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It was all the way back in November 2005 when Salthill/Knocknacarra last got their hands on the Shane McGettigan Cup. That afternoon, former Mayo star Maurice Sheridan accepted the trophy at Pearse Stadium on behalf of a star-studded outfit whose home ground is situated just a stone’s throw away.

For the third time in five seasons, Maigh Cuilinn and Salthill/Knocknacarra lock horns in the Galway Senior Football Championship final, both carrying unfinished business into Sunday’s latest instalment of their modern rivalry.

The race for the Frank Fox Cup reaches the quarter-final stage this weekend with four intriguing ties, three of which are repeats of group meetings from only 12 months ago.

The final round of group games in the Galway Senior Football Championship arrives with plenty still to be decided across all four groups.

Just one round into the Galway Senior Football Championship and the pressure is already mounting. For those beaten on the opening weekend, another defeat would leave qualification hopes hanging by a thread.

Galway's Allianz Football League campaign kicks-off this weekend as Pádraig Joyce's men welcome Mayo to Pearse Stadium.

And just like that, the curtain closed on another enthralling club season, with Ballygunner of Waterford and Kerry’s Dingle crowned All-Ireland senior champions in hurling and football respectively.

When the lights switch on at Pearse Stadium this Saturday night (7.30pm), two sides at very different points in their journeys will collide in the Galway Senior Football Championship final.

There have been bumps and bruises for some, smoother passage for others, but as the Galway Senior Football Championship reaches its semi-final stage, the four teams most expected to be here have navigated their way through.

If this weekend’s Galway Senior Football Championship quarter-finals deliver half the drama of the preliminary round a fortnight ago, then supporters are in for another cracking instalment.