Everything you need to know ahead of the weekend’s football and hurling action
Mayo GAA
Kerry are bringing threats from deep, Mayo like to go on the loop, while Roscommon get joy from wrap-arounds
Castlebar Mitchels wing back missed the Connacht final due to injury only to once again face a spell on the sidelines following his return
Kevin McStay’s men never trailed against a Cavan side who were second best throughout
Armagh and Donegal’s shooting was superb, but Mayo’s lack of a cutting edge again failed them in Connacht
Dubs thrash Meath in emphatic fashion at Croke Park
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Play the four championships throughout the season, like the FA Cup in England, sprinkled into the fixture list every couple of weeks
The momentum Galway picked up with that injury-time Connacht final victory is something Mayo are in dire need of finding over the coming weeks
Sunday’s Connacht final was decided on the breadth of a bus ticket but it sends the teams on wildly different journeys
Connor Gleeson’s late free earns Galway a record 50th Connacht SFC - although their route to Sam Maguire may be rockier than Kerry’s
Mayo led by two going into injury-time but Connacht champions fought back with goalkeeper landing late free to clinch title
Connacht Final: Mayo have had the upper hand on their great rivals Galway since Kevin McStay took over as manager
The system rewards mediocre performances, and allows the likes of Kerry and Dublin to manage their workload until the big days
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