Davy Burke: Dublin's ambitions depend on Eoin Murchan and Jack McCaffrey

While the last two All-Ireland champions are meeting on Saturday, Dublin against Mayo on Sunday is arguably the game with most promise at Croke Park this weekend.

The Green and Red have the best championship record against the Blues of any county since 2010 with two victories - the 2012 All-Ireland semi-final and the same game in 2021, as Mayo inflicted a first championship defeat on the Metropolitans in 45 matches.

Davy Burke's Roscommon have played both sides in championship this year, beating Mayo in Connacht before drawing with the Dubs in the All-Ireland group stages at Croke Park.

So he's in a better position than most to have his say on Sunday's quarter-final, something he did on the RTÉ GAA Podcast.

"Going into that game we were aware that Jack McCaffrey and Eoin Murchan were out," he said of the Rossies' holding the Dubs earlier in the summer.

"When you take those two boys out they become a completely different team because they lack that bit of pace, that punch runner. Those two have struggled for fitness all year between hamstrings and a foot injury.

"Without those two they're not the same team at all but with them they're as good as there is. I'm sure if they're fit and ready to play, Dublin will be awesome.

"I do think Dublin need that level of athleticism - that level of pace - against this Mayo team because you saw that when you go man to man against Mayo, like in Killarney, you see what happens when you're not fully ripe.

"If Dublin don't have everyone on the field, the whole way up, they'll struggle against Mayo. If they do they'll have too much for them."

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