I want to get straight to the prediction. I believe Kerry will overpower and overwhelm Mayo at Croke Park on Sunday. I don’t believe any of the factors some feel could balance out the contest will have any bearing on the result, even if I’m wrong in that prediction. As always at this time of the competition there is a debate about whether one team coming through the qualifier route will have an advantage over the provincial winners because the other will be “undercooked”. I played on many Dublin teams where this was the line of questioning before a game.…

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