Player Ratings: Key players for Dublin not at their best in loss to Galway
PLAYER RATINGS: Ross McGarry of Dublin dejected after his side's defeat to Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile
No goals conceded but the greatest goalkeeper ever to play won't reflect fondly on this game, perhaps his last for Dublin. He faced a stiff press and turnover scores gave Galway a huge lift.
: An evening to forget for the clubmate of boss Dessie Farrell. Not assigned specific man-marking duties and embedded in a Dublin defence under heavy pressure in the closing quarter.
: Lined up on full-forward Damien Comer in a meeting of two hugely powerful players. MacMahon's reputation wasn't tarnished in defeat as he held Comer scoreless, the number 14 registering three wides.
: The thirty-something kept tabs on the in-form Rob Finnerty. Finished up tracking Tomo Culhane. Powerless to prevent Galway getting on top in the final quarter hour or so.
: An eventful afternoon for arguably Dublin's best defender. He went to war with Shane Walsh and came off deeply wounded. Walsh scored 0-7, 0-3 from play. One of Walsh's frees came after a silly Small foul on Cillian McDaid. Pulled for a thrown pass too.
Fouled Paul Conroy for a pointed Galway free before half-time. Didn't have a massive impact on the game.
: The speedy half-back was taken off just as Dublin were taking on water late on. He'd set up two points and has a history for digging his team out late on, most recently against Mayo, so his 59th minute removal was surprising.
: Kicked an early point and it looked like it was going to be business as usual for the midfielder. But a wide later followed and the Raheny man didn't impact the game as he has in the past.
: A first start since the Leinster final. McCarthy looked rusty initially, butchering a decent goal chance in the 27th minute with a rare fumble. He will have nightmares about Tom Lahiff's errant late pass to him which was intercepted for a Galway point.
Wore the GPS unit as usual but did he contribute to the game as he would have wanted? Not particularly. Dessie Farrell called him ashore in the 54th minute to allow for the more attack minded Ross McGarry to come in.
Wore number seven but returned to his more accustomed attacking slot to accommodate Jack McCaffrey's inclusion. Bugler started well and scored two first-half points. He got on lots of ball but panicked late on with a rushed point attempt.
: Unfortunately for the Castleknock man his late catch against Mayo will go down as his 2024 Championship highlight. He needed a bigger game here but couldn't muster it. Kicked one point and blasted another wide.
: Knocked Paddy Small out of the lineup but not a whole pile went right for the Kilmacud Crokes man. He was the first player to be hooked in the 48th minute as the management looked to Colm Basquel instead.
O'Callaghan resumed an old battle with Sean Fitzgerald and was on top for the first hour or so. He scored two first-half points from marks and set up another score for Brian Fenton. Added a terrific fourth in the 56th minute and finished with 0-5.
Had Johnny McGrath for company and didn't turn in his finest display. He scored four points but only once from play and there will be regrets about his three wides, particularly the two in the second-half from placed balls.
Colm Basquel for Mannion: Brought on to grab the scores Dublin needed but didn't deliver.
Ross McGarry for Scully: Brave enough to kick a point and to demand the ball from others when the game was in the melting pot.
Tom Lahiff for McCaffrey: A terrible pass intended for James McCarthy led to Galway's winning point.
Paddy Small for Costello: Nothing to show for his brief efforts.
Lorcan O'Dell for Murchan:
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