We took the risk not to bring on O’Callaghan, admits Farrell

Dublin manager Dessie Farrell was not happy with his side's performance but glad to be in the hat for the quarter-final draw on Monday.

TOOK A RISK: Dublin manager Dessie Farrell admits taking a risk not bringing on captain Con O'Callaghan. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Dessie Farrell revealed Dublin took a gamble by not bringing captain Con O’Callaghan off the bench for the closing stages of their All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final win over Cork.

Farrell and his management team had debated whether to introduce the Cuala man when the fat was in the fire but ultimately chose not to risk him because of his ongoing hamstring injury.