The numbers that add up to Kerry dominance

A fifth consecutive Munster title is the carrot on offer for Éamonn Fitzmaurice’s Kerry on Sunday, which, should they beat Cork or draw, would also translate to a 12-game unbeaten run in the province.

As things stand, their 11-game march is superior to the county’s invincible run between 2003 and 2006 when they won nine provincial games in a row before drawing a final and the stretch was halted by a James Masters-inspired Cork in the replay in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Adding a 12th match without defeat would replicate the feat achieved by Kerry in the 1980 Munster final.