Kerry v Galway - Sunday, 3.30pm at Croke Park
There'll always be doubts remaining about this Kerry team until they actually win one. The golden generation of multiple minor winners and yet they still haven't won a senior.
Maybe the fact that they beat Dublin and the way they did it will be a liberation. That kick I think has set this team free.
Anyone looking at the other side of the draw, from early on, would have said there was an easier path to the All-Ireland final.
I don't know if it's a free shot for Galway. Anybody who has played in All-Ireland finals will know they remember the ones they lost more than the ones they won.
Galway have to look on it that they may never be here again. Because of that, they have to put in a big performance.
The game against Armagh, when they won out on penalties, improved them significantly and overall this is a team that has been improving rapidly.
Whether or not they can make another giant step forward, I'm not sure. When you look at both semi-finals, you'd have to say the quality of the Kerry-Dublin match was far superior to Galway-Derry.
If it was 25 years ago, we could look forward to a great traditional kicking game. I think there still will be a lot of kicking in it, Kerry are very good at is and Galway aren't so bad either.
Obviously, Galway will have about seven backs on David Clifford. Kerry will try to do likewise on Damien Comer and Shane Walsh. The sweepers on both sides, John Daly and Tadhg Morley, will have a big role to play in it. Both sides are fairly fluid and will break quickly from defence.
I don't think it's going to be as tight or as turgid early on as some people are predicting. I think both teams will go at it.
The verdict
I think the cream always rises to the top. In the semi-final, Kerry beat a better opponent than Galway did. That certainly gives them an edge.
But they will be nervous. They are probably under more pressure. Jack O'Connor has a three-word contract: Bring Back Sam. But, still, it's Kerry for me.
Colm O'Rourke was speaking on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland.
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