Former Dublin footballer Hannah Tyrrell believes Kerry have the experience and form to win another All-Ireland title and reckons that Galway have yet to show their "mettle" in a decider.
Sunday's senior All-Ireland football decider is a repeat of the 2024 final, where Kerry bridged a 31-year gap to their last title, cantering home by 12 points.
Captain Síofra O'Shea racked up 1-08 as Kerry comprehensively dispatched the reigning champions Dublin in the Thurles semi-final, winning 2-16 to 1-09 in the finish and they enter the finale as clear favourites.
The westerners, who claimed another Connacht title earlier this year, easily accounted for Armagh in the other semi.
"Both teams on paper areincredibly strong and have had comfortable semi-final wins in their last game," Tyrrell said on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1.
"But you look at Kerry, the calibre of players they have and their experience - they've been here, they've done it before in 2024 and they beat Galway that time.
"Galway certainly have a calibre of players that have the ability to win.
"I just think Kerry have been going well. Their experience and the likes of Siofra O'Shea, who for me is going to be Footballer of the Year, just have that slight edge."
The Connacht champions are seeking to add to their sole All-Ireland success, won back in 2004, with a team captained by Annette Clarke and including future Ireland soccer international Niamh Fahey.
Since then, they've lost three All-Ireland finals, two of them in recent years. Prior to the 2024 loss to Kerry, they were edged out in the 2019 final by Dublin, who claimed their third title on the trot on a miserably wet day in Croke Park.
"Galway have the ability to win, but they just haven't shown that kind of mettle that's needed," says Tyrrell. "But hey, look at Mayo last week, they upset the odds, so who knows?
"They've been in a couple of All-Ireland finals. They probably should have beaten us [Dublin] in a semi-final last year but just couldn't get it going at the right times.
"[They] didn't turn up against Kerry in 2024 [in the final], so that'll be kind of on their backs a little bit.
"I wouldn't rule them out completely. They have the calibre of players, Nicola Ward,unbelievable player, obviously Olivia Divilly.
"I think if Kerry get a good start, they could do a lot of damage. The only place I could see Galway really, reallydoing well is - Kerry kick-outs haven't been brilliant.
"They're not the be-all and end-allof a game, but if Galway can turn a few of those over and maybe bang in a few goals, it obviously will change the perspective of things."
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