‘I don't see any flaws' – Joe Brolly in no doubt as he predicts All-Ireland winner between Kerry & Donegal

The Irish Sun

2 days ago

CALL him the Gwen Stefani of GAA predictions because Joe Brolly is in no doubt that Donegal will end up lifting Sam Maguire.
Brolly has
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He's certain the cup will be heading up to Ulster on July 27
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Oisín Gallen was one of three goalscorers in their semi-final rout of Meath
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Paudie Clifford's brother David is the only person who could ruin Brolly's prediction according to the man himself
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'Don't speak' might be Jack O'Connor's advice for Brolly at this stage
And he's done so again despite them really seeming to have kicked into a new gear on the back of
Speaking on his
"The only possibility is that David Clifford would do something extraordinary."
It's an interestingly emphatic prediction given bookmakers actually have Kerry as one-point favourites.
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Boss Jack O'Connor would certainly disagree with the ex-
The Kingdom chief said: 'I know we wasted chances — two or three at the back post that looked like tap-ins, it's disappointing, because we prided ourselves throughout the league on scoring goals.
'At least we created the chances — and the last day we were creating two-pointer chances. I think it's a sign of the team that they recognised what's in front of them.
'There was a bit more space inside this time and they put the ball in and created those chances. Of course we'd have had an easier afternoon if we'd converted a few of them.
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"This is a mature team. Most of the boys are a good age. They are in their mid-to-late 20s — 27, 28, that is a good age group. They're mature lads and that was a mature performance.
'We slowed it down when we had to and we sped it up when we had to. I thought we kicked the ball through the lines well and found David in one-on-one situations, and that is always good for us.'
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In the same post-match briefing captain Gavin White revealed their shock defeat to Meath was the kick in the backside the Kingdom needed to reignite their season.
The Munster champions blew top spot in Group 2 of the All-Ireland series when the
But O'Connor rallied his troops as they saw off Cavan, Armagh
They battered the Breffni 3-20 to 1-17,
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White put in a trademark captain's display, sparking Kingdom attacks as his side fired 0-9 without reply in the second half to send sorry Tyrone packing.
Their skipper knows the Meath performance was not a true reflection of their talents and the wing-back gave an insight into the dressing-room mood after the loss.
White said: 'After the Meath game we were all very disappointed in our performance. We knew that wasn't us.
'We got a bit of slack for it but we tried to keep all that out of the camp. We knew the quality that we have in training and we believed in what we were capable of.
'So we just battened down the hatches going into the Cavan game, went back to basics and built from there.
'Obviously the Armagh game was huge considering what happened last year, so we wanted to rectify that and thankfully we were able to bring that into Saturday as well.
'I'm over the moon that we're able to play as well as we are at the business end of the year and we look forward to an All-Ireland final in two weeks' time.'