Dublin post 3-19 as they cruise past Meath at Croke Park

Dublin 3-19 Meath 0-12 DUBLIN OPENED THEIR bid for a 14th Leinster senior football title in-a-row with a 16-point hammering of Meath.

Nine-time All-Ireland winners Stephen Cluxton and Mick Fitzsimons were late additions to the Dublin starting team, along with Paul Mannion, while Evan Comerford, Killian McGinnis and Paddy Small all dropped to the bench. Dessie Farrell’s side began to claw their way on top through an error-strewn lull, with Ciarán Kilkenny – in midfield for the suspended Brian Fenton – getting in on the act, before Seán Bugler’s goal made it 1-3 to 0-3 in the 20th minute.

The Royals, meanwhile, were more laboured, and a Frayne free-kick after a long period of possession saw them trail 1-8 to 0-6 at the break. There were goal chances at both ends – Cian Murphy brushed a shot wide, while Jack O’Connor saw his strike ricochet off a Dublin defender – but the game’s second green flag arrived on the stroke of the hour.

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