Holders Dublin had to pull out all the stops against Kerry before booking their place in this year's All-Ireland SFC showpiece. Here's our team of the week from an absorbing encounter...

1. Brian Kelly (Kerry)

Had mixed results with his kick-outs but kept a clean sheet and pulled off a fine save to thwart Philly McMahon early on in proceedings.

2. Shane Enright (Kerry)

Enjoyed a ding-dong tussle with Bernard Brogan and has every reason to be satisfied with his individual display.

3. Philly McMahon (Dublin)

Went toe-to-toe with Kieran Donaghy and more than held his own before switching on to James O'Donoghue.

4. Jonny Cooper (Dublin)

Paul Geaney's influence waned after the no-nonsense Na Fianna defender was switched on to him for the second-half.

5. James McCarthy (Dublin)

Made some uncharacteristic errors early on but will have been delighted to get 70 minutes under his belt after his injury lay-off.

6. Cian O'Sullivan (Dublin)

Successfully intercepted many a Kerry attack in his role as sweeper and doubled up on opposition forwards when needed.

7. Killian Young (Kerry)

The result didn't go the Kingdom's way but no finger of blame can be pointed at the experienced defender who was one of their better performers.

8. Brian Fenton (Dublin)

Showed commendable composure to send over an equalising point in the 50th minute but there were aspects of his display that he won't be happy with.

9. David Moran (Kerry)

The Kerins O'Rahilly's clubman ran himself to a standstill for the Kerry cause and was the standout midfielder on show.

10. Paul Murphy (Kerry)

Was handed the onerous task of man marking Ciaran Kilkenny and didn't let the side down.

11. Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin)

His injury time point was a thing of beauty and he finished the game with a personal tally of three points.

12. Ciaran Kilkenny (Dublin)

Didn't scale the same possession heights as he did against Donegal in the quarter-final but his constant probing opened gaps in the Kerry defence.

13. Kevin McManamon (Dublin)

Kicked two superb points in either half and his late 'hit' on Peter Crowley was a decisive moment in the game.

14. Paul Geaney (Kerry)

The Dublin defence was glad to see the back of Geaney who was surprisingly substituted in the 67th minute.

15. Dean Rock (Dublin)

Underlined the importance of having a reliable free-taker with a return of 0-12 and he's 14 points clear at the top of the scoring charts entering the decider.

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