Kingdom's demolition a reminder that power is a curious thing

What Kerry inflicted here was far more than a 13-point hammering and the ultimate closing chapter of an entertaining trilogy across three gripping years. It was an assertion of dominance.

LAND OF SMILES: Kerry's Joe O’Connor and Graham O’Sullivan after the game after the game. Picture: James Crombie/Inpho

It was early in the second half, as a jinking David Clifford cut inside and Dylan Geaney flicked the ball into the arms of a rampaging Joe O’Connor, that the old idea from political philosophy about power crept into our mind.

Armagh entered the field in Fitzgerald Stadium for a pre-game stroll to a warm welcome from former team-mate Stefan Campbell, who was on punditry duty for the game and left consigned to a familiar face’s consoling embrace.