Alan Dillon reckons his former Mayo team-mate Cillian O'Connor is as good as Colm Cooper.

Speaking at the launch of the first GAA Player Conference in Croke Park yesterday, Dillon is quoted as saying in the Irish Daily Star: "Maybe the narrative was that we were short of marquee forwards. But define a marquee forward.

"People still question whether Cillian O'Connor is a marquee forward - but he's nearly coming into the realms of the 'Gooch' as being one of the all-time championship scorers. 

"I mean that's a feat in itself and he's still only 25 or something like that. Listen, until you win an All-Ireland, you'll always have that talk."

O'Connor has racked up 20-250 in the championship to date, which is 43 points off Cooper's tally of 23-283. 

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