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Kerry vs Dublin: All-Ireland Football final preview

Dublin and Kerry expected to dominate All-Star team (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

This weekend Dublin takes on Kerry in the All-Ireland Football Final.

A win for defending champions Kerry on Sunday will mean they win they will retain their Sam Maguire crown, while a win for Dublin means they will land their first title since 2020.

Last year, Kerry beat Dublin 1-13 - 1-14 in the All-Ireland semi-final and went onto to win the Sam Maguire.

Here's a full preview to come.

Sean O'Shea steps up with the final kick of the game to win the match for Kerry and break Dublin hearts.

They reach the All-Ireland final to play Galway.

Highlights on #sundaygame from 10.10pm pic.twitter.com/WRq72iNlAz

— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) July 10, 2022

When is it on?

Sun, Jul 30 2023

What time is it on?

15.30

What TV station is it on?

RTE TWO

Where is it on?

Croke Park

What time does coverage start?

15.00

Can I listen to it on the radio?

You can listen to updates on RTE

Are there tickets still available

Tickets will be hard to come by. You may or may not get them.

What are the odds

Odds can be found here

Referee

David Gough

What happened the last time the sides played

All-Ireland Semi-final (10th July 2022): Dublin 1-13 - 1-14 Kerry 2022

Squads and scorers that day

Scorers for Kerry: David Clifford 0-6 (1f, 1M), Sean O’Shea 1-4 (2f) Paudie Clifford 0-2, Tom O’Sullivan, Dara Moynihan both 0-1.

Scorers for Dublin: Cormac Costello 1-0, Dean Rock 0-3 (3f), Ciarán Kilkenny 0-3, Brian Fenton, John Small, James McCarthy, Brian Howard, Paddy Small, Sean Bugler all 0-1

KERRY: Shane Ryan; Graham O’Sullivan, Jason Foley, Tom O’Sullivan; Brian Ó Beaglaíoch, Tadhg Morley, Gavin White; David Moran, Diarmuid O’Connor; Jack Barry, Seán O’Shea, Stephen O’Brien; Paudie Clifford, David Clifford, Paul Geaney
Subs: Dara Moynihan for Stephen O’Brien, Killian Spillane for Paul Geaney (both 41), Adrian Spillane for David Moran (52), Paul Murphy for Graham O’Sullivan (62), Joe O’Connor for Gavin White (66)

DUBLIN: Evan Comerford; Eoin Murchan, Michael Fitzsimons, Lee Gannon; John Small, Jonny Cooper, James McCarthy; Brian Fenton, Tom Lahiff; Sean Bugler, Brian Howard, Ciarán Kilkenny; Cormac Costello, Dean Rock, Lorcan O’Dell
Subs: Paddy Small for Lorcan O’Dell (40), David Byrne for Jonny Cooper (42), Sean McMahon for Eoin Murchan (57), Niall Scully for Brian Howard (62), Cian Murphy for Michael Fitzsimons (72)

Sean O'Shea of Kerry takes a free kick (Photo By Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

How many All-Irelands has each side won

Kerry (38): 1903, 1904, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2022

Dublin (30): 1891, 1892, 1894, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1942, 1958, 1963, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

How many times have the sides met‎

Meetings total: 32

Who was won the most games between the two

Most wins: Kerry (18)

How did they get here?

Dublin

Leinster Quarter-finals 23 April 2023 - Laois 2-9 - 4-30 Dublin (Venue: Portlaoise)

Leinster Semi-finals 30 April 2023 - Kildare 0-12 - 0-14 Dublin (Venue: Dublin)

Leinster Final 14 May 2023 - Louth 0-15 - 5-21 Dublin (Venue: Dublin)

All-Ireland group stage

28 May 2023 - Round 1: Dublin 1–11 – 0–14 Roscommon (Venue: Dublin)

3 June 2023 - Round 2: Kildare 0–13 – 0–22 Dublin (Venue: Kilkenny)

18 June 2023 - Round 3: Dublin 3–23 – 0–8 Sligo (Venue: Cavan)

All-Ireland Quarter-final: 2023 - Dublin 2–17 – 0–11 Mayo (Venue: Dublin)

All-Ireland Semi-finals: 15 July 2023 - Dublin 1–17 – 0–13 Monaghan (Venue: Dublin)

Kerry

Munster Quarter-finals: Date: 9 April 2023 Result: Kerry 0-25 - 0-05 Tipperary (Venue: Killarney)

Munster Semi-finals: Date: 22 April 2023 Venue: Killarney Result: Kerry 0-25 - 0-05 Tipperary (Venue: Killarney)

Munster Final: Date: 7 May 2023 Result: Kerry 5-14 - 0-15 Clare Venue: Limerick

All-Ireland Group Stage

Round 1: Date: 20 May 2023 Result: Kerry 0–17 – 1–19 Mayo (Venue: Killarney)

Round 2: Date: 3 June 2023: Cork 0–15 – 1–14 Kerry (Venue: Cork Result)

Round 3: Date: 18 June 2023 Result: Kerry 5–24 – 0–11 Louth (Venue: Portlaoise)

All-Ireland Quarter-finals: 1 July 2023 Kerry 2–18 – 0–12 Tyrone Venue: Dublin

All-Ireland Semi-finals: 16 July 2023 Kerry 1–17 – 1–15 Derry Venue: Dublin

How many All-Ireland's have both sides played

Both teams have played 16 times in All-Ireland finals, with Kerry have won 8 to Dublin's 7. There has been one draw

Last five meetings

• 2022: Kerry 1-14 Dublin 1-13 (All-Ireland semi-final
• 2019: Dublin 1-18 Kerry 0-15 (All-Ireland final replay)
• 2019: Dublin 1-16 Kerry 1-16 (All-Ireland final)
• 2016: Dublin 0-22 Kerry 2-14 (All-Ireland semi-final)
• 2015: Dublin 0-12 Kerry 0-9 (All-Ireland final)

Team top scorers

Dublin
1. Con O’Callaghan…..2-28 (0-4 frees, 0-3 marks)
2. Colm Basquel………. 5-16 (0-1 free)
3. Cormac Costello……..0-25 (0-12 frees, 0-2 ‘45s’, 0-1 mark)
4. Paul Mannion…………1-16 (0-3 frees, 0-1 mark))
5. Sean Bugler…………..1-12
6. Ciaran Kilkenny……..1-11
7. Dean Rock……………..1-10 (0-4 frees)

KERRY
1. David Clifford……5-39 (0-17 frees, 2-0 pen, 0-3 mark)
2. Sean O’Shea……..2-34 (0-14, frees, 0-4 ‘45s’, 0-1 mark)
3. Paudie Clifford…….2-7
4. Tony Brosnan……1-9 (0-1 mark)
5. Tom O’Sullivan……0-9
6. Dara Moynihan…….1-5
7. Paul Geaney……….0-7 (0-2 mark)

Limerick , Ireland - 7 May 2023; Kerry captain David Clifford. (Photo By David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Teams for the game

Kerry team

1. Shane Ryan
2. Graham O’Sullivan 3. Jason Foley 4. Tom O’Sullivan
5. Paul Murphy 6. Tadhg Morley 7. Gavin White
8. Diarmuid O’Connor 9. Jack Barry
10. Dara Moynihan 11. Seán O’Shea 12. Stephen O’Brien
13. Paudie Clifford 14. David Clifford 15. Paul Geaney

Substitutes:

Shane Murphy
Adrian Spillane
Brian Ó Beaglaoich
Mike Breen
Barry Dan O’Sullivan
Ruairí Murphy
Micheál Burns
Killian Spillane
Dylan Casey
Donal O’Sullivan
Ronan Buckley

Team Announcement: Kerry vs Dublin, All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Full team news here: https://t.co/d1zdPTpE3u
#WeAreKerry #CiarraíAbú pic.twitter.com/0l6wtN8GbB

— Kerry GAA (@Kerry_Official) July 27, 2023

Dublin team

1. Stephen Cluxton
2. Eoin Murchan , 3. Michael Fitzsimons , 4. David Byrne
5. James McCarthy , 6. John Small 7. Lee Gannon
8. Brian Fenton , 9. Brian Howard
10. Paddy Small , 11. Paul Mannion , 12. Niall Scully
13. Cormac Costello , 14. Con O’Callaghan , 15. Colm Basquel

Substitutes:

Evan Comerford
Seán Bugler
Ciarán Kilkenny
Tom Lahiff
Seán McMahon
Jack McCaffrey
Ross McGarry
Cian Murphy
Daire Newcombe
Lorcan O’Dell
Dean Rock

Dessie Farrell has named his Dublin Senior Football panel for Sunday's All-Ireland Final against Kerry 👕#UpTheDubs pic.twitter.com/ZGADx65Xam

— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) July 28, 2023