Mickey Conroy: Mayo need to break Dublin duck

Beating Dublin on Saturday is more important for Mayo in breaking their duck against the All-Ireland champions as opposed to ending their two-year unbeaten run, says former Mayo forward Mickey Conroy.

Last year’s runners-up have drawn with Dublin three times in 10 games but lost the other seven and haven’t come out the right side of the result since the 2012 All-Ireland semi-final. Jim Gavin has not yet lost a league or championship game to Mayo.

Undefeated since the Division 1 draw against Tyrone in March 2015, Dublin’s run of 32 unbeaten games is now just two behind the all-time record held by Kerry between 1928 and ’33.