Senior footballers name unchanged team for All-Ireland decider

Fri, 18th September 2015

Dublin have named an unchanged side from their semi-final replay victory over Mayo for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC final against Kerry in Croke Park (3.30).

Cian O'Sullivan, who suffered an injury in the concluding moments of that 3-15 to 1-14 victory over the Connacht champions, has been named at centre-back.

DUBLIN (SF v Kerry)

1 Stephen Cluxton (Parnell's)

2 Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna)

3 Rory O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes)

4 Philly McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams)

5 James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams)

6 Cian O’Sullivan (Kilmacud Crokes)

7 Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf)

8 Brian Fenton (Raheny)

9 Denis Bastick (Templeogue/Synge Street)

10 Paul Flynn (Fingallians)

11 Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's)

12 Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)

13 Paddy Andrews (St Brigid's)

14 Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams)

15 Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh)

PATHS TO THE SENIOR FINAL

DUBLIN

Dublin 4-25 Longford 0-10 (Leinster quarter-final)

Dublin 5-18 Kildare 0-14 (Leinster semi-final)

Dublin 2-13 Westmeath 0-6 (Leinster final)

Dublin 2-23 Fermanagh 2-15 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-15 (All-Ireland semi-final)

Dublin 3-15 Mayo 1-14 (All-Ireland semi-final) Replay

Average For: 3-18; Average Against: 1-11

DUBLIN SCORERS

Bernard Brogan............... 6-19

Dean Rock....................... 2-21 (0-12 frees, 0-3 ‘45s’)

Diarmuid Connolly..........4-10 (2-0 penalties, 0-1 free)

Ciarán Kilkenny...............0-18

Paul Flynn........................2-04

Kevin McManamon.........2-07

Alan Brogan.....................0-05

Jack McCaffrey................1-01

Philly McMahon..............1-05

Brian Fenton.....................0-03

Paddy Andrews................0-08

James McCarthy...............0-02

Tomas Brady....................0-01

Eric Lowndes...................0-01

MD Macauley..................0-01

KERRY

Kerry 2-14 Tipperary 2-8 (Munster semi-final)

Kerry 2-15 Cork 3-12 (Munster final)

Kerry 1-11 Cork 1-6 (Munster final replay)

Kerry 7-16 Kildare 0-10 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

Kerry 0-18 Tyrone 1-11 (All-Ireland semi-final)

Average For: 2-16; Average Against: 1-11

KERRY SCORERS

Bryan Sheehan.................0-17 (0-12 frees)

Colm Cooper................... 2-09 (0-3 frees)

Paul Geaney.................... 2-08 (0-1 free)

Barry John Keane............ 2-08 (0-1 free)

James O’Donoghue......... 1-10 (1-0 penalty, 0-3 frees, 0-1 ‘45’))

Stephen O’Brien.............. 1-07

Darran O’Sullivan........... 2-01

Donnchadh Walsh........... 1-03

Johnny Buckley............... 0-04

Kieran Donaghy.............. 1-01

Anthony Maher............... 0-03

Michael Geaney.............. 0-01

Fionn Fitzgerald.............. 0-01

Jonathon Lyne................. 0-01

DUBLIN v KERRY: CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

This will be the 28th championship meeting between the counties since they first met in 1892. Kerry have won 17 times to Dublin’s eight while there were two draws from the previous 27 clashes.

2013: Dublin 3-18 Kerry 3-11 (All-Ireland semi-final)

2011: Dublin 1-12 Kerry 1-11 (All-Ireland final)

2009: Kerry 1-24 Dublin 1-7 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

2007: Kerry 1-15 Dublin 0-16 (All-Ireland semi-final)

2004: Kerry 1-15 Dublin 1-8 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

2001: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 1-12 (All-Ireland quarter-final replay)

2001: Kerry 1-14 Dublin 2-11 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

1985: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 2-8 (All-Ireland final)

1984: Kerry 0-14 Dublin 1-6 (All-Ireland final)

1979: Kerry 3-13 Dublin 1-8 (All-Ireland final)

1978: Kerry 5-11 Dublin 0-9 (All-Ireland final)

1977: Dublin 3-12 Kerry 1-13 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1976: Dublin 3-8 Kerry 0-10 (All-Ireland final)

1975: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 0-11 (All-Ireland final)

1965: Kerry 4-8 Dublin 2-6 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1962: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 0-10 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1959: Kerry 1-10 Dublin 2-5 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1955: Kerry 0-12 Dublin 1-6 (All-Ireland final)

1941: Kerry 2-9 Dublin 0-3 (All-Ireland semi-final replay)

1941: Kerry 0-4 Dublin 0-4 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1934: Dublin 3-8 Kerry 0-6 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1932: Kerry 1-3 Dublin 1-1 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1924: Kerry 0-4 Dublin 0-3 (All-Ireland final)

1923: Dublin 1-5 Kerry 1-3 (All-Ireland final)

1908: Dublin 0-10 Kerry 0-3 (All-Ireland final)

1904: Kerry 0-5 Dublin 0-2 (All-Ireland final)

1892 Dublin 1-4 Kerry 0-3 (All-Ireland final)

DUBLIN-KERRY ALL-IRELAND FINALS

They have met in thirteen All-Ireland finals with the score 8-5 in Kerry’s favour

2011: Dublin 1-12 Kerry 1-11

1985: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 2-8

1984: Kerry 0-14 Dublin 1-6

1979: Kerry 3-13 Dublin 1-8

1978: Kerry 5-11 Dublin 0-9

1976: Dublin 3-8 Kerry 0-10

1975: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 0-11

1955: Kerry 0-12 Dublin 1-6

1924: Kerry 0-4 Dublin 0-3

1923: Dublin 1-5 Kerry 1-3

1908: Dublin 0-10 Kerry 0-3

1904: Kerry 0-5 Dublin 0-2

1892: Dublin 1-4 Kerry 0-3

Last Championship Clash...

Dublin 3-18 Kerry 3-11 (2013 All-Ireland semi-final)

Two late goals by Kevin McManamon and Eoghan O’Gara and a point by Diarmuid Connolly gave Dublin a seven-point win after the sides were level in the 67th minute.It was a classic contest all through on a day when only six points of the 6-29 total came from frees. Kerry led by 3-5 to 1-9 at half-time.

DUBLIN: S Cluxton (0-1 free); Kevin O’Brien, Rory O’Carroll, Jonny Cooper; James McCarthy, Ger Brennan, Jack McCaffrey; Michael Darragh Macauley (0-1), Cian O’Sullivan (0-1); Paul Flynn, Ciaran Kilkenny (0-1), Diarmuid Connolly (0-4, 0-1 free); Paul Mannion (1-0), Paddy Andrews (0-1), Bernard Brogan (0-6, 0-2 frees). Subs: Philly McMahon (0-1) for O’Brien; Denis Bastick for Brennan; Dean Rock (0-2) for Kilkenny), Eoghan O’Gara (1-0) for Mannion; Kevin McManamon (1-0) for Brogan.

KERRY: Brendan Kealy; Marc O Se, Mark Griffin, Shane Enright; Tomas O Se, Fionn Fitzgerald, Peter Crowley; Anthony Maher, Johnny Buckley; Donnchadh Walsh (1-0), Colm Cooper (0-4, 0-2 frees), Paul Galvin (0-2); Darran O’Sullivan (0-1), Declan O’Sullivan (0-1), James O’Donoghue (2-3). Subs: David Moran for Buckley; Eoin Brosnan for Enright; Kieran Donaghy for Galvin; Aidan O’Mahony for Griffin; Jack Sherwood for Crowley.

ALL-IRELAND SF ROLL OF HONOUR

37 – Kerry (1903-04-09-13-14-24-26-29-30-31-32-37-39-40-41-46-53-55-59-62-69-70-75-78-79-80-81-84-85-86-97-2000-2004-2006-2007-2009-2014)

24 – Dublin (1891-92-97-98-99-1901-02-06-07-08-21-22-23-42-58-63-74-76-77-83-95-2011-2013)

9 – Galway (1925-34-38-56-64-65-66-98-2001)

7 – Meath (1949-54-67-87-88-96-99)

7 – Cork (1890-1911-45-73-89-90-2010)

5 – Down (1960-61-68-91-94)

5 – Cavan (1933-35-47-48-52)

5 – Wexford (1893-1915-16-17-18)

4 – Kildare (1905-19-27-28)

4- Tipperary (1889-95-1900-1920)

3 – Louth (1910-12-57)