Panel depth vital, as 6-57 from bench at weekend proves

Former Clare footballer David Tubridy has said that management teams must be wary of the differing reactions of players consigned to the 'finisher' role despite a weekend where sides across the country made the most of their attacking substitutions.

In the 16 games played across Saturday and Sunday, a mammoth 6-57 was posted by those coming off the bench with some of the scores proving especially telling.

In the top flight, Cathal Sweeney came on and grabbed three points for Galway as they held off the challenge of Tyrone while Seán Jones and Conor McManus combined for 1-04 as Monaghan took over in the second half against Donegal at Clones.

Neil Flynn (0-04) and Daniel Flynn (0-02) were the catalyst for Kildare's thrilling comeback win against Clare in Division 2 while James McCarthy and Jack McCaffrey were both on target as Dublin fended off a stubborn Cork.

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In Division 3, Conor McGee and Seán Quigley both grabbed three-pointers in Fermanagh’s entertaining win over Down. Odhrán Eastwood (0-03) and Dominic McEnhill (0-02) took the game away from Tipperary as Antrim won in Thurles. Paddy Lynch and Conor Madden also scored seven points from play as Cavan crushed Longford.

Somewhat surprisingly, Laois, who have now won three games from three in Division 4, were one of only two teams in that division not to get a scoring impact off the bench, London were the other.

The value of the impact sub has never been higher, but speaking to the RTÉ GAA Podcast, Tubridy said that most players