Improving McDonnell pick of Orchard crop
McDonnell couldn't find a yard of space in McCarthy's shadow, and the 21-year-old was pulled from the fray early in the second half of the drawn encounter.
Just a few weeks before, McDonnell was making a decent fist of being young footballer of the year. On a crisp Clones day, this unknown, slim slip of a lad proceeded to run amok on Gary Coleman, one of the most experienced campaigners around.