Ciarán Whelan: The boys in blue are the All Blacks of GAA

To describe this great team of Jim Gavin’s, Ciarán Whelan turns to capital sage Jimmy Rabbitte for inspiration.

Dublin are the All Blacks of Ireland, he says. He can’t identify a threat to them. Kerry’s defence, he feels, is too shaky.

As for Mickey Harte’s assertion that Dublin are vulnerable, Whelan questions the premise of the Tyrone manager’s argument.