THE two previous Galway versus Limerick All-Ireland senior finals both had tinges of ‘changing of the guard’ about them. In 2018, Galway were the reigning champions but a new era of all-conquering Treaty men were about to embark on a period of real dominance. Then back in 1980, Limerick still had a few All-Ireland winners from 1973 in their team but a younger Galway side, now beginning to introduce a host of players who would go on to be leading lights later in that decade, edged them out.