Free-scoring Meath power to first win of Brennan reign

Two goals for Ronan Jones and another hatful of chances for Meath who strode to their first competitive win of the Robbie Brennan era.

Fresh from creating over 40 scoring chances against Cork in Round 1, despite ultimately losing that game, the Royals were in attack mode again and this time managed to pilfer the win.

There was rarely much doubt about it in truth with Meath leading from pillar to post in front of their home fans in Navan.

Aside from Jones, Jordan Morris also netted and finished with 1-04 though Cavan will feel that all three goals should have been avoided.

Eoghan Frayne was on form for Meath also and finished with eight points, a haul that included two two-pointers.

Long-range scores from beyond the new 40m arc were a feature of the Division 2 encounter with 10 of them in all between the teams, Cavan notching six.

Gearoid McKiernan gave Cavan fans some cheer by coming on for his first appearance of the season. The former captain hadn't played for Cavan since 2023 but put some gloss on the scoreline with three two-pointers.

Darragh Lovett also put in a huge shift on his full NFL debut for Cavan, finishing with 0-09.

Cavan, who also lost to Monaghan in Round 1, will attempt to pick up the pieces against Louth in a fortnight, back at Kingspan Breffni, while Meath will travel to play Down on Saturday evening, February 15.

The wind played a big part in Meath hitting the ground running this time with the Royals registering 0-6 in the opening 10 minutes, new captain Frayne twice capitalising on the breeze and floating over two two-pointers.

Sigerson Cup semi-finalist Lovett, one of three late additions to the Cavan team along with Cian Reilly and Conor Madden, was the Breffni County's principal outlet up front and