Illness, high temperatures and the threat of Australian aggressiveness could stand in the way of Ireland continuing their 100% International Rules record in Adelaide tomorrow – but captain Aidan O’Shea won’t be making any excuses.

Cork's Sean Powter and Niall Grimley of Armagh have been confirmed as the final two tourists for the upcoming International Rules series.

Mayo manager Stephen Rochford has heaped praise on Aidan O’Shea for the way in which the Breaffy man has "sacrificed" himself for the team’s greater good, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Kerry and Mayo will have to do it all over again in Croke Park next Saturday as a Patrick Durcan additional time point effectively secured the replay.

Former Cork goalkeeper Paddy O'Shea and Irish Examiner columnist and sports psychologist Kieran Shannon discuss the drawn All-Ireland football final and analyse the counties' thought processes ahead of the replay. 

WHAT a strange football year it’s been! One of twists and of turns! One of defiant unity and bitter division! One of utter dejection, and pure unbridled elation! 

The gulf in class between the top flight and the rest of the divisions has perhaps never been as wide as this year. So who exactly have been a class apart in the league of its own?

Stephen Griffin's injury-time point secured a 1-09 to 0-12 draw to seal Donegal's passage through to the Allianz Football League Division 1 semi-finals.

Mayo 0-10 Dublin 2-18: Just two weeks after they tanked Monaghan by 13 points in Castlebar, Mayo suffered the heaviest Division 1 defeat thus far when Dublin disposed of them in business-like fashion at the same venue.

Peter McNamara highlights three talking points from the weekend's Allianz Football League action.

Kerry 0-10 Mayo 2-11

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KERRY 3-16 MAYO 3-13 (after extra-time)

Mayo 1-19 Cork 2-15

Outside the province, the achievement of recording four Connacht titles in a row could easily be attributed to the lack of competition for Mayo in the west.

Mayo 4-12 Cork 2-14

All-Ireland SFC winning captain Stephen Cluxton is one of six Dublin players to be included in the GAA/GPA All-Stars Football team for the 2013 season.

Donegal forward Michael Murphy has been named as Ireland's captain for next Saturday's first International Rules Test, despite doubts over how much of the game he will play.

A total of 15 counties are represented in the 29-man squad today announced by Ireland team manager Paul Earley for the upcoming International Rules series against Australia.

Some big names will be missing from the Ireland squad when they take on Australia in the 2013 International Rules series later this month in Cavan and Dublin.

2013 All-Ireland SFC winning captain Stephen Cluxton and 11 of his Dublin team-mates have been nominated for GAA/GPA Football All-Stars awards.

You wouldn't see this kind of thing that that auld 'Premier League'.

James Horan has kept with the same team that defeated Tyrone in the semi-final for this weekend's All-Ireland Senior Football final against Dublin.

Mayo footballer Aidan O'Shea and Clare hurler Tony Kelly have won the GAA/GPA Player of the Month awards for August.

Mayo manager James Horan was pleased to see his team come through today's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Tyrone as six-point winners, but knows that a repeat performance is unlikely to be good enough to lift the Sam Maguire Cup next month.

Mayo have announced an unchanged team for their All-Ireland SFC semi-final showdown with Tyrone at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon (throw-in 3.30pm).

Mayo 4-17 Donegal 1-10

Cillian O'Connor and Donal Vaughan have been unsurprisingly drafted back into the Mayo team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Donegal at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

Recalled goalkeeper Robert Hennelly is one of four changes to the Mayo team for Sunday's Connacht SFC final against London in Castlebar (throw-in 2pm).

Richie Feeney has replaced the injured Cillian O'Connor in the Mayo attack for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Roscommon in Castlebar (throw-in 4pm).

Hollymount-Carramore clubman Darren Coen has forced his way into the Mayo team for their Connacht SFC quarter-final showdown with Galway on Sunday afternoon.

Chris Barrett and Jason Doherty have been drafted into the Mayo team for tomorrow's Allianz League Division 1 semi-final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 3.45pm).

James Horan has made one change to the Mayo team that lost to Dublin last weekend for this weekend's clash with Down.

Aidan O'Shea has been listed at centre forward for Mayo's Allianz Football League Division 1 clash with Dublin on Saturday night (throw-in 7pm).

DIT and UCC booked their places in tomorrow's Sigerson Cup Final at 3pm in Athlone IT following semi-final wins over DCU and AIT respectively this afternoon.

All-Ireland SFC champions Donegal have had 12 players nominated for 2012 GAA GPA All-Stars Football awards, and are guaranteed to win the Footballer of the Year award.

A bad week for the Mayo footballers could be about to get worse as they are in line to punished by Connacht GAA for pulling out of Sunday week's Connacht FBD League final.

As anticipated, Mayo manager James Horan has had to make one change to his team to play Donegal in Sunday's All-Ireland SFC final at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

The Mayo Senior Football Team to face Donegal in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final this Sunday at 3.30pm is:

As predicted, Enda Varley has replaced injured captain Andy Moran in the Mayo team to play Dublin in Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Mayo manager James Horan has stuck with a familiar formula for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Down at Croke Park (throw-in 5pm).

A turbulent week for Mayo football finished on a positive note yesterday as they won back-to-back Connacht SFC titles by beating Sligo 0-12 to 0-10.

Mayo manager James Horan has named two debutants in his team to face Leitrim in Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final at Elverys McHale Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

PREVIEW: By Shaun Cronin, Sports Reporter