The final countdown: winner takes all

THE great imponderable. Will it be holders Kerry after their five games, or Tyrone in their tenth, who will benefit most in Croke Park on Sunday from their different routes to the All-Ireland SFC final.

The simple answer, managers Jack O'Connor and Mickey Harte agree, is that nobody can be sure.

Interestingly, however, O'Connor conceded that he would be happier to have seen his team tested like they were in the Gaelic Grounds by Limerick last year, describing the drawn Munster final as Kerry's "biggest battle" over the past two years.