Heroic Clarke proves Mayo’s saving grace

Mayo were 10 points to the good yesterday early in the second half, leading by 0-17 to 0-7, and yet they were reduced to stumbling over the finish line to win by three.

And had David Clarke not produced an outstanding save in a one-on-one with Bernard Brogan on 61 minutes, it is probably Dublin who would be in the All-Ireland final against Donegal.

Normally it is mistakes inside the whitewash that costs teams in big games, however yesterday the Dublin management team made some incredible errors of judgment.