True Blue Alan Brogan bows out on a high point

In a Dublin career that stretched out across 13 years — from 2002 to 2015 — there’s a strong case to be made for Alan Brogan’s last point of a remarkable 11-134 championship haul being his most important.

Exactly 66 minutes were gone in September’s All-Ireland final when Brogan galloped into the fray and immediately took up a position firefighting deep in defence. Kerry’s Killian Young was placed in front of Dublin’s goal and with ball in hand, disaster loomed as a goal for Kerry would have levelled the game.

Young’s handling betrayed him at the crucial moment, however, and 25 seconds after coming on for Brian Fenton, Brogan came haring out of defence with the ball, Dublin’s three-point lead still intact.