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

If Derry had taken just 2 points from some of the chances they butchered they would have won that. But because they didn't, because it was so tight coming into the last 10 minutes they froze to a large extent. Definitely one they left behind rather than a game that Kerry won.

That Kerry team are shite, not a patch on any of the great teams in our lifetimes.

Kerry now favourites for the All Ireland. Bookies usually dont get it wrong. I think last years semi final was the first time in 6 or 7 years that Dublin were not favourites. Kerry even lower odds favourites this time.

Kerry 8/11

Dublin Evens.

A lot of too similar workhorse type players. Only fella that can kick a point is David Clifford.

Ah I think most teams do it to be fair. Especially when defending a lead late on. You get the advantage of playing the game on your own terms when you're leading late in a game. Derry would have been at the same and possible worse had they being in the that position!

Two soft frees to level the game, no yellow for the Kerry keeper for cleaning out a player and then a yellow for Clifford for a fair shoulder. He's a shite ref and has been for years.

Also, in any unbiased world Rodgers would have been man of the match, but sure they can't ever look past the golden boy.

the ref was not to blame for Derry missing chances to win the game and he gave them time to snatch a draw .

Oh man that was frustrating. Derry should have been 4 or 5 pts up. So many wides and silly goal attempts. Once their keeper started kicking the long ball, they lost 3 possessions in a row. Handed it to Kerry on a plate. Lovely time to take the lead with 5 mins to go...

Dublin have a job on their hands to keep D Clifford quiet. But sure we'll give it a go!

That was also hugely reckless.... Diving into the kicker if the free, and it looks like knee ligament damage for McKinlass. Red card territory IMHO. Joe wouldn't send him off even if he took his head off, but hugely dangerous. WA free taker is not expecting a tackle like that, he's not set for it and due to O Se's action he's badly hurt.

It's onw thing Kerry's normal cynical play being ignored, but this was different.

Yeah! You would swear he had kicked 9 points in an all Ireland semi and destroyed the best man marker in the game

Last year when Kerry beat Dublin you could sense the relief in Croke Park. It was so long since they had beaten Dublin and they had to watch us dominate and win 6 in a row. It must have hurt those in the Kingdom real deep. So i felt it was more relief than joy when they finally beat us last year.

To come back the following year and give all that up and lose the final to Dublin again must be unthinkable to them. If they beat us for the second year in a row and in a final the marker will have been well and truly laid down. It will definately be a changing of the guard and there will be a new sheriff in town.

O Shea strikes me as quite a nasty character in general. Mckinless on the gas going off whilst O shea trots off happy with his work. My main gripe is it's not an isolated incident.

Foley tried to do McGuigan as he took a shot in the first half. Then went down faning injury to run down the black card clock.

Foley also came in an elbowed glass as glass tackled a kerry player in the last few minutes. The ball broke free. Derry player hand tripped a kerry player resulting in a free but the elbow on glass was completely ignored. Kerry went up and scored to put them two clear.

Rodger’s had a great game but to suggest Clifford only got motm because he is the “golden boy” is ridiculous. Clifford’s par game is motm level for a normal player and he was better than par today

One on Obrien was soft, probably not a free. Clifford’s was a fair shoulder.

not sure the Kerry gk one is actually a free according to the rules. You’re allowed to jump for a ball. If you know of something in the rules that says you need to tuck in your body when jumping for a ball quote the rule here

Overall, just a cut and thrust championship game with some tight calls but overall well handled