‘Attitude — not age, the key determinant of career longevity’

Brian Hogan knew how it looked.

At the time he was 32, now 33. He started just three of eight league games, coming on as a sub once.

When he was named as a substitute in the Leinster quarter-final against Offaly, it brought to an end a tidy run of 29 Championship starts dating back to 2007.