Surprise tactics part of Mayo strategy for years

Mayo’s decision to deploy Aidan O’Shea at full-back to man-mark Kieran Donaghy isn’t the first rabbit from the tactics hat that the westerners have employed 2017 – Lee Keegan, drawn All-Ireland quarter-final v Roscommon.

Roscommon were taken aback by Mayo’s decision to place Keegan on their star-man, Enda Smith. Having scored 1-3 in the first-half, he silenced Smith when the Roscommon man moved to the edge of the square.

2016 – Alan Dillon, All-Ireland quarter-final v Tyrone.