Tommy Walsh: Fast delivery into dangermen can swing it for Kerry

At times during their run towards Sunday's All-Ireland SFC, Kerry and Dublin have been ordinary; at other times they've been superb.

Two games that stand out came at the quarter-final stage. The Dubs with a storming second half eventually ran Mayo ragged. Kerry also upped the gears after the short whistle when putting Tyrone to the sword.

In terms of goals conceded, Dessie Farrell's side have let in two on their championship run, that brace came against Laois in the Leinster quarter-final. A week later Stephen Cluxton resumed his place between the posts and the last line of defence has not been breached since.

The Kingdom kept a clean sheet until Gareth McKinless scrambled one over line for Derry early doors in the semi-final. The Oak Leafers could have raised a few more green flags as their strong running caused Jack O'Connor's men more than a few more worries.

Dublin were also left exposed on a a few occasions in their last-four encounter against Monaghan.

Speaking to the media in is role as an Allianz ambassador ahead of Sunday's showdown, former Kerry attacker Tommy Walsh stressed the importance of the Kingdom finding the net in a game where both defences will pride themselves in keeping another clean sheet.

"I think Kerry are going to need to score at least one goal to win the game," he said.

"Generally in these games whoever has gotten the goal has gone on to win the game.

"If you look back to 2019 with that [Eoin] Murchan goal at the start of the second-half [All-Ireland final replay]. We were doing relatively okay, had fought our way back into it and then straight from the throw-in we were sucker-punched. They were big moments and I'd be confident enough that if David Clifford, Paul Geaney and these guys get in those