Someone now needs to step out from the pack

For me, this current Dublin team is the best ever and even now — a year out — there’s almost a certain inevitability about the five in a row.

Yesterday’s All-Ireland final went along predicted lines, which has been pretty much the case of the 2018 championship as a whole.

We needed a good final to give a drab enough season a lift. Sadly, we didn’t get it.