Jim Gavin is taking no shit.
Dublin have named three changes to their starting team just 20 minutes out from throw-in.
Bernard Brogan is out.
Michael Darragh MacAuley is out.
Davy Byrne is out.
In their places come Paddy Andrews, Paul Mannion, and Michael Fitzsimons respectively.
All-Ireland Final:
Changes to the Dublin starting 15 –
Paddy Andrews in for Bernard Brogan@AIGIreland #DUBvMAYO #COYBIB— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) October 1, 2016
All-Ireland Final:
Changes to the Dublin starting 15 –
Paul Mannion in for Michael D Macauley@AIGIreland #DUBvMAYO #COYBIB— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) October 1, 2016
All-Ireland Final:
Changes to the Dublin starting 15 –
Michael Fitzsimons in for David Byrne@AIGIreland #DUBvMAYO #COYBIB— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) October 1, 2016
What it means is that Andrews is likely to take up a role in the full forward line with Dean Rock and Kevin McManamon where he was so deadly last year and at the start of this season.
It also means that Paul Mannion should go into half forward which paves the way for Diarmuid Connolly to start the game at midfield alongside Brian Fenton.
Alan Brogan had no idea his brother was going to be dropped. "It's news to me" #DUBvMAYO pic.twitter.com/CzBYOG5sMR
— Mikey Stafford (@me_stafford) October 1, 2016
Michael Fitzsimons is expected to pick up Cillian O’Connor.
Dublin team:
Stephen Cluxton
Michael Fitzsimons
Jonny Cooper
Philly McMahon
James McCarthy
Cian O’Sullivan
John Small
Brian Fenton
Diarmuid Connolly
Paul Mannion
Ciaran Kilkenny
Paul Flynn
Dean Rock
Paddy Andrews
Kevin McManamon
