Brogan: Dubs canmix it with the best

IN an ideal world, the Dublin footballers would be reaching the stage where all their hard work over the last five or six years should be reaping the ultimate reward of an All-Ireland title.

They have learned from a series of hard knocks, and put in the necessary investment of extra gym time to equip them to better compete at a physical level, while Paul Caffrey has continually sought to strengthen his squad along the way.

They are still only at the quarter-final stage, lining up against Tyrone today and bidding to reach the last four for the third successive year. But that doesn’t stop them from dreaming, from clinging to the hope that this could prove to be their year.