Marc Ó Sé is back with another exclusive Ladbrokes blog, this time previewing the Senior Football Championship round three fixtures taking place on June 22 and 23.
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Galway v Monaghan 4pm Pearse Stadium Saturday
Galway will obviously be disappointed not to have topped their group. However, it’s important to point out that they also did not lose their last game, something Padraig Joyce will be telling his troops all week.
Home advantage here is huge against a Monaghan team who struggled for periods against Meath last Sunday. Monaghan will have to improve significantly if they are to pose any threat to Galway, but I don’t see this happening. Galway simply have too much for them and will get the job done.
Tyrone v Roscommon 5pm Healy Park, Omagh Saturday
I was at the Cork v Tyrone match last weekend and the Cork defence did well to hold the Tyrone forward line for large periods of the game.
However, when Darragh Canavan opened up and started to perform, Cork found it difficult to stay in touch with them. Mattie Donnelly’s clever positioning also is a huge plus for Tyrone when he plays at centre back and although Roscommon have some quality players of their own, I see nothing but a home win here.
Mayo v Derry 6:30pm Castlebar Saturday
Since the National League final Derry have completely surrendered. Despite their victory against Westmeath, my views have not changed.
The wheels have completely come off and I don’t think Mickey Harte has these lads playing for him anymore. Mayo will be disappointed that they didn’t beat Dublin last weekend but will still come away knowing they didn’t lose either. This will be a fair battle that should go down to the wire, but I think Mayo will win.
Louth v Cork 3pm Iniskeen Sunday
Having seen Cork up close last weekend, I think John Cleary has his men moving in the right direction. However, they are lacking serious fire power up front without the services of Brian Hurley.
Louth were having an excellent season up until last weekend when they came face to face with Kerry. This game will boil down to the availability of Brian Hurley and the signs suggest he won’t be playing. Without him, I think Louth will come out on top here.
