Sunday’s final against Kilmacud Crokes is not only a mirror of last week’s football decider, but it is also a repeat of last year’s county hurling final, which Na Fianna lost in heartbreaking circumstances.
If Na Fianna do make history this weekend then it is probable a large chunk of their scores will come from Burke, whose placed-ball striking is among the most accurate of any hurler in the country. “I kind of fell into it when I first joined the team. We were out playing a Walsh Cup game or something, our free-taker went off and there was nobody else to take them so I just hit them in that game. It actually went well so I started hitting them after that.