It will go down as a point dropped in the promotion race, but when Chris Crummey nailed a 75th-minute equaliser for Dublin at Croke Park, they celebrated like they’d just won the title.
There was huge relief among Dublin supporters when ultra-experienced Crummey, confirmed as captain for 2026 ahead of the game, tied it up in the last play of the game.
At that stage, Dublin, who have already lost to Clare in Division 1B, were down to 13 players following the dismissals of midfielder Conor Groarke and full-back Paddy Smyth.
There was more controversy at the final whistle as both sets of players traded shoves and insults while opposing managers Niall Ó Ceallacháin and Keith Rossiter went nose-to-nose at…