Sunday sleepers

They haven’t picked up the man of the match crystal thus far this summer, but All-Ireland final Sundays have a habit of unearthing unlikely heroes.

John Conlon (Clare)

If Clare suspect they must find another level to bridge the eight-point Munster semi-final gap, they will hope to count on Conlon for some of that differential. When the Clonlara attacker gathered his thoughts in hospital following the concussion that finished his June business in the early minutes, he thought he had scored four points.