Mayo pay high price for success

There was no rush in the Mayo camp to take in their next opponents on Saturday.

As it happened, it turned out to be Dublin but by the time the players had walked around from the Cusack to the Hogan Stand to take their seats, the day’s second All-Ireland quarter-final was midway through the first half.

With four weeks until their semi-final date, there will be plenty of time to size up the reigning All-Ireland champions. The reason for the delay was a group meeting following their facile win over Down.