Darragh Ó Sé: Good decision-makers are gold dust – Armagh had Rory Grugan, Dublin missed Con O’Callaghan
There was little between last two All-Ireland champions on Sunday, but Kieran McGeeney had a trump card
Darragh Ó Sé: Rian O’Neill being back for Armagh is good news for everyone, especially Rian O’Neill
I doubt anyone in Kieran McGeeney’s dressing room has an issue with O’Neill’s return – if they do, they better get over it
Darragh Ó Sé: Galway won’t be down after Dubs defeat - now is the time to get battle-hardened
Kerry aren’t getting anything like the tests that the other contenders have faced so far and it could catch them in the end
Darragh Ó Sé: Fatigue could separate football’s contenders from pretenders - and that’s bad news for Kerry and Donegal
Ulster final showed that exhaustion is a huge factor under new rules
Darragh Ó Sé: Donegal and Armagh won’t come up short like Mayo did in their use of the new rules
The two-point arc has been a game changer, with the best teams making hay while others struggle
Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin aren’t dead in the water - a return to Croke Park will make them a huge threat
The new game is all about getting comfortable in chaos and if Dessie Farrell can get everyone fit, the Dubs will have a big say
Darragh Ó Sé: Cork should have beaten Kerry - what they do next is crucial
The weekend’s action showed the merit of the new rules - let’s work with them
Darragh Ó Sé: Cork aren’t good enough to challenge Kerry and they don’t even seem angry about it
I loved how Shane Lowry got annoyed at being asked about Rory McIlroy – that’s exactly how Cork should be thinking about Kerry
Darragh Ó Sé: Páidí told me that however much of a cowboy he was, Micko was 10 times worse
Micko was a unique character who knew how to be public property without giving too much of himself away
Darragh Ó Sé: Jim Gavin did a great sales pitch but referees set to be under pressure to make new rules work
What the FRC needed was for teams to misbehave — the rules will be properly tested only when used in competitive games
Darragh Ó Sé on the Galway football team: The 15 men bidding for All-Ireland glory
Galway named an unchanged side for the final against Armagh
Darragh Ó Sé: Galway will not win by much, but they will get over the line against Armagh
The experience of losing a final in 2022 means Pádraic Joyce’s team know all about the regrets of leaving an All-Ireland behind
Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry’s style of play saps their energy. No wonder they looked gassed in extra-time
Jack O’Connor has a lot to ponder over the winter - short kick-outs take too much out of the players and he has to get better at bringing youth through
Darragh Ó Sé: No team is thinking about bonus territory but I still think it will be a Kerry v Galway final
It’s hard to remember a time when the semi-final teams were managed by such big characters as these four
Darragh Ó Sé: No need to cry a river for the departing Dubs - realistically, they won’t fall too far
Darragh Ó Sé: With Dublin gone from the championship, there’s an All-Ireland sitting there waiting for the four teams left to reach out and grab it