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Meath showed further signs of progress in win over Cork – they will fancy their chances against Roscommon in All-Ireland
PÁIRC TAILTEANN was the venue last weekend for the first Championship meeting of Meath and Cork since the 2007 All-Ireland SFC semi-final.
A great rivalry once existed between the Royals and the Rebels. When I won my second
Celtic
Cross in 1999, it was the fourth final in 13 years contested by the two counties.
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Meath manager Robbie Brennan celebrates during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1 match against Cork
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Graham Geraghty of the 1999 All-Ireland winning Meath football jubilee team
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However, such halcyon days seemed a distant memory last Saturday in Navan. It's been a long time since either side was a contender.
After
As for
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Given how poor
Having struggled at midfield in the first half against the Rebels, they addressed the problem.
If they can prevent similar issues from arising at Dr Hyde Park, the
running
power of Mathew Costello and the threat posed by
Jordan
Morris could be decisive.
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Although they are not the finished article, Meath's improvements have been encouraging.
And facing Kerry with four points from a possible four would be a great position to find themselves in.
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What Cork will conjure up today at Páirc Uí Chaoimh is anyone's guess as they are capable of raising their game when the old enemy comes to town.
In Meath and Cork, the struggle for consistency continues.
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