Dubs reeled in by dogged Déise

THIS game wasn’t the only thing drawn in Walsh Park yesterday. Battle-lines were etched by both managers as to who got the better point or, to be more precise, who made the better one about the share of the spoils.

Anthony Daly was reasonably happy to come away with a point after last year’s thrashing here. As was Davy Fitzgerald although the home manager’s argument seemed the more believable.

Unlike Dublin, Fitzgerald’s side didn’t have an eight-point lead in the 33rd minute. Neither did Waterford go 28 minutes without a score. Their 25-point aggregate total was broken more evenly over the two halves and then there was the fact he was without 10 of the team that started last year’s All-Ireland semi-final.