Second half memorable for countless instances of herculean bravery

Maybe more than a Kerry victory to save the game from the evil empire, maybe more than a phenomenal Dublin team winning a historic five in a row, Gaelic football needed a game to remember.

Somethings are bigger than ultimate victory; and this game with its endless ebbs and flows had enough to remind us all that, regardless of the consistent diagnosis of a sport in terminal decline, when two teams are prepared to die with their boots on, it is a beautiful and brutal game.