Jim Gavin has developed Project Dublin to another level

To get an idea of just how driven and focused Jim Gavin’s Dublin are to put back-to-back All Ireland titles together, cast your mind back to the first rather than the last game of this year’s national league.

Again their opponents were Kerry, again the venue was Croke Park. Again Dublin won convincingly, holding Kerry goalless while finding the net twice themselves. Afterwards we didn’t put too much store on Kerry’s challenge, as their preparations were compromised by being only back in the country a few weeks after being in Miami on a team holiday.

The thing about it though was Kerry were playing a team that had also contested the previous September’s All-Ireland final and had availed of a team holiday that goes with such an achievement.