A team has really taken shape in the Mourne County over these last few weeks ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final at Páirc Esler
Odhran Murdock is a real driving force for Down in midfield. Photo: Philip Fitzpatrick/Sportsfile
There are very few decades over the last century, especially when Kerry or Dublin, or both, have not topped the list of All-Ireland football winners.
It stands to reason. They are by some distance the two most successful counties, so they are never going to be too far off the top in any 10-year stretch. Even as this decade moves into its second half, Dublin currently lead on two.