Liam Sheedy: Training camps play magical part in creating champs. Antrim deserve that too

Antrim players are giving their heart and soul to represent their clubs on the county stage and fully deserve, in my view, a few days where they get to prepare like professionals.

CREATING CHAMPIONS: These players are giving their heart and soul to represent their clubs on the county stage and fully deserve, in my view, a few days where they get to prepare like professionals on quality pitches and get priceless work done.

Like the Masters, round three is the moving round in the race for Liam. One game with a raised profile this weekend is the meeting of Antrim and Dublin in Parnell Park. The winners will be in pole position for a top-three position in Leinster.

Antrim have recovered exceptionally well after a very tough first day out when they were comprehensively beaten by a strong Kilkenny team who were intent on making a statement at home. In mitigation, Antrim had several players who had not long returned to the setup and this was their first chance to get up to speed.