hiː wʌz ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðə dˈʌblɪn sˈaɪd ˈæftɚ dˈʌblɪnz fˈɜːst tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp mˈætʃ ɐɡˈɛnst lˈɔŋfɚd, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː dɪdnˌɑːt ɹᵻtˈɜːn ʌntˈɪl dˈʌblɪnz vˈɪktɚɹi ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks lˈeɪnstɚ sˈiːnjɚ fˈʊtbɔːl tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp fˈaɪnəl ɐɡˈɛnst ˈɔfəli.
He was expected to return to the Dublin side after Dublin's first championship match against Longford, although he did not return until Dublin's victory in the 2006 Leinster Senior Football Championship final against Offaly.