Give him the frees too to set a fire under Byrnes’ arse. Great tactician.
Bollox anyway. Another cruel blow.
If we can’t be taken down from here tis all equal.
It has to happen.
Ronan Lynch would be absolutely fine at 6.
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We’ve had a great run.
Assume Hannon out for the final too
Dan to 6
Mike Casey to 3
English to 2
It is just too many changes in the full back line.
We need Dan at full back, so Tom to 6 is next best thing
I cried myself to sleep last night.
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Like 2010, where the superior team is so crippled by injury that we have an asterisked winner of the AI.
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That’s a huge blow. Whatever change we make it will be a very patched up backs division.
DOD would have a lot of the skills needed but could be targeted for height on puckouts.
He’s irreplaceable (cc @beyonce) to us. We are in serious bother
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It was the first thing I thought of was O’Donovan to cb, more about stick work these days than aerial ability, just let Will drop back a little on puck outs.
I’d keep the half backline as strong as possible and move Dan to 6 beside Hayes and Byrnes
Mike is a more natural 3
English is good enough for 2
In fact we may even be more solid defensively with this new set up.
Dan is as solid as a rock.
Interesting they didn’t rule him out for the season in the statement. Perhaps there’s hope of him making the final?
Would they not put Dan to 7 and Kyle to 6?
Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic
Hurling final is what two weeks after?
Hard to see how he’s definitely ruled out for the semi, but could be back two weeks later
Kyle far more dangerous going forward from 7. No point upseting the full back line for a half back.
Teams are going to target couglan’s lack of pace in Croke park though, means limerick will have to sit very deep with him at 7.
English coming into the line up gives a better balance.