Can Tipperary win a genuinely tight game?

Want a slightly different take on the Leinster final? Here goes. Galway weren’t as bad as we thought they were. Really. Please don’t all laugh at once.

It was the familiarity of it: That was the problem and the cause of the ensuing narrative. The sheer familiarity of it that prompted both ennui and scorn. Last September revisited, last July 12 months revisited. Fool me thrice, etc.

Some of Galway’s failings were unforgivable, clearly. Letting Conor Fogarty through too easily for Jonjo Farrell’s goal. Taking far too long to come to grips with Richie Hogan — an obvious instance of a new manager lacking the experience to think on his feet.