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Article: When the smoke clears Cork will stand tall
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- September 19, 2009
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GAELIC GAMES All-Ireland SFC Final Kerry v Cork: IT WOULD have
been hard to imagine after Kerry had ransacked Cork in 2007 that
another GAA All-Ireland football final between the counties would,
within two years, be a matter of such keen anticipation.
Once again, the occasionally maligned qualifier system has
filtered the best teams in the championship through to the last day,
and acknowledgement of some one-sided finals this decade doesn't
alter that.
Part of the fascination of tomorrow's match is the terms of
engagement can't be analysed on a like-for-like basis. On all known
form Cork must win. Their strength and pace have powered them
through matches on a steady trajectory.
The only ...