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Published 15:01 18 Jul 2023 BST
Updated 15:02 18 Jul 2023 BST
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He also missed the Kildare and Sligo games in the All-Ireland series, but those were games where Dublin could do without him.
When they did need him, in their water-tight opener against Roscommon, Costello was Dublin's best performer, kicking 0-7, including three from play.
Colm Basquel outshone him in the quarter final victory over Mayo, with a stunning 2-2 from play, but Costello showed his undoubted class in putting Basquel's second goal on a plate. He also kicked 0-5 (0-3 frees) on a day when the Mayo backs couldn't deal with his incisive runs.
Monaghan fell on the same sword last Saturday. Costello maintained his deadly recent form with another 0-7 showing, (0-3f, 0-1m), as he inspired Dublin over what was a gutsy challenge.
"Sometimes you see Costello coughing up turn-overs," said Alan Brogan on The GAA Hour recently, as he reflected on Costello's recent form. "But I wouldn't be annoyed by that because you know when he's playing like that, he's going for the jugular."
"Cormac is a fantastic footballer. He's such a good shooter, he wants to take you on all the time, it's such a tough job to mark him," he continued.
"He might have been perceived a while back as a fella who doesn't work as hard as the other Dublin forwards but if you look at him now, compared to when he started his career, he never stops working now, he's always looking to get tackles in."
Some of the points he scored against Monaghan were of the highest calibre, as he combined pace, trickery, composure and most importantly accuracy, in a manner that we just had not seen from him. Until this year.
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