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4th October 2016
03:59pm BST

Brogan and MacAuley celebrating Leinster success in 2014.[/caption]
Mayo could not handle the impetus, purposeful running and smart angles the trio brought with them. On Monday's GAA Hour, Colm Parkinson declared:
"Michael Darragh was direct, he was determined. Jesus, there's no ego there. It doesn't matter. They are all putting their shoulder to the wheel. "He never gave up on that last one for Costello. He could have given up on it but he just threw his body at it, got a foot to it and set up the winning point."The 2010, 2013 and, in Jack McCaffrey, 2015 Footballers of the Year, did not start for Dublin and they still had too much for Mayo. Rory O'Carroll is expected to return next year too. Add McCaffrey to that and give Costello a starting brief and the prospect is scary for all challengers. What for Brogan and MacAuley though? One suspects that their impacts off the bench would have been firmly noted, and underlined, by Gavin. This Dublin squad is one that succeeds due to selflessness. Both men will be eager to get back into the starting XV but they will be 33 and 31 by the business end of next summer. GAA is increasingly a younger man's game but the two older heads still have huge roles to play if Dublin are to win their fifth All-Ireland in seven years.
The GAA Hour pays tribute to the unbeatable Dubs and ask where did it all go wrong for Mayo in the All-Ireland final replay. Listen below or subscribe on iTunes.
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