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Test.

That's all from me on a historic day at Croke Park as Dublin are crowned champions for the fifth time in succession and the seventh this decade!

History is made! Now they will be remembered as the GAA's greatest team ever!

All-Ireland SFC final replay full time: Dublin 1-18 Kerry 0-15

Dublin win an unprecedented fifth successive All-Ireland football title!

1-8 to 0-5 so far in the second half...

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 1-18 Kerry 0-15

Rock spears over the '45' on 73 minutes.

Save!

Shane Ryan denies Connolly and then O'Callaghan.

We're into the second of five added minutes.

We move into injury time.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 1-17 Kerry 0-15

In the 69th minute, Rock arrows over a terrific point over the shoulder.

Cian O'Sullivan in for the last three minutes...

Yellow card for Clifford.

Kerry break but Geaney gives the ball away.

And have possession...

We're into the last five minutes and Dublin lead by four.

Brian Howard gets away with one and wins a free...

A rusty Connolly gives the ball away but Moran fires wide.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 1-16 Kerry 0-15

O'Shea replies in the 63rd minute.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 1-16 Kerry 0-14

And McCarthy whips one over on 62 minutes!

Dublin pressing again...

Barry's shot is also wide.

Brian Fenton misses the target going for a trademark point.

Ciaran Kilkenny has been everywhere in this game.

Tick tock

Twelve minutes left and the benches are being emptied.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 1-15 Kerry 0-14

Connolly the creator again. Niall Scully could have had a goal but blazed the ball over the bar.

Philly McMahon has replaced the injured Murchan.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 1-14 Kerry 0-14

Tommy Walsh is in for Kerry and wins a free-in, which Clifford converts.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 1-14 Kerry 0-13

Mannion cuts inside to whip over a beauty.

Save!

Stephen O'Brien slices open the Dublin defence but fires his shot straight at the advancing Stephen Cluxton!

Brilliant block from Kilkenny and a wide from Connolly at the other end.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 1-13 Kerry 0-13

And it all culminates in a Mannion point!

They still have the ball!

Dublin trying to slow the game down with a bout of keep-ball.

David Moran's shot tails wide after a great Geaney catch.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 1-12 Kerry 0-13

O'Shea hammers over the best point of the match so far and that's three-in-a-row from Kerry! But Kilkenny replies.

Wide from Mannion - Dublin's first wide in the 44th minute.

Wide from Tom O'Sullivan.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 1-11 Kerry 0-12

Brilliant from Kerry again as Geaney pulls back another one from the wrong side following good work by Jack Barry. Dublin's attack then breaks down.

Clifford is now the game's top scorer, with 0-4.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 1-11 Kerry 0-11

Clifford takes a very tidy Kerry point on 38 minutes.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 1-11 Kerry 0-10

O'Callaghan adds a point and the gap is four again.

Murchan runs at the heart of the Kerry defence and plants his shot into the bottom right corner of the net after ten seconds - 1-10 to 0-10!

Goal!

Holy hell - what a start to the second half!

Injured

Dublin have lost Jack McCaffrey to injury. He's replaced at half time by ... Diarmuid Connolly.

That first half was played at an incredible pace. Will both sides be able to sustain it when the action resumes? Unlikely.

I believe that's the first time ever that we've witnessed 20 scores in the first half of an All-Ireland football final. The two defences are all at sea.

All-Ireland SFC final replay half time: Dublin 0-10 Kerry 0-10

All level at the end of an unbelievable first half. Dublin hit the Kingdom with everything they had but Kerry have battled back into the game.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-10 Kerry 0-10

Kerry break after the Dubs give possession away and Geaney equalises.

We're in the second of three added minutes.

Dublin denied a clear free-in for the second time.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-10 Kerry 0-9

O'Shea fires over another free with two minutes left before the break. It's been a breathless first half.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-10 Kerry 0-8

O'Callaghan sets up Rock for his first point.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-9 Kerry 0-8

O'Shea couldn't miss the free.

Kerry nearly in for a goal on the break but full back Tadgh Morley is pulled back and it's a free in.

Shooting!

16 points so far, all but one of them from play!

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-9 Kerry 0-7

O'Callaghan runs stright through a static Kerry defence and lashes a left-footed shot over the bar!

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-8 Kerry 0-7

Geaney replies. This game is wide open. Nary a defender to be seen...

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-8 Kerry 0-6

Kilkenny also brings his tally to 0-3!

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-7 Kerry 0-6

Clifford arrows over his third, this one off his right, and it's a one-point game!

Kerry have really settled into the game after withstanding that strong Dublin start.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-7 Kerry 0-5

But Kerry refuse to give up and Adrian Spillane lands a lovely point on the run followed quickly by an exquisite curling Clifford score.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-7 Kerry 0-3

Corner back David Byrne bursts forward for a brilliant point!

Inches outside the near post from David Moran.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-6 Kerry 0-3

O'Callaghan powers through to calmly make it double scores.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-5 Kerry 0-3

David Clifford hits Kerry's third - Dublin wanted a free at the other end...

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-5 Kerry 0-2

Paul Geaney smashes over Kerry's first point from play. Looked like he was going for goal but the effort was too high.

Kerry yet to score from play.

Kerry look rattled by that strong Dublin opening.

O'Callaghan drops his shot short this time.

Magnificent start from the holders!

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-5 Kerry 0-1

...culminates in a Mannion point after a Brian Fenton pass.

A long phase of Dublin possession...

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-4 Kerry 0-1

Kilkenny nonchalantly clips over his second! We're in the sixth minute.

'Keeper!

Brilliant goalkeeping by Stephen Cluxton under a high David Moran delivery!

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-3 Kerry 0-1

Paul Mannion floats over Dublin's third on three minutes.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-2 Kerry 0-1

Sean O'Shea taps over a free.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-2 Kerry 0-0

Ciaran Kilkenny with the second, off the left, after a driving Murchan run out of defence.

All-Ireland SFC final replay: Dublin 0-1 Kerry 0-0

Con O'Callaghan opens the scoring inside 17 seconds!

Game on!

Conor Lane gets us started. Dublin attacking the Hill, having won the toss.

Wonderful atmosphere at Croker - what a game it promises to be!

The teams break away and will huddle one last time prior to throw in. Here comes the national anthem. A great day to be Irish!

Just love the way Jack McCaffrey walks around during the pre-match parade with a beaming smile. He really lives in the moment and enjoys it!

The players get to meet the President for the second time in a fortnight.

But their fans are in full voice as usual!

Huddles before throw-in. Dublin looking nervous enough.

Glorious sunshine. The nerves are jangling. Hard to hold it together. A big, big day with no room for error, everything on the line here ... and that's just me - I can only imagine how the players must feel!

Conditions are perfect for football.

Team news:

There's also one change to the Kerry starting XV: Diarmuid O'Connor starts in place of captain Gavin White.

Team news:

Dublin blink first as Eoin Murchan comes into their starting team in place of Michael Darragh MacAuley.

Hot Shots Part Deux

Dean Rock and Sean O'Shea shot the lights out the last day - can they repeat those heroics today?

Throw-in is still 40 minutes away but the atmosphere is building up already.

High stakes

Dublin's looking for their 29th title today while Kerry are seeking their 38th SFC crown.

No curtain-raiser today, of course, so we'll be straight into the action at 6pm. What a game it promises to be!

Pretty sure there'll be late changes to both starting XVs...

Kerry (All-Ireland SFC final replay v Dublin): Shane Ryan; Jason Foley, Tadgh Morley, Tom O’Sullivan; Paul Murphy, Gavin Crowley, Brian O Beaglaoich; David Moran, Jack Barry; Gavin White, Sean O’Shea, Stephen O’Brien; David Clifford, Paul Geaney, Killian Spillane.

Dublin (All-Ireland SFC final replay v Kerry) – Stephen Cluxton; David Byrne, Michael Fitzsimons; Jonny Cooper; Jack McCaffrey, James McCarthy, John Small; Brian Fenton, Michael Darragh Macauley; Niall Scully, Ciaran Kilkenny, Brian Howard; Paul Mannion, Con O’Callaghan, Dean Rock.

With the Dubs chasing five in a row and the Kingdom seeking a first title in five years, another superb match is in prospect.

After the pulsating draw at Croke Park last Sunday week, Dublin and Kerry renew rivalries to see who is crowned All-Ireland senior football champions.

The wait is over

It's been a long 13 days but finally the time has arrived for the 2019 All-Ireland SFC final replay.