Injection of new blood boosts Mayo, says Mortimer

THEY may have reached an All-Ireland final last year, but Conor Mortimer contends that Mayo are an unknown quantity as they kick off their Connacht SFC campaign against Roscommon on Sunday.

It’s a clear sign of the high casualty rate at the peak of Gaelic football that only eight of the team that started against Kerry start against Val Daly’s side in Hyde Park.

The injection of fresh blood has definitely been a welcome boost since the ultimate disappointment of last year.