Munster final Sunday has become no more than a box-ticking exercise for all in green and gold

This latest Sunday was the fourth time in the last five years where Kerry's margin of victory on the concluding day of provincial business sat in double digits.

BOX TICKED: Kerry stand for the National Anthem. Pic: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo.

KERRY 4-20 (4-3-14) CLARE 0-21 (0-2-17)

Munster chairman Tim Murphy, writing in the match programme, said the “exhilarating” nature of the recent Cork-Kerry semi-final was “a badly needed boost” for the often maligned and too often non-competitive Munster football championship.