Enda McEvoy: Damning Dublin with more faint praise. For now... 

Kilkenny will have a tad more in the way of craft and nous when it comes to the clutch moments. Because when this pair meet, that’s how it usually goes.

FINAL COUNTDOWN: Kilkenny's Martin Keoghan blocks a ball from Eoghan O'Donnell of Dublin in the sides' Leinster SHC meeting at Parnell Park Pic: ©INPHO/Leah Scholes

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Croke Park tonight. Dublin will be big. They’ll be physical. They’ll be determined. They’ll be competitive. They’ll give the holders plenty of it and perhaps a lot more besides. They may well lead at half-time. They may well lead with five minutes to go.