Mike Quirke: A tiny window into Kerry’s autumn planning perhaps?

While it’s not the most palatable sight to see no Kingdom forward inside their attacking half, they are thinking outside the box and trying something different, writes Mike Quirke.

Cast your mind back to when you were a kid around December 25th — that sense of excitement and anticipation of what was coming around the corner on Christmas morning.

Sunday’s Munster final without Cork in Killarney was like the first Christmas without Santa Claus. Although it’s a still great day and you got lots of presents, you feared the same magic wasn’t there, no matter how much you wanted it to be.