Ronan McRory enjoying journey to All-Ireland final with Errigal Ciarán

In his 20th season as a senior footballer with Errigal Ciarán, the only trophy missing from Ronan McRory's club collection is an All-Ireland title.

Having overcome an always difficult Ulster championship, the Tyrone champions won a thrilling All-Ireland semi-final against Dr Crokes to be part of the biggest day of club football.

Standing in their way is another side looking to make history in Dublin champions Cuala, who defeated Sligo champions Coolera/Strandhill in the semi-final.

At the age of 37, McRory's experience from the bench is a useful weapon for Errigal Ciarán to call upon, and an event he will not let him past by.

“It's brilliant. I won't say it was never on our radar, in your wildest dreams you might think you have a chance and for years I would have always thought we had a chance.

“But then even to get out of the Tyrone championship is so tough alone. And then when we first started getting into Ulster you had your Ballinderrys and Crossmaglens who were powerhouses not just in Ulster but all of Ireland back then.

“Then in more recent times when we got out it was the Glens, Scotstowns, and Kilcoos. We're just so thankful that we're able to get through an Ulster Final that was so tight. Obviously the Crokes game we went to extra-time again and we we're just so delighted to get to a final.

“It hasn't really sunk in because it's just a week turnaround from the semi-final.”

To put McRory's longevity into perspective, Peter Canavan was arguably the best player in the country, and his club teammate 20 years ago.

These days, it is Peter's sons Ruairí and Darragh who are terrorising defences across the country. The two brothers scored 1-13  of the team's 2-18 total.

For McRory, he can see similarities between them