Mike Finnerty
BARRING any extra surprising mishaps between now and Sunday week, all the main target from an damage information standpoint within the Mayo camp might be on star ahead, Ryan O’Donoghue.
The All Star attacker hasn’t featured because the Connacht SFC semi-final defeat to Galway seven weeks in the past attributable to a groin damage.
Nonetheless, James Horan instructed reporters after final Saturday night’s win over Dublin that O’Donoghue is ‘making good progress’.
The Mayo Information understands that Mayo’s administration crew haven’t given up hope of the Belmullet man being concerned in some capability in opposition to Kerry at Croke Park.
“He is making good progress,” was James Horan’s reply when requested particularly about O’Donoghue’s probabilities of that includes within the subsequent sport.
“We might be trying so as to add extra to the panel, for certain.”
In the meantime, the luckless Bryan Walsh has been sidelined once more after pulling his hamstring throughout a coaching session final Thursday night time.
The Ballintubber ahead had been out of motion for nearly 4 months attributable to a mixture of quad and hamstring accidents, earlier than making his long-awaited comeback in opposition to Monaghan on Saturday week final.
Nonetheless, this newest setback means James Horan should plan with out him for the conflict with Kerry.
Plenty of Mayo panellists lined out for his or her golf equipment in Senior League matches final Sunday.
Rory Brickenden and Mark Moran (who shot three factors) each lined out for Westport.
Moran warmed up with the Mayo squad on the pitch at Croke Park earlier than final Saturday’s sport in opposition to Kildare, carrying quantity 25 — rather than the injured Bryan Walsh — however James Horan later confirmed that Moran was not eligible to be launched at any stage.
This was as a result of Mayo’s 26-man squad listing had been formally submitted to Croke Park on Thursday morning, hours earlier than Walsh was injured in a coaching session.
Elsewhere, Darren Coen performed for Hollymount/Carramore and Paul Towey, who kicked a string of factors, was in motion with Charlestown.
Conor O’Shea (Breaffy), Donnacha McHugh (Castlebar Mitchels), Conor McStay (Ballina Stephenites) Pearse Ruttledge (Knockmore) and Fionan Duffy (Crossmolina) additionally performed with their golf equipment.
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