Veteran Denis Bastick will never forget or forgive 2009

āYou find yourself in a difficult position, thatās what happens in the match. And then itās how you cope with that. So can you push on or do you rest in a game? So, I think thatās when the shit hits the fan and you say, āwell, whatās going to happen? Are you going to drive past it or are you going to retreat?ā Thatās what happens in games and some teams donāt.ā
For those who say Kerry will be hungrier, Bastick reminds them of āthe startled earwigsā 2009 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat, a cataclysmic loss that will never be compensated for.