Tom Cribbin

Half way there? What have Westmeath learned from last two Leinster final defeats . . .

There’s been a provincial shake-up, with new patterns emerging and old crises dying out

An impressive John Heslin helps steer his side into the Leinster SFC semi-finals

Manager says proposed suspension for Dublin’s Diarmuid Connolly is “not fair”

Leinster: Kildare and Meath will both fancy a crack at Jim Gavin’s All-Ireland champions

Dublin forward will start his first All-Ireland final against Mayo after upping his work-rate

Dublin manager claims game would benefit from pre-match meetings with officials

Referees opting for two yellow cards when top talents targeted via off-the-ball tactics

Brave first half effort but fitness levels and quality of the hosts echoes around Croker

Champions haven’t lost in 24 games and are aiming for a sixth successive provincial title

Hard to envisage anything other than a record equalling feat for Jim Gavin’s side

Second half purple patch by Tom Cribbin’s team enough to edge dull encounter

Niall McNamee?s ambitious long-range free falls wide as home side win by one point

All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 4A, Kingspan Breffni Park, Saturday, 5pm (Live on Sky Sports 3)

Ulster side dependent on free-taker but Westmeath have conceded very little scoring frees

‘Like other football trends it will swing the other way soon,’ says Dublin boss