Kieran Shannon: Dublin no longer a ruthless machine but they are still dangerous

Dublin's defeat to Meath in the Leinster semi-final means they will be third seeds for the All-Ireland SFC group stage. Now that they are onto what Brian Fenton calls the "juicy stuff", they will be dangerous opponents. 

Leinster, and Gaelic football in general, feels liberated after Meath's victory over Dublin. Pic: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Collectively they were a machine. A juggernaut, a steamroller, mowing down everything in their way and sight.

But individually, privately, they were mere humans.