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Published 09:05 17 Jul 2023 BST
Updated 09:23 17 Jul 2023 BST
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"I've absolutely loved wearing the Monaghan jersey for the last 17 seasons, I think it is, and it is not something you take lightly.
"If I thought I could [continue playing] I would, but we will not make any decisions today."
When asked to analysis Monaghan's brilliant performance against Dublin, where they ultimately came up short, the evergreen sharp shooter couldn't hide his anguish.
"It's disappointing. We came here to win the game and I suppose there probably weren't too many who thought that would be possible but with 10 minutes to go it looked like it was very much in touching distance.
"Dublin just showed their quality in the final 10 minutes and put a really tight squeeze on us, and we struggled to deal with it. Our target was to get to the last 10 and be in touching distance then push for home but we just couldn't manage to do that.
"I don't think a packed Croke Park had anything to do with it, it was just a couple of plays didn't go our way and we coughed up a couple of frees.
"Dublin tagged on one or two frees, I think it went from 0-13 all to 0-16 to 0-13 in the space of three or four minutes. We just didn't get a foothold after that. We came to win, we came to put ourselves in an All-Ireland final and we just didn't do that."
Vinny Corey, the Monaghan manager, did a brilliant job of rotating and managing the older players this season, and he certainly doesn't think that they need to hang up their boots just yet.
"I think they have proven this year that they have a lot left in the tank," he said.
"Some of the older players were the players that were not going down with cramp and were not coming off at the end, they very much had the fitness for the full game.
"Part of it too is you have to relish these days. We are not guaranteed to be in an All-Ireland semi-final every year so any player should savour it.
"The older players know opportunities are few and far between but I definitely think there is a lot left in the tank in some of those boys. "
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