IT'LL BE PAUL TO PLAY FOR

Geaney dismisses any decider injury fears

- BY STEPHEN BARRY

PAUL GEANEY says he'll be ready to play a full part in Sunday week's All-Ireland final after surviving 50 minutes on an injured calf in a barnstorming extra-time victory over Ballyboden St Enda’s on Saturday.

The Dingle star has been hampered throughout the club campaign and wasn't deemed fit enough to start at Super-Valu Pairc Uf Chaoimh. But from his halftime induction, Geaney provided the focal point to flip a 10-point deficit as they progressed to a decider against St Brigid's.

The 35-year-old captain's 0-8 haul included the left-footed two-pointer to force extra-time and the right-footed two-point free to give Dingle their first lead in the 77th minute.

Manager Padraig Corcoran said they were given “no choice” but to leave Geaney on the bench, while the man himself wasn't sure how long hed last.

“I was in the dark with it really, but now I know I would have got an hour’ he said. “It's good enough. Obviously not perfect. I have another two weeks now, which is perfect.

“The worry is that you have to go off. The game is in the melting pot late on and if you play the first 40 or 50 and you re-injure, you're not good enough. Youre fatigued and you're gone off and the game is to be won’

At a team meeting in 2018, Dingle laid out their ambition to reach an All-Ireland final.