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Published 13:26 26 Oct 2017 BST
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"I think it’s both sides, even the Australian team I see, the two teams that were in the final there’s no representative from either team. "Obviously, the Dublin omission is a big thing. They’ve won three-in-a-row now, they’re going constantly for the last couple of years, you can look at their club scene St.Vincent’s and Ballymun a lot of the players from both of those teams would have been (going). "It’s a great two weeks or three weeks over there, you’re a professional for two weeks and then when the two games finish the reigns are lifted off you. "It’s a great trip."Begley also gave his view on the trip:
"It may mean more to lads in lesser counties to represent their country, whereas some lads playing in All-Irelands would mean more to them or they’re involved in their clubs and competing for club All-Irelands as well. "You’re looking at players playing the whole year round, Dublin, Kerry it’s an awkward time for them and for Australian players too they’re involved in contracts, any bit of an injury as well they won’t be allowed to play because they’d have to see a surgeon or injury rehab so a lot of players are told that they can’t play."But it didn't seem to be a case that Dublin ordered their players to not play, Paul Mannion went for trials as Parkinson noted:
"Paul Mannion was at trials so I don’t think Dublin have completely shunned it maybe they just have genuine scheduling issues and the whole thing of taking three weeks annual leave, you’ll have a lot of them used up by the time October comes."So there you have it, it doesn't seem like a case where the players universally decided it was a waste of time, it more so seems like a logistical problem. You can watch the full episode below

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