It goes without saying that underage success does not always translate into tangible rewards at senior level.
But if one county has built up a reservoir of potential at minor and U21 level, it's Tipperary.
Minor All-Ireland champions in 2011 and Munster U21 champions in 2010 and 2015, they also reached the All-Ireland final in the latter grade this year.
On Off The Ball this week, their U21 manager Tommy Toomey admitted that Kerry are strong favourites in Sunday's Munster senior football semi-final, but also highlighted how many of the Premier's U21s are in the picture at senior inter-county level:
So, how do they compare to the Kindgom over a recent five year span at U21 and Minor level?
As the graphic below shows, it has been pretty even between a coming force and a traditional power.
Asterisks denote which county went furthest in that particular year:
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