'Dublin were a little bit hungrier' - Meath manager reflects on slow start to All-Ireland final

Did Meath simply freeze in those opening 23 minutes? Because from then on, they actually outscored Dublin by 0-8 to 0-7.

Meath Manager Shane McCormack during the team huddle after the game. Pic: ©INPHO/Leah Scholes.

Meath manager Shane McCormack clung to the positives after a punishing day at Croke Park. And there were some positives despite the double-digit, dozen point defeat to the old enemy.

"We had 16 new girls onto the panel from last year and this year," said the Kildare man and former Armagh manager.