NEWS: THE OF ONE Belief group, set up with the intention of resisting the player grants scheme on the basis it contravenes rule 11 of the GAA guidelines, in particular the reference to amateur status, will meet this week to draw up a new objection to be presented to the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA).

"We are planning a new case," said spokesman Mark Conway yesterday in reaction to the GAA publishing details of the scheme.

"As we only heard the results of central council yesterday afternoon, which was one of the biggest about turns in GAA history, we must come up with a new approach to address the hard cash being placed in players' pockets.

"What central council said on December 8th, when they assured members of the GAA that they had copper-fastened rule 11 and the GAA's amateur status, has been contravened by what is now called 'flat-rate expenses'.

"I disagreed with the opening of Croke Park, but at least that process was worked out in a democratic fashion."

Conway was unable to confirm what type of objection would be presented to the DRA, but feels time constraints placed on them ahead of Congress are intentional.

"We do hope to make another approach to the DRA, but with just three weeks to Congress and one of them is Easter week; time constraints are usually used against us getting our voice heard."

Meanwhile, Setanta Ó hAilpín has been included in the Carlton Blues' first team of the season, but his brother Aisake and another Corkman, and new recruit, Michael Shields, have not been selected. The Blues play Richmond today in the first round of the AFL.

The Sydney Swans' new signing Brendan Murphy of Carlow recently made his debut in a reserve-team match alongside the established Kerryman Tadhg Kennelly, who is recuperating from a shoulder injury.

"It's a moment I'll never forget, with my brother here watching on and all the boys here to support me," said Murphy. "It was great to get a game. In training you can only develop so far but in a match you learn so much more. I was just loving it out there. I could have played another match."

The St Vincent's midfielder Hugh Coghlan was rushed to hospital following last Monday's All-Ireland club football final after falling ill in the players' lounge after the game at Croke Park.

During the first half of the game Coghlan was involved in a clash of heads with Nemo Rangers' Peter Morgan, who failed to appear for the second half.

Coghlan (24), a Clontarf-based garda from Tipperary, was taken off midway through the second half. His health deteriorated quickly after the match and he has been in Dublin's Mater Hospital since.

"During the second half I could feel the (right) eye closing and I remember going for one ball and missing it completely," he said.

"At the after-match medal presentation I went downhill; I got sick twice in the players' lounge and had some sort of fit in the ambulance. I've been in hospital since . . . without a drop of beer yet.

"They've been doing all sorts of X-rays and CAT scans but though the eye is fully closed, everything is grand . . . I think they're just waiting for the swelling to go down before I am released."

Coghlan described the St Vincent's victory as "sweet".

"It tops the year off nicely. I think if we had lost that game everything else would have counted for nothing. We would have been remembered as Leinster champions, but it's something special to beat the cream of the crop."

He is expected to link up with the Tipperary senior footballers when he recovers fully.