Longford had 5 indicate extra over Carlow when the sides satisfied in round 5 of the league, beating them 1-19 to 1-14, so it is somewhat unexpected to see them as big as 7-4 to win Saturday's last.

In an impressive late rally, Longford originated from 11 points down to beat Wicklow by a point last weekend, promo and a slot in the Division 4 last, and they look overpriced to continue their celebrations.

Down vs Wexford

7.15 pm Saturday, TG4

The only final that looks cut and dried this weekend is the Divsion 3 decider where Down can show a level above surprise packages Wexford.

Westmeath were on their way to the final, holding a two-point lead with only seconds remaining last weekend, however a late smash-and-grab raid from Wexford thanks to a Sean Ryan objective protected the unlikliest of promotions.

The celebrations were wild at the final whistle and appropriately so, but Mark McHugh and his Wexford side might be in for a rude awakening at head office this weekend. It will not be easy boiling down from such a big high.

Down have actually already hammered them by ten points - 1-29 to 1-19 - on their home patch and some silverware will be a very big offer for the Mourne men, who will have goals of making an effect in the Ulster champion. Wexford look set to be whipping kids in the Leinster one.

Wexford yielded 2-17 to Clare in round six and 1-18 to Westmeath last weekend having been quite tight defensively prior to that and it is hard to imagine them keeping Pat Havern and Odhran Murdock peaceful. Those are 2 quality aggressors who will enjoy getting back to Croke Park.

Down might win this by a double-figure margin and backing them to defy a five-point handicap looks the very best bet of the weekend. They might net a couple of goals along the way.

Cork vs Meath

1.45 pm Sunday, TG4

Cork and Meath clashed in 3 All-Ireland finals within the space of four years in between 1987 and 1990 and once again in 1999. There was a huge rivalry between the two counties in those days but current years have actually been barren for both sides.

Meath have actually emerged from no place under Robbie Brennan and reached in 2015's All-Ireland semi-final, while Cork could, and most likely should, have actually beaten Kerry in last year's Munster champion.

There were simply 2 points in between the sides when they fulfilled at Pairc Ui Rinn in round 4 when a scoring surge at the end of the very first half put the hosts in a magnificent position and they managed to hang on at the end of the game.

Meath have considering that beaten Kildare by 14, Tyrone by 5 and Offaly by 10, so it's not a surprise to see them head into the Division 2 decider as slight favourites.

Both these teams play an appealing brand of football and Meath have scored a minimum of one objective in each of their last six outings. Indeed, they have actually got 10 of them in that time and might have got more had they gone searching for them late in their current tussle with Offaly.

Cork have stopped working to discover the web in 2 of their last three trips, however Chris Og Jones will enjoy the prospect of dipping into Corke Park and his speed has the prospective to trigger the Meath rearguard all sorts of problems.

You can get odds-against about 3 or more goals in the game which looks value as it looks more like an odds-on shot.

Donegal vs Kerry

4pm Sunday, TG4

The Division 1 league last is an unusual species. Most of the time teams don't actually appear to care whether they win it or not as their sole focus is on the upcoming championship campaign so it will be fascinating to see what sort of method Jim McGuinness and Jack O'Connor take this year. Will they wish to provide statements of intent, or will it be another round of shadow boxing?

The very best guess looks to be that McGuinness might desire to set a marker for the summer season and will toss the kitchen sink at it. If he does, that will suggest making life very challenging for David Clifford and co in advance for Kerry. If Donegal are going to treat this like a champion clash, which appears more than likely, the structures will be dug at the back. An open, high-scoring shootout is no excellent to them. Kerry would win that every day of the week and twice on Sunday. They need to keep it tight and turn it into a battle.

Donegal managed to keep Kerry to 1-18 when the sides satisfied in round 2 and the total points line looks too high at 46.5.

In 2015's last produced an overall of only 36 points as Kerry walked past Mayo by a scoreline of 1-18 to 1-12 and if either team gets to 21 points this year it need to be sufficient, too.

The worst-case situation for these sides heading into the championship is a hammering and it is difficult to see McGuinness enabling that to happen to Donegal. Nor Jack O'Connor to Kerry. This will be tight, and while in 2015's champions Kerry might have a slight edge up front, it is tough to be adamant that they will defy a two-point handicap.

Donegal have actually taken their foot off the throttle in the last few years and conceded 2-20 to Roscommon and 3-15 to Monaghan in the last two rounds. But prior to those two games their typical concession was under 19 points per video game and they kept tidy sheets versus Dublin, Mayo, Armagh and Galway. That is a big achievement under the new rules and Kerry will succeed to create a substantial rating in the decider against such a well-drilled defensive unit.

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