In fairness the engine has lost a few horses. Still a good one though and whether or not he is still worth starting, he is worth his place on the panel.
I don’t see Dowling & Hannon playing in the same full-forward line together. I think they are both talented players, but neither are very quick or particularly dynamic. I think it’s either/or in the full-forward line, the other would have to play in the half-forward line if you want to fit them both in.
Jim-Bob is still useful, could do a job in a number of positions. But Darragh O’Donovan & Pat Ryan will really put it up to him for a starting place in midfield.
I still think Seanie O’Brien might be better in the half-back line than full.
Hannon has more headroom to improve of the two imo under the new brains trust. He’ll never be a speedster but he is nowhere near as slow as Dowling who has been absolutely glacial over the last year. Remains to be seen if a better management team can get The Dow in better shape, but I’d fear for him. Mulcahy usually starts getting written off at this stage of the year every year which I never understand, I still see him starting next year.
SOB always struck me as a good option for midfield, serious energy and pace and desire for work.
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Team needed updating
N Quaid
In Tom Condon (steel) … Out S Finn (unsure on return date for ACL)
R English
S O’Brien
D Byrnes … nailed on, all star nominee
G O’Mahony
G Hegarty
P Browne
In Ronan Lynch (u21 allstar) … out D Donovan (injured)
In David Dempsey (u21 final) … out James Ryan (football petulance)
C Lynch
B Nash
P Casey
S Dowling
In AN Other … Out D Hannon (no show for Adare)
Any of the Ballybrowners worth a look? Have they anyone on the panel even?
Mikey Kiely for S&C?
They have a good coach but we want to keep him local
You’re moving in the right direction regarding numbers of Na P players anyway.
Is 4 enough?
That team wouldn’t hurl spuds to ducks.
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It might not be, we can’t take that chance, better add a few more.
Where’s Davey Clarke ?
Where’s batt the lad?
I miss him sorely.
+1
Also has he come up with a nickname for Kiely yet?
Ross griffin
I reckon Condon is going to have a good year next year.
Ronan Lynch may be an U-21 All-Star, is he definitely a better midfielder than O’Donovan/the two Ryans?? DOD is hardly out injured for that long? I do think it’s his best position but I’m not sure he’ll make it.
Graeme Mulcahy or Tom Morrissey as the AN Other.
Who picks them yokes?
I’d say all them boys see a lot of U21 games, some cushy number 
To be fair, there’s what… 11 or 12 matches?