Will Dublin bring right mentality to Croke Park?

Trevor Giles tells an interesting story about taking on Dublin in the 2014 Leinster football final.
Will Dublin bring right mentality to Croke Park?

Giles was a selector with Meath that day, as Dublin put a blow torch to the pre-match script which suggested that, after a relatively close 2013 Leinster final between the teams, a Royal County win could be on the cards.

“Dublin didn’t really take us that seriously (in 2013) and we could have taken them, actually,” said Giles. “We had six goal chances that day. So we could have taken Dublin that day. The following year they took us awful seriously and beat us well, by 16 points.

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