Cosgrove keeping Mannion grounded

He’s known around Kilmacud and Stillorgan as a young man that has a humility to complement his dazzling skill but his own club men still like to keep Paul Mannion grounded.

Well, his selector Ray Cosgrove does anyway. Mark Vaughan, his team-mate, is more effusive in his praise of the 19-year-old he describes as “one of the best players I’ve ever seen, one of the best players I’ve ever played with”.

But Cosgrove, no stranger to impressing on the big day in Croke Park, believes he can touch up on a couple of things.