Tomas O Flatharta believes Dublin are serious All-Ireland contenders after watching them demolish his Westmeath side at Croke Park yesterday. The Metropolitans recorded an astonishing 27-point victory to cruise into next month's Leinster final where they can expect a much sterner test against Kildare, but O Flatharta insists they will be hard stopped. "They just seem to be a new team this year," he said. "They're working very hard for each other and they're going to be there or thereabouts this year, I feel. "There really have picked it up. They seem very strong physically. "They seem to always know what's going to happen next, and they're there for each other all the time." After four years at the Lake County helm, O Flatharta's reign looks to be coming to an end, but he remains hopeful that they can restore some pride in the All-Ireland qualifiers. "I suppose the only positive is that Westmeath have always been a good qualifier team but it's going to be difficult to pick it up from today," he added. Tweet

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