Eight teams will go into draw barring draws

KERRY will be one of only three of last year's All-Ireland football quarter-finalists to make it through again this year if they survive Kildare's challenge in Semple Stadium tomorrow.

Already through are Galway and Dublin, respective Connacht and Leinster champions - both of whom came through the qualifier competition last year. The five teams which lost out this season are Meath, Westmeath, Derry, Tyrone and Roscommon.

Barring a draw in Thurles - or in the Mayo/Tipperary game in Ennis - eight teams will go into the draw on Sunday night to decide the quarter-final pairings. Joining Dublin and Galway will be Cork, Armagh, Donegal and Sligo - along with Kildare or Kerry and either Mayo or Tipp. The popular belief is that Mayo will triumph in Ennis. Whether it will be a case of Mayo being joined by Kildare or Kerry, there can only be 12 possible pairings - as Galway could not be drawn against Mayo or Sligo, Dublin could not be paired with Kildare, Cork with Kerry or Armagh with Donegal. The semi-final draw for the hurling championship will also be made.