LGFA finals weekend preview | The impact of the new rules | Ireland v Australia’s historic AFLW clash 🏐
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This is an Irish independent podcast. Now, welcome. So we are leaving behind Mayo. We are turning, though, once again to Croke Park because this Sunday it is Ladies All-Ireland Football final day. Three games at Croke Park, junior, intermediate and senior. The senior matches between Kerry and Galway are a repeat of the final in 2024, which Kerry won by 12 points. And it's been an interesting year on a few fronts, including this has been for the ladies game year one of the new rules. So akin to the men last year.
What matches and schedule make up Ladies All‑Ireland final day at Croke Park?
I like to that and it probably encapsulates a difficulty or an issue in the ladies game at the moment on Saturday. There is the first ever AFLW international match between Ireland and Australia. And because so many Irish players are over in Australia, this is not an international rules hybrid type match. This is an AFLW match where the Irish players are so comfortable playing these rules that they're just having an AFLW match on Saturday. It'll be on TGK Live and repeated again at midday. So we'll talk a bit about all of that. Nadine Doherty is going to join us off the Sunday Independent, former Donegal captain. And as ever, our GAA podcast coverage is sponsored by AIB, proud sponsors of the GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
AIB know the support of backroom teams can have a real impact and that behind every county are those who lift us all. Alanna Canan is in studio. Hello.
Hi, Joe.
So, big weekend, a marquee weekend. The Kerry and Galway footballers go head-to-head. 4.15, Croke Park, a repeat of the final two years ago. And the day starts 11.45am. Antrim against Carlo in the junior final, intermediate final, 1.45. That's from Anna Roscommon. And it's a 4.15 throw-in between Kerry and Galway. Adult tickets, €30. Juvenile students, OAPs, €15. Every time this day comes around, I always think of the poor junior players having to start at 11.45am.
Yeah, you'd be up early having your pasta, wouldn't you?
And you have to get your second meal in. You can't be rumbling in the stomach at half time.
Yeah, no, it'd be a long day, right?
So what kind of season has it been at senior level, broadly speaking? How have we got down to Galway against Kerry?
Yeah, I think overall, probably two of the stronger teams are right in the championship. Of course, the dubs are missing. They're always a big player when it comes to All-Ireland final weekend, especially when it comes to the attendance kind of side of things. But nonetheless, Kerry and Galway, two very strong teams. Interestingly, you mentioned there about the 2024 final because the last time that came around when Kerry won it, they were kind of the nearly team for a good few years. People might remember Louisie Moore-Hurtig in that one. It was particularly poignant that they got over the line because they had lost a few finals on that occasion and it was to end a 31-year famine for them at the time.
As you say, maybe not quite that long this time around, but I'm sure they'd love to win it all the same. And this time, leading from the front is Shifra O'Shea. She's had a fantastic season so far and definitely one Galway will be looking to keep an eye on. And then on the other side of things, Galway haven't won it since 2004. So they're looking to bridge a gap there and... They've been going well as well. Of course, the spine of the team is the Kilkerran, Clonburn, five in a row club side. So there are plenty used to Croke Park and I'm sure we'll be looking to have a good crack at it now this weekend.
Yeah, their last All-Ireland, as you said, is 0-4. That's their only title in ladies football. They've made finals in 19, the final in 24, and now again, here they are in 26. Like, 12-point defeat in 24 against Kerry. So, am I right to assume Kerry are favourites or less so? Like, looking at boat results, they have both sort of waltzed their way through... like the knockout stages in particular, obviously provincial stages funnel into the group stages. They both come out of the group stages okay. And like you look at quarterfinals, Kerry, they beat me by 12 points.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:31
2
What matches and schedule make up Ladies All‑Ireland final day at Croke Park?
0:31–9:39
3
How did Kerry and Galway each progress through the championship to reach the senior final?
9:39–15:38
4
Who are the standout players to watch in Kerry v Galway and why?
15:38–23:09
5
How have the new LGFA rules (two‑pointer, kick‑out mark, tackle) changed the women’s game this year?
23:09–25:28
6
What tactical implications do the rule changes have for finals and refereeing?
25:28–32:36
7
Why is Ireland v Australia’s AFLW match controversial and how many Irish players are involved?
32:36–43:51
8
What impact is the AFLW pathway having on LGFA squads, player availability and club/county tensions?
43:51–53:04
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