Count on me: How counties have cast the net for players during this Allianz League campaign

Remarkably, Galway, who top the league of experimentation under new manager Henry Shefflin, have used a dozen more players than Dublin in the same timeframe.

Former AFL player and 2020 Cork footballer Mark Keane has been among the 31 players to feature for the Cork hurlers during this season's Allianz Hurling League

When Donnacha Ryan came on for the final few minutes of Dublin's last Allianz League game against Kilkenny, making his debut, he became just their 23rd player to feature in the campaign.

That might seem like a decent level of experimentation but it's well below the Division 1 average of 29 and offers an insight into how Mattie Kenny is handling their Championship preparations.