Crokes backs focused on Dubs

On the homepage of Kilmacud Crokes’ football website, there’s a photograph captioned ‘The Magnificent Seven’.

Taken in the Dublin warm-up area under the Hogan Stand shortly after their All-Ireland final success last September, selector Paddy O’Donoghue is surrounded by six of his club-mates who were part of Pat Gilroy’s group, all six of them defenders.

Were former captain Paul Griffin fit last year the Stillorgan club could have fielded a back line all of its own in training.