures. Dublin & Kerry will also play defensive when they have to. The difference is that they can break down oppositions set ups

Ah, ye'd miss the banter.

You must have been watching a different league final to me

Possibly, but you'd need to factor in that the winning team is out again 6/7 days later - and playing one of the top teams in the country. Does the manager risk everything for the Mayo match - with Comer or Kelly worsening an already bad situation. Or does he hold them back, and hope to God they get past Mayo, and that both make a full recovery by the following weekend. It's a tough dilemma.

Galway need more firepower than that in the full forward line.

They replaced Comer on Sunday with Sweeney and obviously he doesn't play inside. Galway's play followed the same trend, very very indirect.

We need a lad to replace Comer who'll show for the ball. Culhane maybe.

Anyway I expect Comer to play some part. He'll be risked.

Kelly to me is a bigger loss. He's so direct and creates or scores such important scores. I can't see him being right, doubtful even for a quarter final. Even if he does return he surely wouldn't be right for a serious amount of galloping up the field.