Dublin great Barry Cahill reckons the odds of both Jim Gavin and Stephen Cluxton remaining in their positions beyond Sunday’s All-Ireland final are only ‘50-50’.

These are no ordinary times in Gaelic football and this is no run-of-the-mill five-in-a-row bid.

In the 2017 Division 1 final, Kerry brought Dublin’s 36-game unbeaten record across League and Championship to an end. Next Sunday, they aim to prevent Jim Gavin’s men from extending their defeat-less Championship run to 36. Thirty-three Championship wins and two draws have brought Dublin to the brink of creating GAA history. Here are 15 facts and figures behind their remarkable five-in-a-row tilt:

Jim Gavin has maintained that the likes of Bernard Brogan, Rory O’Carroll, and Eoghan O’Gara all have fighting chances of making Dublin’s All-Ireland final match panel.

Leading inter-county football managers run the risk of losing sideline privileges for several games should they continue the habit of keeping their actual starting teams for Allianz League fixtures under wraps until the 11th hour.

A sense of belonging and a need for order are two of the reasons why so many Dublin fringe players remain involved, Ciarán Kilkenny believes.

Dublin 1-25 Laois 0-10

After Kilkenny’s first All-Ireland senior title under Brian Cody in 2000, the strength of his panel was lauded to such an extent that when the Cats cruised through Leinster the following year their second 15 were deemed the next best side in the country.

When teams in sport go on long unbeaten runs, everyone has them in the crosshairs, writes Tomás Quinn. 

Dublin 1-15 Mayo 1-14: In the battle of pragmatism and poetry, there was only going to be one winner. And Dublin it was.

Another season, a few more slices of history for the Dubs. Not just on the pitch, but along the sideline, too.

The GAA’s former referees chief Pat McEnaney insists there is nothing inherently wrong with the black card.

JIM Gavin recognised the trap even before it had been fully laid.

Declan Hannon and Seamus Hickey have been returned to the Limerick hurling team for tomorrow evening’s qualifier clash against Dublin.

As May turns to June we have seen the first few weeks of championship football with provincial championships throwing up a mixed bag of competitiveness and quality.

Sylvester Hennessy crunches the numbers from the weekend’s big Allianz League games.

They are the most scrutinised, most spoken about team in the country with everyone having an opinion on them.

Dublin 2-25 Wexford 1-12

LEINSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

Dublin came good when it mattered most as second half goals from Diarmuid Connolly and Michael Daragh Macauley paved the way for an 11-point win for the reigning All-Ireland and Leinster champions at Croke Park

Before throw-in in Omagh on Sunday, April 6, Jim Gavin was asked by TG4 presenter Micheál Ó Domhnaill about Bernard Brogan, who had been named to make his first start of the year.

Last year’s league finalists clash in round six with both still in contention of a semi-final spot with Mickey Harte’s men in a slightly more favourable position.

With 70 minutes on the clock in Newbridge eight days ago, Kildare were five points up on Tyrone and heading close to the summit of the league after three rounds.

On just the fourth day of March, Dublin have already completed one-third of their competitive games for the year.

Westmeath 0-11 Dublin 0-12

Jim Gavin maintains frustration — and not cynicism — was behind Dublin’s high foul count in the closing stages of Sunday’s All-Ireland final.

Jim Gavin has declared his utmost faith in Hawk-Eye ahead of the two All-Ireland football semi-finals and advocated an expansion of its role beyond Croke Park and into the provinces.

Dublin manager Jim Gavin has selected an unchanged team for tomorrow's Leinster SFC final clash with old foes Meath at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

Dublin will have three full Championship debutants in their defence when they take on Westmeath in tomorrow's Leinster SFC quarter-final at Croke Park (throw-in 7pm).

Kevin O'Brien is named to start this Sunday's Allianz Football League Division 1 Final for Dublin against Tyrone, after having his three-match suspension for alleged biting overturned last night.

Ballymun Kickhams clubman Jason Whelan will make his full debut for Dublin when they meet Mayo in tomorrow's Allianz League Division 1 semi-final at Croke Park (throw-in 3.45pm).

Dublin 1-15 Down 0-9

Tyrone 0-18 Dublin 1-14

Kildare 2-7 Dublin 2-20

Diarmuid Connolly has recovered in time for tomorrow's Allianz Football League Division 1 match against Mayo at Croke Park (throw-in 7pm).

Most All-Ireland winning sides have their hard luck stories, those players who for one reason or another didn’t walk up the Hogan Stand steps in September.

Dublin 1-18 Cork 2-9

Kevin O'Brien, Jack McCaffrey and Paddy Quinn will make their first Allianz Football League starts for Dublin against Cork at Croke Park tomorrow (throw-in 7pm).