Dowlingâs best year was definitely 2014, he was one of the best forwards in the country that season and racked up some big scores. Caused JJ Delaney serious problems in the rain.
He was good in 2013 too, especially against Tipp. I still think we didnât have enough scoring power in the forwards to 2013 to leave him off; and obviously the frees against Clare were a killer.
Thatâs not an issue now, although Peter Casey is certainly a loss.
He was the beneficiary of our whack ball tactics in 2014. Totally overrated. Stuck a loose ball against tipp and got a few handy scores against wexford.
My mistake, sorry of course it was a loose ball he scored from against Tipp. I must have dreamt of Downes soloing through the centre handpassing to Downing who reversed out to the 21 and buried one into the top corner. I bow to your superior knowledge.
Itâs funny that during the time hannon hadnât struck a ball that wasnât handed to him, usually by Dowling, he wanted hannon kept and dowling dropped. Now Dowling only gets on loose balls, apparently. You canât take anything he says seriously.
In 2014 He scored the deciding goal v Tipp ; he was very good v Cork . Very Good v wexford and gave problems to one of the best defenders in the history of the game v Kk