Dublin forward Sean Bugler says the capital men will “cherish it” if they are drawn into a tough group in the Sam Maguire Cup.

Following their shock defeat to Meath in Portlaoise three days ago, the Dubs are third seeds along with Monaghan, Roscommon and Tyrone for this afternoon’s draw which marks the third and final edition of the current format in place for the All-Ireland SFC.

Bugler, who missed the four-point defeat to the Royals due to an ankle injury, says he’s confident that the capital men can bounce back in the weeks ahead after the disappointing defeat to their neighbours.

"Losing any game, you might question your confidence, but I see the talent, everyone sees the talent within the group,” he told RTE Sport.

"Yes, we haven't performed to our best. You could get a tough group, but look, we'll cherish it.

"If you want to win the All-Ireland, which we do, you're going to have to knock the big teams off their horse as well. So we'll look forward to it and really go after it.

"We'll really prime ourselves, whoever we get, and we'll really put ourselves in a decent position to put our best foot forward on the day. So, yeah, look, as I said, you want to play the big teams. You want to really test yourself against the big teams as well. So that's what we look forward to."

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