Louth and Dublin in this year’s Leinster SFC – in numbers
Louth and Dublin have both reached the Leinster SFC final for the second year in a row. Here is how each team made it to the final.
PATHS TO THE FINAL
Quarter-final
Louth 4-10
Wexford 0-15
Niall McDonnell; Peter Lynch, Dermot Campbell, Donal McKenny; Leonard Grey, Anthony Williams, Conall McKeever; Tommy Durnin 0-2, Ciarán Downey 2-0; Conor Grimes 0-1 (1m), Sam Mulroy 2-4 (2-0p, 0-4f), Ciarán Murphy; Ciarán Keenan, Tom Jackson 0-1, Ryan Burns 0-1. Subs: Liam Jackson 0-1 for T Jackson (46), Niall Sharkey for Grey (46), Bevan Duffy for Murphy (46), Dan Corcoran for Campbell (61), Paul Mathews for Durnin (68).
Dublin 3-19
Meath 0-12
Stephen Cluxton; Eoin Murchan, Mick Fitzsimons, Seán MacMahon; Seán Bugler 1-0, John Small 0-2, Cian Murphy 0-1; Tom Lahiff, Brian Howard; Niall Scully 0-1 (1m), Colm Basquel 0-2, Ciarán Kilkenny 0-3; Paul Mannion 1-6 (0-3f), Con O’Callaghan 1-2 (0-1m), Ross McGarry. Subs: James McCarthy for Basquel (50), Paddy Small 0-1 for Scully (52), Cormac Costello 0-1 for Mannion (61), Killian McGinnis for McGarry (61), Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne for J Small (65).
Semi-final
Louth 0-17
Kildare 0-13
Niall McDonnell; Donal McKenny, Dan Corcoran, Peter Lynch; Niall Sharkey 0-1, Conall McKeever, Anthony Williams; Tommy Durnin 0-2, Ciarán Downey 0-1; Conor Grimes 0-2, Ciarán Keenan, Craig Lennon 0-2; Paul Mathews 0-1, Sam Mulroy 0-7 (4f, 1 45), Ryan Burns 0-1. Subs: Leonard Grey for Sharkey (51), Conor Early for Burns (55), Bevan Duffy for Corcoran (57), Ciarán Byrne for Mathews (68), Ciarán Murphy for Downey (70).
Dublin 3-22
Offaly 0-11
Stephen Cluxton; Seán MacMahon 0-1, Mick Fitzsimons, Cian Murphy 0-1; James McCarthy, Eoin Murchan, John Small 0-2, Brian Fenton 0-1, Tom Lahiff; Niall Scully 1-1, Colm Basquel 1-3 (0-1f), Ciarán Kilkenny 0-1; Paul Mannion 0-3, Con O’Callaghan 1-2, Cormac Costello 0-4 (2f). Subs: Lorcan O’Dell 0-2 for O’Callaghan (53), Killian McGinnis 0-1 for Costello (53), Ross McGarry for Mannion (55), Dáire Newcombe for Murchan (55), Theo Clancy for McCarthy (63).
ON TARGET
Louth 4-27
Sam Mulroy 2-11 (2-0p, 0-8f, 0-1 45)
Ciarán Downey 2-1
Tommy Durnin 0-4
Conor Grimes 0-3 (1m)
Craig Lennon 0-2
Ryan Burns 0-2
Tom Jackson 0-1
Liam Jackson 0-1
Niall Sharkey 0-1
Paul Mathews 0-1
Dublin 6-41
Paul Mannion 1-9 (0-3f)
Con O’Callaghan 2-4 (0-1m)
Colm Basquel 1-5 (0-1f)
Cormac Costello 0-5 (2f)
Niall Scully 1-2 (0-1m)
John Small 0-4
Ciarán Kilkenny 0-4
Seán Bugler 1-0
Lorcan O’Dell 0-2
Cian Murphy 0-2
Paddy Small 0-1
Killian McGinnis 0-1
Brian Fenton 0-1
Seán MacMahon 0-1
ON THE LINE
Louth
Ger Brennan
Niall Moyna
David Whyte
James McCartan
Peter Dooley
Barry Teather
Dublin
Dessie Farrell
Shane O’Hanlon
Mick Galvin
Brian O’Regan
Darren Daly
PREDICTED LINE-OUTS
Louth
Niall McDonnell; Dan Corcoran, Peter Lynch, Donal McKenny; Conall McKeever, Anthony Williams, Niall Sharkey; Tommy Durnin, Ciarán Downey; Conor Grimes, Sam Mulroy, Craig Lennon; Ciarán Keenan, Ryan Burns, Paul Mathews.
Dublin
Stephen Cluxton; Cian Murphy, Mick Fitzsimons, Eoin Murchan; James McCarthy, John Small, Tom Lahiff; Brian Howard, Brian Fenton; Niall Scully, Colm Basquel, Ciarán Kilkenny; Paul Mannion, Con O’Callaghan, Cormac Costelloe.
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