Tomás Quinn: Roscommon learning fast in land of the heavyweights

Heading into Croke Park for yesterday’s league semi-finals, the majority of form watchers would be very familiar with the three heavyweights on show — Dublin, Kerry and Donegal — and more looking forward to getting a closer look at Roscommon.

The Rossies had started the year with such energy and confidence, they had the swagger of a Division One veteran, one of the established ‘big’ teams.

One key question persisted though: Had Roscommon developed enough over the course of the league to play a game against Kerry on their own terms in Croke Park. And what does play a game on their own terms mean to me?