Dublin down no shock this time as over-reliance on Con hits hard

DUBLIN'S quarter-final defeat by Galway last year shocked the country, but this year’s loss to Tyrone wouldn't have surprised many.

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While I did fancy the Dubs to just about get the job done, the loss of Con O'Callaghan for most of the game proved decisive.

I'd imagine Malachy O'Rourke would have expected O'Callaghan in from the off, but the fact he didn’t even take part in the warm-up would have been a huge boost for Tyrone.

All of a sudden there was very little to fear for O'Rourke's team.

That said, Dublin played some great stuff in the first half playing into a tricky breeze.

They went in at half-time a point down but actually outscored Tyrone 10 scores to 7.

Crucially, Tyrone hit four brilliant two pointers in the first half, something which has been an Achilles’ heel for Dublin in this year's Championship.