GAA Talk

Could it be argued that the All-Ireland Final between Kerry and Tyrone on Sunday next is a battle between old-fashioned and pure footballers from Kerry and mauling spoilers from Tyrone?
Certainly, a case can be constructed to say that Tyrone are the destroyers of the traditional game by their ‘all men behind the ball’ approach. Their [...]

There is something about Kerry and Tyrone. Pat Spillane’s rampaging run in ‘86. The ‘puke football’ of that bruising, brutal 2003 semi-final. Peter Canavan’s crowning glory in 2005.
All-Ireland final day deserves clashes like this, and there is no more compelling duel of the decade than this one.
If there is one foe this Kerry team still [...]

Tyrone star Sean Cavanagh says that all the criticism directed at the team in the early part of the season is the reason they have got to the All-Ireland final.
The Moy man admits that even his own clubmates told him he should forget about his county ambitions.
“There’s no point denying the fact that even guys [...]