Conor Gormley is confident that Tyrone can repeat their 2005 and '08 victories over Dublin on Saturday.

In both years, the Red Hands went on to lift the Sam Maguire and Gormley is hoping history will repeat itself.

"It's a tough game, but it's a game we are certainly capable of winning," the centre back said.

"They have come the back route we came in '08 and gathered good momentum and are on a bit of a roll. They are an experienced team, the Brogans, Bryan Cullen and young (Eoghan) O'Gara has come in - a dangerous team and I think we will have to be at our best to curtail these boys as much as we can.

"We know both sides of the game whether we are favourites or underdogs. It doesn't really matter to us."

Meanwhile, assistant manager Tony Donnelly sees Saturday's game as an opportunity for Tyrone to get last year's All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Cork out of their system.

"If you look back at last year and the bad memories that we have of the Cork game, things like that will drive the squad on, that they want to put the memories of that defeat as far away as possible," he said.

"And the only way to do that is to go back to Croke Park and get a win. But we'll not dwell too much on the down side of what happened last year." Tweet

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