Former Dublin star Ciaran Whelan feels Mayo are “a little light” in attack to make another deep run in the All-Ireland senior football championship this summer.

The loss of injured duo Tommy Conroy and Ryan O'Donoghue from the Westerners’ inside forward line leave them with an uphill battle to try and reach a third All-Ireland final in-a-row.

Speaking on the RTE GAA podcast ahead of Mayo’s qualifier clash with Kildare tomorrow evening at Croke Park (6pm), Whelan feels a shortage of firepower will eventually catch up with James Horan’s men this summer.

"My concern for them this year would be the final third. Having a reliance of Matty Ruane kicking scores or Lee Keegan forward to kick a score after 20 minutes (without a score), without Tommy Conroy, without Ryan O’Donoghue, they have no inside forward that can really cause a lot of difficulty.

"I think that is where they are too light.

"They have introduced the likes of Aidan Orme and Darren McHale, James Horan is trying to find something, hoping something will click, but I just think they are a little light inside and probably a little predictable as well, struggling to break down defensive systems they are likely to come up against on that side of the draw."

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