Antrim aim to up the ante and shed tag of gallant losers from the Glens

IT has been the same old story for Antrim hurlers in their annual sojourn to Croker over the past few summers.

Frightening the bigger powers for 50 or 55 minutes before ultimately fading in the final ten minutes, has been the pattern.

Brave and gallant are the most commonly-used adjectives in the reports of All-Ireland quarter-finals involving Antrim.