June 28 - SFC qualifier: Dublin dump dismal Derry out of championship

Dublin 3-9, Derry 1-9

Boss Tommy Lyons shuffled his deck from defence to attack and introduced a host of new faces including Darren Homan, Senan Connell and Dessie Farrell.

The ploy worked a treat and between them the experienced trio combined to pick off all but three points of their overall tally.