Conor Sweeney believes semi-final run will draw back Tipperary defectors

Tipperary’s footballers may be losing captain Peter Acheson to Dubai but Conor Sweeney believes their achievements this summer can act as a magnet for some of those lost to the panel this season.

Liam Kearns’ side suffered the departure of over a dozen players for this campaign — whether to injury, hurling, America or Australia — and the manager made mention of that fact after their close-but-no-cigar All-Ireland semi-final loss to Mayo on Sunday.

Recovering even half of those players would be a major boost to the Premier footballers as they seek to build on their momentous summer campaign next season, a job which will kick into gear with another campaign in the depths of Allianz League Division 3.