And yesterday in Pearse Stadium, Ross Munnelly was still there in the Laois colours, fulfilling all the promise shown back then with a polished six-point display in this crucial League win over Galway.
And yet, it wasn't the still-slight Munnelly who stole this show, nor even another hugely-talented youngster, high-scoring Galway corner-forward Michael Meehan (with 2-5, all from play), but one even more precocious.
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