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Quarter-finals underline importance of bench press as traditional 15 v 15 consigned to history

Paudie Clifford, left, congratulates Killian Spillane after the latter's introduction from the bench proved crucial to their victory over Derry. Photo: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

Frank Roche

Pádraic Joyce gambled by starting both Shane Walsh and Damien Comer. Dessie Farrell weighed up the odds and frontloaded his team with James McCarthy, Paul Mannion and Jack McCaffrey.

“You’re a genius when it works out and you’re a clown when it doesn’t,” Joyce remarked.