Everything's to play for in the final week of the league after some consequential encounters this past weekend

The Cork footballers are now in the box seat in Division 2. The question is, can they stay there? Anything less than promotion will be deflating

One area of concern for Kerry is the developing habit of letting teams back in to it late on. As the fitness levels increase and the squad continues to strengthen, I expect this to be less of a factor.

Mayo's willingness to kick is positive, now they need to tidy up the details.

A full season of club football in the meantime has given the top minds in intercounty football the time and space they needed to really start thinking about the possibilities

Safe to say there won’t be too many managers making a beeline for the referee at half-time in the League. At least there shouldn’t be

Kerry's All-Ireland win was delivered with a total footballing display, enabled by a tactical masterclass and underpinned by workrate.

As I have aged I have a much better appreciation of the fantastic journey I was personally on at the time, and by extension my family with me

Donegal's workrate is extraordinary, their discipline so impressive. Meath were off it, but not many teams will survive the Ulster champions' sheer relentlessness

Since that win against Armagh there has been a volte-face in an entire county's mood, flipping from pessimism to elation. Dangerously so.