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Ladies All-Ireland Football Final Preview

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Brief overview

Kerry and Galway meet in the ladies All-Ireland final as the AFLW's pull overshadows the LGFA's biggest weekend.

  1. Two form teams, Kerry edged as favouritesNadine Doherty calls them the best two in the country; Alana Canan edges Kerry for having been there and done it.
  2. Galway's problem is goals, not pointsThey have not scored a goal in Croke Park in two outings, including the league final against Cork and the 2024 final.
  3. The AFLW clash exposes the LGFA calendarThe first AFLW international lands the day before the All-Ireland final, with around 44 Irish players now in the Australian league.
Executive Summary AI
  • Joe Malloy previews Ladies All-Ireland final day at Croke Park: three games, junior Antrim v Carlow at 11.45, intermediate at 1.45 and Kerry v Galway at 4.15, a repeat of the 2024 final Kerry won by 12 points, with adult tickets €30 and €15 for juveniles, students and OAPs.1:05
  • Alana Canan says both sides arrived without a real test, Kerry beating Meath by 12 and reigning champions Dublin by 10, Galway beating Mayo by 17 and Armagh by 13, and notes Galway have not won since 2004 while Kerry are led by Sheafra O'Shea.5:07
  • The day before the final, Ireland play Australia in the first AFLW international at North Sydney Oval, a sold-out 9,000 to 10,000 venue, with a 25-player squad including nine All-Australians, Colin O'Riordan coaching and Cora Staunton chairing the selectors, out of roughly 44 Irish players in the league this season.8:28
  • Nadine Doherty rates Galway's semi-final demolition of Armagh, 75% possession and 21 points, but says her one worry is their lack of goals, none in two Croke Park outings, and the psychological hurdle of the ground where they froze two years ago.24:16
  • She judges the six new rules a success, especially the solo-and-go and the tackle, but wants the two-point arc moved closer to goal for the women's game and would like the LGFA to claim August and sit down with the AFLW over clashing seasons.37:50
Key Quote
“So that just shows you how prolific they are and kind of the standard that they're at as well, that they're well able to put it up to the Australians.”
— Alana Canan9:14
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“Like she's just class. She's class.”
— Nadine Doherty23:39
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“They're operating at a 50 million loss every year.”
— Nadine Doherty46:13