Tailteann semi-finals likely to produce a re-run of the 1991 All-Ireland between Meath and Down
– Travel back nearly three months to the aftermath of the league final and any envisaged championship rematch between these two would not have been foreseen as a preliminary quarter-final. Unlike all of the other teams in the round, they were both defeated when the assumption was they would top their respective groups and not even be playing this weekend.
A preliminary observation is that form usually counts for little in this fixture. Either county needs to be considerably ahead of the other to survive a bad day if their opponents are playing well. Then there are form issues for Shane Walsh, who to date hasn’t been in the imperious mood of last year. The middle three lines have been performing, especially Peter Cooke and Matthew Tierney.Aidan O’Shea has been in fine form, late miss from a free notwithstanding, and Cillian O’Connor returns to the fray this weekend. Mayo didn’t do a lot wrong against Cork until the end. They patiently unravelled the home blanket to lead by six with nearly an hour elapsed.
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