GAA All-Ireland Football final: 'Dublin vs Kerry has the makings of an epic decider' - Michael Murph

I'd expect Eoin Murchan to mark Paudie Clifford. Derry's Conor McCluskey did a good job on Paudie in the semi-final and Murchan has a similar stature to him.

You'd then probably have Davy Byrne on Paul Geaney and John Small on Seanie O'Shea. They have met each other on a number of occasions in league and championship in recent years.

O'Shea is coming into form for Kerry but Small is a competitive animal. He has a flexibility and versatility in his approach to marking that makes that particular battle really intriguing.

It's been said that Kerry are over-reliant on Clifford and O'Shea, but that's hardly surprising. Clifford is a generational talent and O'Shea is a brilliant forward, too. But the numbers don't lie. Clifford and O'Shea accounted for 64% of Kerry's scores against Mayo, 76% against Cork, 53% against Louth, 54% against Tyrone and 65% against Derry.

For Dublin, it could be as simple as 'how do we limit Clifford and O'Shea's figures?' That's easier said than done, admittedly, but it will have attracted a great amount of focus in the Dublin camp over the last fortnight.

At the other end, the Kerry defence will have their hands full with the Dublin forwards that will line out - Paul Mannion, Paddy Small, Niall Scully, Cormac Costello, Colm Basquel and Con O'Callaghan.

While I would personally start Ciaran Kilkenny, I expect Dessie Farrell to give Niall Scully another opportunity and bring Kilkenny off the bench.

The fascinating thing is Kerry haven't yet faced a team with six forwards as potent as Dublin's. They are all direct, prolific forwards who all need individual attention. Jason Foley - who's had a strong season at full-back - will likely pick up the always-dangerous O'Callaghan, with Tom O'Sullivan on Costello and Graham O'Sullivan detailed to tag Basquel.

So, can Gavin White, Tadhg Morley and Paul Murphy in Kerry's half-back line handle Mannion, Small and Scully? White loves to get forward and attack while Morley likes to sweep, so it doesn't really add up for me. That may well be an area Dublin will set out to target.

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