Gavin vows to give fringe players chance to shine

Westmeath 0-11 Dublin 0-12

Several of yesterday’s team were on the fringes of last year’s panel but remained involved in a development squad that worked parallel to the main group.

Captain Stephen Cluxton and Ciarán Kilkenny were the only All-Ireland starters who began in Cusack Park, while Jonny Cooper made an appearance as a second half substitute in a scrappy one-point win.