Meath are underdogs against Donegal, but they don't lose semi-finals to Ulster sides

Cork borrow from their history to operate on another Planet while Shelley and Tipp’s puckout numbers prove to be decisive.

Although more recognised as a forward with Kilkenny, Kenny’s presence at midfield last season was a constant for the county. He has now been joined there by Jordan Molloy. 

It’s a different game now under the new rules but Kerry's was a stunning shooting performance.

This is certainly a more open All-Ireland championship than 2003, but, similar to that ground-breaking season when three Ulster teams reached the semis, there is definitely a whiff of Ulster dominance hanging in the air again.

This victory was so seismic that it’s legitimate to say there is little to compare with it across the last half-century.

When Cork last played Dublin in Croke Park, in the 2022 All-Ireland quarter-final, 12 of the players which featured that afternoon had never played in Croke Park before. It showed when Dublin cruised to an 11-point win.

The new rules have changed predictive scoring patterns and trends but Saturday’s meeting was another stress test to see if both Armagh and Galway are still as close as they have been - or if Armagh had moved ahead of the Connacht side.

Elsewhere, can Brian Hayes rediscover his mojo? And Kildare’s long road to try and get back into Leinster.

The only two results Derry got this year were those two draws against Galway, which is all the more surreal again considering Derry’s dire record against Galway.