Now we have some perspective, the obvious question for many hurling people is this: where are Ben O'Connor's side at?

Galway had a pretty inexperienced team outside of a few of the older lads: did they get a bit spooked by the occasion?

That system that has brought Galway to the final will be tested by Limerick all over the field.

Cork were blown away by a rampant Galway while Clare missed their chance against Limerick in two gripping All-Ireland semi-finals but having a passionate support should never be painted as a negative

Galway have a free-shot on Saturday at Croke Park with all the pressure on the Rebels but it's hard to make a case for Clare upsetting the odds against a Limerick side looking more formidable than ever

Also the colour and noise brought by the Cork supporters are sparing the GAA’s blushes by selling out stadiums and generating huge interest

The pair of counties aren’t involved because they weren’t good enough in their provincial championships, fair enough, but the build-up to the All-Ireland quarter-finals has been pretty muted this week. 

If these two meet again, expect the encounter to be even tastier. 

You could argue both Cork and Limerick have been as good so far this year as they’ve ever been ahead of Sunday's Munster final showdown at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

After the game Ben O’Connor said Cork had been known down through the years as having nice players who didn’t work hard, and he would only play lads who’d work hard. I don’t know if I agree with Ben there.