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Written by Paul McCullagh   
Monday, 19 September 2005

All-Ireland Football final managers Mickey Harte and Jack O'Connor both have some tight selection calls to make ahead of Sunday's decider.

Tyrone boss Harte must decide whether to start Peter Canavan or to use the veteran as an impact substitute.
Colin Holmes is favourite to be picked in midfield alongside Sean Cavanagh with Brian Meenan expected to drop out.


The betting in Kerry suggests Dara O Cinneide will return to the team after being dropped for the win over Cork. O Cinneide, who skippered the Kingdom to victory in last year's final, is understood to have produced improved form in recent weeks and his free-taking ability could help him earn selection for the decider.
Mike Frank Russell would be an automatic choice in virtually every other intercounty attack in the country but he is likely to start the game from the bench.


Arguably more important that the selections will be the formations that Harte and O'Connor employ.
The tight-marking Ryan McMenamin looks to be Mickey Harte's best option to shadow Kerry's star forward Colm Cooper although Conor Gormley is being mooted in some quarters for the role.
As ever, the battle in the middle-third of the field will probably ultimately decide the outcome and in that mix could be a mouthwatering midfield match-up between Darragh O Se and Sean Cavanagh.
Moy man Cavanagh has operated at wing-forward during stages of this year's championship but he surely represents Tyrone's best option in terms of matching O Se's athleticism.
Another crucial duel could be the expected tussle between Brian McGuigan and Seamus Moynihan.

This report was suppiled by BBC Sport and can be read on: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/4261262.stm.

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