The most open Gaelic football championship of all time comes down to the most predictable pairing. Who else but Dublin and Kerry? Between them, they’ve held the Sam Maguire for 68 years.
Many were wishing for this All-Ireland final. Now it should be said that hope was at its highest before last weekend. The courageous performances of Monaghan and Derry was enough proof that the decider would be a worthy watch regardless of who came through. That is not why any team played the way they did. They did it to win.
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