Gary O’Donnell and Galway all out to stop Mayo’s drive-for-five

It’s more than 100 years since Mayo have beaten Galway in five successive Connacht championship games, but another victory for the Green and Red on Sunday will match that 1909 achievement.

Gary O’Donnell was an unused sub in 2008, Galway’s last Connacht final win and the day of their last championship win over Mayo. That was a memorable day for the then 20-year-old Tuam Star, but the most recent meeting between the sides at Pearse Stadium was one to forget.

On their way to a third provincial title in a row Mayo devoured Galway by a record score and from O’Donnell’s outlook on the bench, it made for horrific watching until his introduction.