O’Connor still has slim chance of making final

Cillian O’Connor’s chances of playing in the All-Ireland SFC final for Mayo have not been completely dashed.

The Ballintubber forward dislocated his shoulder attempting to catch the ball in the 11th minute of Sunday’s semi-final clash with Tyrone and was rushed to the Mater Hospital for immediate treatment. It is the third time the two-time Young Footballer of the Year suffered the same injury in the past 11 months.

Typically an injury of that nature requires 12 weeks’ recovery, but O’Connor’s chances have been ironically improved because the tendon, muscular and ligament damage done on the previous two occasions had stretched the shoulder.