Have Meath not learned anything?

WITH Kildare being such a good second-half team, yesterday’s Croke Park clash was always going to be decided after half-time.

Unfortunately for Meath, they didn’t learn anything from their defeat by the same side last year.

Going back to last year’s quarter-final, Meath led by a point at the interval but were out-scored by 12 points to three in the second-half. At the changeover yesterday, Meath led by two points but were outscored 11 points to three. Six consecutive points without reply in a 15-minute spell after half-time, three each from the impressive Eamon Callaghan and John Doyle, gave Kildare the platform for victory — and this at a time when Meath were winning half the kick-outs.