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The role Colin O’Riordan plays for Tipperary this weekend, if any, is one of the main talking points ahead of Sunday’s Munster SFC final against Cork.
Manager David Power has included the Sydney Swans player on his panel for the clash against the Rebels, and after Mark Keane’s exploits against Kerry in the provincial semifinal, the question is whether to start O’Riordan or keep him in reserve as impact. sub.
Club player JK Brackens last played senior football for Tipperary in 2015, but since the end of the Aussie Rules campaign in September, he has been training with the county team during the offseason and has been in all four of his hometown games. league and championship, so far, despite not having permission to play, until now.
A minor All-Ireland winner under Power in 2011, he could provide the same boost as Tyrone’s Conor McKenna, who ended his AFL career earlier this year, and Collingwood’s Keane have given their respective counties in the 2020 Championship. .
Speaking on the RTÉ GAA podcast, Kevin McStay suggested there could be a greater benefit to starting O’Riordan, rather than waiting to propel him into action when the game can end as a competition.
“He is a special player, a special athlete,” he said. “When players see, ‘This improves my chances of winning a Munster medal,’ I think they can live with that.
“My feeling would be that it doesn’t make sense to bring it in when you’re 10 or 12 points behind, with 20 minutes to go.”
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When it comes to McStay, it’s all about weighing the risk. Is there enough football under the belt to overcome the rust of being away from the game?
“That’s what David Power has to think about when he sits down to pick the team.
“The disaster would be if you select him and he goes crazy, throws balls and cannot get going.
“But suppose he gets it to the back of the net in the first five minutes?”
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