It isn’t the game itself that Brian Looney remembers most from St Patrick’s weekend two years ago, or the three points from play he kicked, or the medal pocketed.

Dr Crokes selector Vince Casey has mixed memories of taking on Corofin. As a player, there was the 1992 All-Ireland club semi-final victory over the Galwaymen, a game where Casey found the net from full-forward. As a manager, however, his record is rather less kind.

Such are the many special moments Daithí Casey took from two years ago, it should come as no surprise that he wants a second spin on the wheel.

COROFIN (Galway) 2-19 - NEMO RANGERS (Cork)  0-10: The ultimate final team? If Dublin right now are that exampla gratis in inter-county football, the Galway men are the equivalent at club level.

Were Corofin to prevail on Saturday, Ciarán McGrath will accept the Andy Merrigan Cup from new GAA president John Horan. But there’s no guarantee the Corofin captain will be part of their starting line-up.

Saturday will be Nemo Rangers’ 12th All-Ireland club final appearance. Their record to date: Won seven, lost four.

They usually do battle across the Dáil chamber but Micheál Martin and Sean Canney will soon become pitchside opponents.

Young club GAA fan Amy O'Connor has passed away from cancer one year after she helped Dr Crokes Club captain Johnny Buckley lift the All Ireland club football title trophy.

Larry Kavanagh would have bought brother Joe a scoop on Sunday night in appreciation of the latter’s essential contributions to Nemo Rangers’ 16th Munster Club SFC title success.

Gerry Burke, father of All-Star Galway hurler Daithí, was 39 years young when Corofin landed the All-Ireland club title in 1998. Kieran Fitzgerald turns 37 in January. Fitzgerald is unsure if the legs will allow him match the longevity of that other Corofin stalwart. As it is, he’s plenty mileage on the clock.

As David Burke’s acceptance speech extended on Sunday, Peter Canavan’s victorious address 14 years previous came to mind. “I’m not finished yet,” the Tyrone great told the masses in front of him. “It took me a long time to get here.”

Kerry's Colm Cooper has revealed the reason he brought the curtain down on his inter-county career.

Dr Crokes (Kerry) 1-9 Slaughtneil (Derry) 1-7: “For 25 years, we’ve tried to come back up those steps,” gushed Dr Crokes captain Johnny Buckley from the Hogan Stand podium. “We’ve had a lot of disappointments but I’m here to say that the Andy Merrigan Cup is coming back to Killarney.”

A brazenly mean Dr Crokes effort ensured the Andy Merrigan Cup will return to Killarney for the first time in 25 years.

Colm Cooper has questioned the fate of the calendar year proposal, believing the will of county managers is a major stumbling block.

An historic and against-the-odds first All-Ireland senior club football title for Ballyboden - and the fourth time in the last nine years the Andy Merrigan Cup has remained in Dublin.

Are Michael Daragh McAuley or Barry Moran the most important people in Castlebar and Ballyboden this week?

Corofin claimed the All-Ireland Club SFC title for the first time since 1998 and only the second time in their history with a superior show of football against Slaughtneil.

It’ll be the wrecking ball for Cork soon enough as the bulldozers move into Páirc Uí Chaoimh. But it was county secretary Frank Murphy who was constructive, namely hitting the nail on the head when he spoke against plans to end the St Patrick’s Day All-Ireland Club senior finals.

Corofin (Galway) v Slaughtneil (Derry)

St Vincents captain Ger Brennan wasn’t surprised by his club-mate and fellow Dublin player Diarmuid Connolly’s awesome 60-plus minutes in Croke Park.

AIB ALL-IRELAND CLUB SFC FINAL:

Last week, Shane Curran tweeted a message to Colm Cooper after he had featured in an AIB “The Toughest” promotion for the club championships: “Good man Goochie and I will tell ya boy it’s going to get a whole lot tougher.”

Dr Crokes 3-16 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-5

St Brigids (Roscommon) 2-11 Ballymun Kickhams (Dublin) 2-10

The St. Brigid's team for Sunday's AIB All-Ireland Club SFC final against Ballymun Kickhams has been announced.

Hats off to both Crossmaglen and Garrycastle for providing such a riveting game of football on Saturday.

Crossmaglen Rangers manager Tony McEntee felt that his side should have retained the Andy Merrigan Cup as he reflected on a number of late misses in today's drawn AIB All-Ireland Club SFC final against Garrycastle.

Oisín McConville admitted Crossmaglen have been motivated by the comments made by the Dr Crokes chairman last month.

DUBLIN coach Mickey Whelan hopes yesterday’s victory will stop former All-Ireland winners criticising the team.

PLAYING the poor mouth is something St Brigid’s have enjoyed these last couple of months. But as Nemo Rangers found out to their cost, they aren’t as lowly as they make themselves out to be.

JOGGING Jamie Clarke’s memory for his earliest Crossmaglen All-Ireland winning memory shouldn’t be too much of a stretch. Now 21, he saw them collect the Andy Merrigan Cup just once during his teenage years. The rest should be hazier in his mind.

ENDING a barren 29-year spell in the Wexford SFC and dislodging local rivals Kilanerin in the final generated plenty of joy for the footballers of Castletown last month. But it is the prospect of competing on the provincial and national stages that provided the greatest incentive for the club.

St. Gall's 0-13 Kilmurry-Ibrickane 1-5

While Cork and Kerry have mightily impressive credentials, Ulster teams will be confident that the Munster superpowers are far from invincible

St. Vincent's (Dublin) 1-11 Nemo Rangers (Cork) 0-13

AIB ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CLUB FOOTBALL FINAL: