Louth boss Mickey Harte was hopeful that his side could absorb the lessons from being “battered” by Dublin.
The 21-point margin represented the biggest that Harte has suffered in his 21 seasons in Championship football in charge of Tyrone and Louth, as a severe reality check was administered after a very progressive three years at the helm.
“We started well, intense first 15 minutes or so, but they stole a march on us until the last five or six minutes of the half, when we performed well again, it was creditable again,” Harte noted.
