O’Mahony: Dublin bench weakness a myth

Kerry great Aidan O’Mahony reckons it’s a myth that Dublin’s bench options have diminished as they close in on the five in a row. For the first time in seven All-Ireland finals under Jim Gavin, Dublin failed to get a score from their bench in last Sunday week’s drawn decider.

It was the second game running that Dublin subs didn’t score, having previously returned at least one point in 44 of the 45 Championship games played under Gavin. Dublin’s bench for the 1-16 to 1-16 stalemate also included inexperienced U20 midfielder Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne who appeared the intended replacement for Brian Fenton if the Raheny man, who played with a reported back injury, had to come off.