League final preview: Dublin have so many more ways to win a game

Disagreements in the media over narratives, a scrappy meeting in Tralee three weeks ago and an inexperienced referee provide all the ingredients for a Molotov cocktail of a final this afternoon.

The hope will be that the threat of suspensions in their respective provincial championships may prohibit players from lowering themselves into base aggression but that is easier said than done for two teams whose respect for one another seems questionable.

Just how many from Kerry travel for this will also be noteworthy. As measured as it is, many don’t share the same optimism as their manager about beating Dublin in Croke Park for the first time since 2009. When you consider it, weeks, even months are needed to prepare an onslaught against Dublin and seven days may be asking too much, although it may be just as well Kerry don’t have so much time to think about their foes when they’ve been accused of being obsessed with them.