Dubs favourite Macauley knows he must improve

Michael Darragh Macauley has admitted being axed for the first time in his Dublin career came as a ‘wake up call’ and attributed it partly to training too hard earlier in the year.

The 2013 Footballer of the Year was dropped by manager Jim Gavin for last weekend’s All-Ireland quarter-final win over Fermanagh having started against Westmeath and Kildare.

Midfielder Macauley also failed to start their Championship opener against Longford though being benched for the Fermanagh game was a clear statement from the management he must improve.