Abbeylara manager Danny Brady has hailed the character of the players to battle back to a third consecutive county SFC final.

On Sunday, they face defending champions and neighbours Mullinalaghta St Columba's in a repeat of last year's decider.

For any side to have the mental strength to come back for a third time, having lost the previous two finals is a real testament to their character, according to Brady who is in his first year in charge of the club.

"Many a team might have just given up after losing two finals in succession but not these boys and we are delighted to be back in the decider again," Brady told the Longford Leader.

"One thing that we don't lack is motivation. There's a lot of resilience there. It's not hard motivating them when you come into Pearse Park for a quarterfinal, semi-final and now the final. They are as eager as I am to get a county senior title on the CV.

"When you get to the championship it's nip and tuck and there's nothing between the sides in Longford. Championship is 60 minutes and the winner takes it all. That's what we enjoy about it and we train hard to get into those situations."

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