David Burke: Midfield will decide All-Ireland

David Burke, having not minced his words all summer long, wasn’t about to change tack in advance of Sunday’s closing act. His latest assertion is that whoever wins the midfield battle will take home Liam MacCarthy.

An interesting observation on the part of the Galway captain given that’s where he’ll be stationed, Galway’s ability to get over the line in the semi-final despite coming off second best in this department and, lest we forget, the absolutely lightning form of Waterford’s midfield pairing of Jamie Barron and Kevin Moran.

Barron and Moran have clipped 4-20 from play this championship, a long way clear of the 0-11 chalked by Johnny Coen and Burke.