It was the day of the startled earwigs, Kerry's 1-24 to 1-7 annihilation of Dublin in the 2009 All-Ireland quarter-final felt in the moment like a fork in the road result. For all the hype and enthusiasm swirling around the capital at the time about Dublin's upward trajectory, the manner of this defeat seemed to confirm what the doubters still suspected, the Dubs just didn't have the stuff to cut it at the top level. Colm Cooper scored a goal in the opening minute and by half-time Kerry led 1-14 to 0-3.

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