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07 Nov 2025

'He's the chosen one' - Is Andy Moran right to bring players back?

We discuss the latest around Mayo GAA: Kobe McDonald leaving and Andy Moran calling up veterans like Hennelly and O'Connor

Mayo GAA representatives in the respective Connacht championships are starting their journey this weekend:

Senior champions Ballina Stephenites face North London Shamrocks at home in James Stephens Park.

And intermediate kings Kilmeena travel to Tuam and will have to beat Caltra to advance to the next round.

But the biggest news early in the week was Kobe McDonald's decision to leave for Australia. 

And Andy Moran's reported call up of Rob Hennelly, Cillian O'Connor and James Carr is also discussed, as our panel of Oisín Bradley and Ronan O'Donnell sit down for this week's Pitchside.

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