Dublin far more clinical

CLINICAL strikers Dean Rock and Michael McCarthy led Dublin to a five-point victory over Wicklow in a challenge match at Greystones last night.

Both counties used this match to give game time to fringe players.

Full-forward McCarthy and Dean Rock contributed 1-11 between them as Dublin established a 1-13 to 0-5 lead at the end of a dominant first half.

Wicklow fared much better on the change over after introducing several of their first team players and they proceeded to outscore their opponents by 1-8 to 0-5 in the second period.

Substitute Mark Doyle scored Wicklow’s goal and a string of points from Seanie Furlong, Leighton Flynn, Rory Finn and Frank Clune reduced the gap to 1-18 to 1-13 at the final whistle.

Scorers for Dublin: M. McCarthy (0-7), D. Rock (1-4), C. Murphy (0-2), R. Corcoran (0-2), D. Kelly (0-1), P. Andrews (0-1), K. Connolly (0-1).

Wicklow: M. Doyle (1-0), T. Hannon (0-3), S. Furlong (0-3), F. Clune (0-2), L. Glynn (0-1), J. Kelly (0-1), C. McGraynor (0-1), N. Gaffney (0-1). N. Gaffney (0-1).

DUBLIN: D. Bastick, C. McKenna, P. Casey, E. Culligan, P. Brogan, S. Murray, K. Connolly, C. Murphy, R. McConnell, D. Kelly, B. Cahill. P. Andrews, D. Rock, M. McCarthy. B. Kelly. Subs: M. Savage, D. Byrne, R. Corcoran, N. Devereux, D. Daly.

WICKLOW: J. Flynn, C. Hyland, N. Gaffney, A Byrne, D. Healy, J. Bolger, B. Murphy, A. Merriman, J. Stafford, J. Kelly, C. McGraynor, D. Hayden, P. Earls, A. O’Malley, T. Hanlon. Subs: M. McLoughlin, R. Finn, C. Rossiter, P. Burke, L. Glynn, J. McGrath, M. Doyle, D. O’Sullivan, F. Clune, S. Furlong.

Referee:A. Nolan, Baltinglass.