Ger Brennan's presence will be sorely missed in the Dublin dressing room according to Philly McMahon.
All-Ireland Club winning St Vincent's captain Brennan has been forced to sit out the remainder of the 2015 season due to an ongoing Achilles injury and, speaking to The Herald, McMahon said: "Ger is a massive leader on the team.
"We're lucky enough that we've got a really strong panel there to fill a spot. Because he did play that role really well.
"I'm not sure in terms of medically, where he's at. But he's decided to take a little break, get back to the club and he'll be back at the start of next year.
"He's a leader on the pitch and he's a leader off the pitch. So he is a loss. But the competition is really good there. It's good that we have players to come in there.
The Ballymun Kickhams clubman continued: "Ger was a great talker on the pitch.
"A great organiser as well. It's something that I suppose, every player around has to try and do a little bit more of, especially the way the game is going.
"Especially for me, I'm big into coaching so I love seeing the game change. So having players around having to up their game and be a little bit better, it has to be good for the game in general."
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