Maurice Brosnan: 8 observations from the football championship

Kerry's error, the rise of Galway's 'machine' and six more football championship observations.

Dylan McHugh of Galway in action against Peadar Mogan, left, and Michael Langan of Donegal. Picture: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

In the carefully constructed delineation that is modern sport, it can be hard to find a space for the sprawling parish of emotion. Its visceral possibility can overwhelm its neighbours. Regulating and managing it can be a tricky task.

Pádraic Joyce admitted as much after Galway's semi-final. Three days earlier, two-time All-Ireland winning manager John O’Mahony was buried in Ballaghaderreen. The 71-year-old was a mentor to Joyce as well as selector John Divilly and physio Aofáine Walshe, who also worked with Galway during those two All-Ireland triumphs.