It has emerged that Dublin full-forward Ray Cosgrove was battling a painful knee injury all summer.
Cosgrove missed a late, late free to level the game against Armagh on Sunday but still finished the championship with 6-23 to his name.
It is believed the Kilmacud Crokes man picked up the medial ligament injury in his right leg but Dubs chiefs opted to keep the injury under wraps.