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Maurice Brosnan on Kerry v Tyrone: Are Kingdom just deeper than last year, or better? 

Making the case for Kerry and Tyrone in Saturday's All-Ireland quarter-final.
Tyrone’s Padraig Hampsey and David Clifford of Kerry in last year's All-Ireland semi-final. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie

Tyrone’s Padraig Hampsey and David Clifford of Kerry in last year's All-Ireland semi-final. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie

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The case for: The reigning champions are coming into form at the right time. Jack O’Connor still has challenges. They are the sort of challenges that every manager would love. Who starts in goals now? Shane Murphy was superb against Kildare and Armagh. It would be a big call to bring Shane Ryan back on Saturday. How do they get Gavin White and Sean O’Shea into the starting team? That sort of competition is powerful.

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