Jim Gavin relishing tussle with ‘physical’ Kerry after thumping Mayo

The game panned out along expected lines with Dublin racking up another routine victory, and Jim Gavin stuck to a familiar script afterwards when he spoke to reporters.

He described the win over Mayo as “a good night’s work” and said that he expected next weekend’s clash with Kerry will “be another cracking game” between the counties.

“I saw the game of them playing against Mayo, in our preparation for the Mayo game. They were very physical up here in Mayo, and obviously a host of new stars breaking into that team.