Kerry vs Donegal: All-Ireland Football Final Tips The GAA's intercounty season draws to close with a highly-anticipated All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final between Donegal and Kerry at Croke Park on Sunday. The provincial champions of Ulster and Munster respectively this summer, Donegal and Kerry have emerged as the two best teams in the land during the All-Ireland series and their meeting is set to crown a worthy winner. Will it be Kerry's 39th time lifting Sam Maguire, or can Donegal climb to the top of the mountain for only the third time in their history? Our expert marks your card for Sunday's All-Ireland Football final. Tips Donegal @ 6/5 with BoyleSports Ciaran Moore anytime goalscorer @ 10/1 with BoyleSports BoyleSports Betting Offer Excited for the All-Ireland final? Check out our new guide to the best GAA betting sites. Donegal's running power to win the day Kerry have the GOAT in David Clifford, but Donegal have the tactical mastermind in Jim McGuinness. Something must give on All-Ireland Final day. Clifford is enjoying an exceptional season and a widely agreed consensus has been reached that the Fossa clubman is quite probably the greatest full-forward the game has ever seen. He scored 1-09 in the semi-final win over Tyrone and a similar contribution will go a long way to seeing the Kingdom land what would be only their second All-Ireland since they defeated Donegal in a turgid decider in 2014. After that, McGuinness left his post as Donegal boss. The Glenties man had taken his county from the ashes to the summit, winning the All-Ireland in his second season in 2012 and knocking out the 'unbeatable' Dublin side in the 2014 semi-final with an inspired tactical display. However, they didn't bring that intensity to the final and it is something their Bainisteoir admits he thought about 'every day' until he returned in 2023. McGuinness' second coming in Tir Conaill has all the hallmarks of his first. A team that was going nowhere fast has been inspired and now looks destined for the ultimate prize in his second season at the helm. The FRC rule changes introduced this season were aimed at making the game a more attacking and appealing prospect and the result has been the most exciting Championship in many a year. The two-point arc from 40 metres brought a new dynamic but Donegal have largely scorned it. The new rules also created space, demanding that each team leave three players in the opposition half at all times. McGuinness' answer to this has been to install hard running in his team. They defend well but come forward in powerful swarms, running angles and lines that leave opponents frazzled, pondering from where the dangers are emerging. In Peadar Mogan, Ciaran Moore, Finbarr Roarty and Ryan McHugh they have a devastating quartet, all comfortable in possession and willing to run. Clifford is assisted by his brother, Paudi, the mighty Sean O'Shea and the emerging Joe O'Connor. Kerry are peaking at the right time, that seems certain, but Donegal's immense running power may swing this final their way. They also have immense Michael Langan at midfield, a star forward of their own in Oisin Gallen and - of course - the talismanic Michael Murphy orchestrating things after he came out of retirement to lead the band once more under his old boss McGuinness. Tip: Donegal @ 6/5 with BoyleSports Moore's menace can pay off Ciaran Moore has emerged as one of the stars of this Donegal set-up. The St Eunan's ace has enjoyed moving from half-back to half-forward at times this season, though in truth it matters little what number his shirt bears as the 22-year-old has the engine to get around the pitch. He netted a goal in the Ulster final against Armagh, another against Meath in the semi-final and he could easily have doubled up against the Royals, but he opted to take an easy point late on with the game won. He also scored Donegal's winning point against Mayo in Hyde Park, a lung-bursting run with the final play of the game when a lesser athlete would have kicked the ball dead knowing the draw was enough. The running power of Moore and his ilk will be key to Donegal's success. They are eager to carry possession into the scoring zone and make short incisive passes that open up goal chances. Based on how Donegal play, and his developing role in the team - and with two goals in 10 Championship outings - Moore looks way overpriced to rattle the net. Tip: Ciaran Moore anytime goalscorer @ 10/1 with BoyleSports
