McCarthy: Goals more our fault than Kerry class

James McCarthy is forceful when making his point.

Three goals were conceded, sure, but this Dublin rearguard is not as fragile as many would make them out to be.

Prior to yesterday’s semi-final, Jim Gavin’s defence had been breached just once in almost five hours of championship football when Kildare’s Paddy Brophy got the better of Stephen Cluxton in the opening stages of their one-sided Leinster semi-final.