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Mon 11 Nov 2002Clontarf prove the value of team-workClontarf ... 23 Dungannon ... 13 Dungannon finished with six professionals on the pitch, Clontarf with two, yet not only did the home side pull through comfortably in the end at Castle Avenue on Saturday, there was nothing remotely surprising in that either.Evidence of the changed times in the AIB League. As Shannon were the first to discover, and adapted accordingly, the availability of full-time players scarcely on nodding acquaintance with their club teams is a double-edged sword. This was a classic demonstration of how cohesive team play comes first.