Good afternoon, folks. What a game we have in store today at Croke Park.
Dublin stand on the precipice of history, as they bid to become the first team ever to win five consecutive All-Ireland senior football titles. For Kerry, a first Sam Maguire triumph since 2014 is the objective.
The action will begin at Croke Park at 3.30pm, and we’ll keep you posted on all the major moments throughout the game right here.
Here’s the Kerry team selected by manager Peter Keane:
1. Shane Ryan (Rathmore)
2. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue)
3. Tadhg Morley (Templenoe)
4. Tom O’Sullivan (Dingle)
5. Paul Murphy (Rathmore)
6. Gavin Crowley (Templenoe)
7. Brian Ó Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht)
8. David Moran (Kerins O’Rahillys)
9. Adrian Spillane (Templenoe)
10. Gavin White (Dr Crokes — captain)
11. Sean O’Shea (Kenmare)
12. Stephen O’Brien (Kenmare)
13. David Clifford (Fossa)
14. Paul Geaney (Dingle)
15. Killian Spillane (Templenoe)
And here’s who Jim Gavin has included in Dublin‘s starting line-up:
1. Stephen Cluxton (Parnells — captain)
2. David Byrne (Naomh Olaf)
3. Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna)
4. Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala)
5. Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf)
6. James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams)
7. John Small (Ballymun Kickhams)
8. Brian Fenton (Raheny)
9. Michael Darragh MacAuley (Ballyboden St. Enda’s)
10. Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge Street)
11. Con Callaghan (Cuala)
12. Brian Howard (Raheny)
13. Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes)
14. Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams)
15. Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
We’ll keep you posted if there are any pre-match adjustments.
Dublin are unchanged, but Jack Barry is in for Killian Spillane on the Kerry team.
It was the Rebels who prevailed in the curtain-raiser.
Dublin will be playing into Hill 16 in the first half.
Let’s hear those predictions — will Sam Maguire be staying put or heading south?
Poll Results:
It’s almost time…
Dublin 0-0 Kerry 0-0
David Gough has thrown the ball in and the 2019 All-Ireland senior football final is underway!
Dublin 0-1 Kerry 0-0
With just 17 seconds on the clock, Paul Mannion wins possession and kicks the Dubs into the lead.
Dublin 0-1 Kerry 0-0
An opportunity for Kerry to strike right back but David Clifford misses the target.
Dublin 0-2 Kerry 0-1
Sean O’Shea brings the teams level, before Dean Rock restores Dublin’s lead.
Dublin 0-3 Kerry 0-1
A second in a row for Rock from a close-range free.
Dublin 0-3 Kerry 0-1
John Small has a shot for Dublin but he’s off balance and it sails well wide.
Dublin 0-3 Kerry 0-1
CLOSE! Paul Geaney beats Stephen Cluxton with a goal attempt but it’s blocked on the line by James McCarthy.
Dublin 0-3 Kerry 0-1
Dean Rock looks for his third point of the game but it drops short into the hands of Shane Ryan.
Dublin 0-3 Kerry 0-1
Clifford gets another sight of the posts but again he kicks an uncharacteristic wide.
Dublin 0-3 Kerry 0-2
Clifford makes no mistake this time and Kerry are back to within a point.
Dublin 0-3 Kerry 0-2
PENALTY TO KERRY!
Dublin 0-3 Kerry 0-2
Stephen Cluxton makes a brilliant save to deny Paul Geaney and it goes out for a 45!
Jonny Cooper had been penalised for holding David Clifford under a high ball.
Dublin 0-3 Kerry 0-3
Sean O’Shea levels the game from the 45.
Stephen Cluxton appeared to be well off his line by the time Paul Geaney struck that penalty. Expect that to be a talking point.
Kerry 0-4 Dublin 0-3
Stephen O’Brien kicks Kerry into the lead.
Kerry 0-4 Dublin 0-4
Paul Mannion gets his second of the game to level the scores. Paul Geaney kicked narrowly wide earlier, with HawkEye called into action.
Kerry 0-5 Dublin 0-4
Jonny Cooper is booked for another foul on David Clifford. Sean O’Shea kicks Kerry ahead with the resultant free.
GOAL! Dublin 1-4 Kerry 0-5 (Jack McCaffrey, 19)
Dublin 1-4 Kerry 0-5
Brilliant goal for Dublin, engineered by some superb fielding by Brian Howard. They then broke at pace before McCaffrey finished for his fourth ever championship goal.
Dublin 1-4 Kerry 0-5
Dean Rock attempts to increase Dublin’s lead with a difficult free, which ultimately goes wide.
Outstanding work from Dublin as Jack McCaffrey sprints up the field and scores a goal! pic.twitter.com/xuzUZ4U3Sr
— The GAA (@officialgaa) September 1, 2019
Dublin 1-5 Kerry 0-5
A 45 for Dublin is expertly converted by Dean Rock and they lead by three.
Dublin 1-6 Kerry 0-5
Rock slots over another close-range free to extend Dublin’s lead.
Dublin 1-6 Kerry 0-5
John Small’s name is taken for a foul on Stephen O’Brien. A free to Sean O’Shea to follow.
Dublin 1-6 Kerry 0-6
From just inside the 45, O’Shea splits the posts to keep Kerry in touch.
Dublin 1-7 Kerry 0-6
Dean Rock gets one from play and Dublin are four ahead again.
Dublin 1-7 Kerry 0-6
Persistent holding earns John Small a yellow card.
Dublin 1-8 Kerry 0-6
Outstanding team move by Dublin, started by a Cluxton kick-out, ends in a point for Con O’Callaghan.
Dublin 1-8 Kerry 0-7
Sean O’Shea points another free to reduce the gap for Kerry.
Dublin 1-9 Kerry 0-7
Once again, magnificent movement and build-up play from Dublin. They’re awarded a free for a foul on Con O’Callaghan, from which Dean Rock takes his tally to 0-6.
Dublin 1-9 Kerry 0-7
On additional minute to be played at the end of the first half.
Red card! Jonny Cooper sent off for Dublin (35)
Dublin 1-9 Kerry 0-8
Another foul on David Clifford by Jonny Cooper sees the Dublin defender shown a second yellow card, and the All-Ireland champions are down to 14 men.
Sean O’Shea then points from the free that followed.
Half-time: Dublin 1-9 Kerry 0-8
Well, folks. Dublin full value for their lead, but following Jonny Cooper’s second All-Ireland final dismissal, can Kerry turn this one around?
We’ll be back shortly for the second half.
Cluxton strolling into the dressing room way after the rest of his teammates sprinted in. Great first half by him - a peno save and his long kick-out set up McCaffrey’s goal. pic.twitter.com/M1NZgJrrYS
— Kevin O'Brien (@Kevobrien7) September 1, 2019
The players are back out for the second half of the 2019 All-Ireland senior football final. Here we go…
No changes on either side.
Dublin 1-9 Kerry 0-8
The game has resumed.
Dublin 1-9 Kerry 0-9
Paul Geaney takes on Davy Byrne, who concedes a 45. Sean O’Shea slots it over into the Hill.
Dublin 1-9 Kerry 0-9
Kerry on the attack again but a mix-up between Clifford and O’Shea sees the ball drift out of play.
Dublin 1-9 Kerry 0-9
CLOSE! Paul Murphy hits a rasper which Cluxton appears to tip onto the crossbar. A 45 for Kerry comes from the follow-up.
Dublin 1-9 Kerry 0-10
O’Shea lands another one for the Kingdom!
Dublin 1-10 Kerry 0-10
Jack McCaffrey finishes off another sweeping Dublin move by fisting the ball over the bar from close range.
Dublin 1-10 Kerry 0-11
Gavin Crowley gets his first ever championship point, and a fine one it was too.
Dublin 1-10 Kerry 0-11
Kerry’s tails are up now. They’re enjoying plenty of possession with this numerical advantage.
Dublin 1-10 Kerry 0-11
Strong Kerry claims for a penalty as Jack McCaffrey brings down Stephen O’Brien but David Gough wasn’t convinced.
Stephen Cluxton gets a touch to deflect Paul Murphy's shot at goal! pic.twitter.com/8JREFn9mLW
— The GAA (@officialgaa) September 1, 2019
Dublin 1-11 Kerry 0-11
A Dublin free just outside the 13 for holding by Tom O’Sullivan on Con O’Callaghan. Dean Rock does the honours.
Dublin 1-12 Kerry 0-11
Beautifully taken score by Jack McCaffrey to take his haul to 1-2.
Jack Sherwood has replaced Gavin White on the Kerry team
Dublin 1-12 Kerry 0-12
After magnificent fielding from David Moran, brilliant play by David Clifford to create space before kicking a point.
Dublin 1-12 Kerry 0-12
Mannion under pressure from Morley as he kicks wide for the Dubs.
Dublin 1-13 Kerry 0-12
Tom O’Sullivan breathes a sigh of relief as he escapes a second yellow card for a foul on John Small, from which Dean Rock kicks Dublin back into a four-point lead.
Dublin 1-13 Kerry 0-12
Paddy Small replaces Michael Darragh MacAuley for Dublin, while Kerry’s Tommy Walsh is on in place of Brian Ó Beaglaoich.
Dublin 1-14 Kerry 0-12
Absolutely brilliant play from Jack McCaffrey, who gets another Dublin point. He now has 1-3.
GOAL! Dublin 1-14 Kerry 1-12 (Killian Spillane, 56)
Dublin 1-14 Kerry 1-12
Wonderful goal by Killian Spillane for Kerry to bring the deficit back to two points!
Dublin 1-14 Kerry 1-12
A chance for Tommy Walsh to make it a one-point game but his shot is well off the target.
Dublin 1-14 Kerry 1-13
And now it is a one-point game, Walsh makes no mistake this time.
Excellent goal from Kerry corner forward Killian Spillane! pic.twitter.com/wuhxgi1dCo
— The GAA (@officialgaa) September 1, 2019
Dublin 1-14 Kerry 1-14
Sean O’Shea gets his ninth point, his second from play, and Kerry are level!
Dublin 1-14 Kerry 1-14
A chance for Clifford to put Kerry in front but it drops short into Cluxton’s hands.
Dublin 1-14 Kerry 1-14
Dublin are about to bring on Diarmuid Connolly.
Dublin 1-15 Kerry 1-14
Gavin Crowley his yellow-carded for a foul on Paddy Small, Dean Rock stands over the free and restores Dublin’s lead.
Dublin 1-15 Kerry 1-15
And we’re level again courtesy of David Clifford!
Kerry 1-16 Dublin 1-15
Kerry are leading and it’s the goalscorer Killian Spillane who pushes them in front with a point.
Kerry 1-16 Dublin 1-15
Just before being replaced by Diarmuid Connolly, Brian Howard attempts to bring Dublin level but his shot sails wide.
Kerry 1-16 Dublin 1-15
Kerry retaining possession inside their own half as the game enters its final minute of normal time.
Kerry 1-16 Dublin 1-15
Dublin win it back and it’s substitute Cormac Costello who appeared to make it a draw game once again — but HawkEye says otherwise! Incredible drama.
Seven additional minutes to be played.
Sweet Jesus.
Kerry 1-16 Dublin 1-15
Diarmuid Connolly has a go from distance but it goes to the right and wide.
Kerry 1-16 Dublin 1-16
Dean Rock takes his tally to 0-10 with a crucial score from play! We’re level in the fourth minute of additional time.
Kerry 1-16 Dublin 1-16
Paddy Small fouled by Sean O’Shea out on the left sideline. Is this the chance to win it for Dean Rock?
Kerry 1-16 Dublin 1-16
Off the ground from an extremely difficult angle, Dean Rock kicks it left and wide!
Full-time: Kerry 1-16 Dublin 1-16
Serious drama in Croker. We go again on Saturday week, 14 September.
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