This is one of those days where matchups will tell a lot of the tale. But Cathal Mannion now has a game under his belt and has caused problems for Tipp in the middle third over the years.Ĭonor Whelan prospered from moving between the inside line and the 40 last time round with Brian Concannon very influential in the comeback when operating further from goal. You have the genius that is Noel McGrath orchestrating things and seeing things nobody else can. These duels will have a big bearing on the outcome.
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That will free up Gearóid to take on Jason or be deployed to the wing with Mannion tasked with the man-marking job. Mark Kehoe and Jake Morris are in tremendous form so who will Henry trust to quieten their influence and guard against their eye for goal? I suspect Daithí might pick up Seamie to give stability at the edge of the square. Pádraic Mannion was posted inside to police Eoin Cody last time out but I suspect he’ll return to what I consider his best position on the wing. I don’t expect to see the same gaping holes. Galway’s defence was way too open against Kilkenny and I’m certain Henry will have spent long chunks of the last fortnight working on structure. The decision making needs to be spot on when you get to this juncture. That said, there’s still more cohesion to be got from the Tipp attack, I think. But if Tipp can shore things up inside, it’s hard to envisage Galway outscoring a Tipp forward line who are working hard and converting chances to a very high standard. Craig Morgan has endured misfortune again. Two weeks ago, in this column, I figured the loser of the Leinster final would slip out of All-Ireland contention, but Galway surely did enough in that battle to convince themselves the war wasn’t lost.Ĭathal Barrett’s return is vital for Liam, as his last line looks the most troublesome.
On the flip side, Liam Cahill will have seen what Galway delivered in the final quarter against Dublin and Kilkenny and will be concerned they have the capacity to bring that to the table for much longer periods. And Henry will know they are unlikely to survive similar fadeouts on Saturday. Galway, in contrast, have huffed and puffed at times against all the stronger teams they’ve met.
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They might have been better served by a sterner test from Offaly last weekend, but you had to admire the urgency they brought to dismantling the Faithful on their home patch in a matter of minutes. Tipp might get the vote in terms of consistency, with their only significant blip coming against Waterford. So recent history tells us this will be tense and close and our gut says the same. The message was fairly frank in its view that my time was up and gave us a great laugh on the drive home. There was a funny moment on the bus afterwards when I checked my phone and heard a voicemail from a supporter who had left early and presumed we’d been beaten. But he did incredibly well to gather and forage and eventually feed his pal Larry on the loop for the winner. For all his long list of skills, Pa wouldn’t have been your first nominee to contest a clash ball in the dying moments. I’ll never forget Pa Bourke’s role in the 2010 quarter-final when we scored the last three points to sneak it and stay alive.
Aidan Harte's late goal in covid 2020 was a dagger.
Paudie’s hit on Joe in the 2016 rematch and the two late peaches of goals from John McGrath and Bubbles that won it. Seamie’s defiant 3-9 (3-4 from play) in the 2015 semi, only to end up on the losing side. Joe’s magnificent point in the 2017 semi-final is the most talked about cameo. And nearly every one has given us moments to treasure, whatever side of the bridge you’re on. And the contests have gone to the wire.Įight of the last 10 meetings have been settled by two points or less. But while the hitting has been hard whenever the counties have met, the skill on show has generally been breathtaking. When I came back for the second stint in 2018, Galway were certainly among the counties we were thinking about when we realised Tipp were struggling to match up physically.
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