McManamon provides ‘another dimension’

The Brogan brothers tend to garner most of the headlines for their exploits in the Sky Blue jersey, and rightly so.

Nonetheless, the emergence of Kevin McManamon has been a crucial factor in Dublin’s success in the past 12 months. The St Jude’s powerhouse has taken his game to a different level again this year. With the Brogans both having an off-day, and Diarmuid Connolly getting himself sent off for another petulant display of indiscipline, it was McManamon who came up with the goods up front once more.

He finished with a goal and three points from four shots before being withdrawn in the 69th minute, exhausted. He earned a massive ovation as he departed the fray and Dublin captain, Bryan Cullen agreed that the full-forward deserved plenty of plaudits.