Crossmaglen the ‘acid test’ says battle-hardened Quinn

Dr Crokes captain Luke Quinn is adamant the Kerry champions will not struggle in the physicality stakes when they face Crossmaglen Rangers in Saturday’s All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final.

Quinn dismissed suggestions his side will struggle to match their Ulster counterparts in this area: “There is more being made of that than there actually is. We have come on a lot in terms of our overall physical strength. Even our younger players are very physically strong. Crossmaglen play really good football, and this game will be decided on who plays the best football on Saturday, not what team is stronger than the other.”

The Dr Crokes full-back, who admits he will have his hands full trying to contain Crossmaglen veteran Oisín McConville, is also convinced that their 2007 final clash, and replay which Crossmaglen won, will have no bearing on this encounter.