Semi-finals are there to be won: Jim Gavin

Dublin manager Jim Gavin praises the team-work of his panel following Saturday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final victory over Galway at Croke Park.

“Just happy with the team performance. Not only the guys who finished the game for us, but in the shadows there's another cohort of players pushing really hard, not even for game-time, but to get on the match-day panel," said Jim.

“The culture and environment that the guys have created for themselves is all about the team. They are but the sum of their parts, and I know when resume training next week they'll do their best for Dublin.

“We prepared well for the game and that probably showed in the performance.

"Coming into the game we had been so impressed with what Galway have brought. This year they have been really, really impressive and we knew it was going to be a really tight game.

"It was at half-time and we just told the boys to keep doing what they were doing and we'd hope that we'd eventually get through. (We’re) just happy with the win.

“Semi-finals are there to be won and we’re just happy to get through it.

The Dubs boss said that Cian O'Sullivan was taken off as a precaution after picking up a leg injury.

“We'll just let the medical protocols kick in and over the next 72 hours we'll reassess.

“Just a bit of tightness in his leg, so just a precaution, in a championship game in that atmosphere you need to get him off and put a fresh player in.”