Paddy Andrews confident Dublin have depth to stave off injury crisis

Back in mid-spring, canny punters felt they’d pulled off a rare coup by tying bookmakers to 66/1 odds on Dublin’s James McCarthy being named Footballer of the Year.

By the end of the Allianz League, those odds had more than halved as his form spiked, though as recently as yesterday had gone back out to mid-60s, a clear response to the injury which threatens to derail the defender’s season.

The experienced wing-back sat out last weekend’s Leinster final win over Westmeath with, according to manager Jim Gavin, a minor quad problem.