Cork came into the 1985 All-Ireland semi-final as reigning champions and fresh off a Munster final where Tipp, according to then manager Justin McCarthy, had tried - and failed - to roughen them up.

Kerry captain Páidí Ó Sé is held aloft alongside manager Mick O'Dwyer, right, after victory over Dublin in the 1985 All-Ireland final. Picture: Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE That treasured piece of ...

This will be the ninth Championship meeting between the Kingdom and the Red Hand county, having first clashed in the 1986 All-Ireland final, which Kerry won to complete a three-in-a-row.