DUBLIN'S defeat by Meath in the Leinster senior football final, and the ramifications surrounding selection decisions, are due for full debate at an assembly of the county panel, called by team manager, Mickey Whelan, for Parnell Park this evening.

It is believed that Paul Clarke and Ciaran Walsh, the principal players with grievances after being left out of the panel in the run up to the final, will be present. They would claim entitlement to be included in any review of the past season.

Whelan maintains that the meeting bears no special significance other than what he regards as a normal end of the season review. He informed the players after the Leinster final defeat that such a meeting would be pending.

A number of the players are expected to vent their dissatisfaction, already aired publicly, regarding team selections.

Whelan's decision to omit Clarke and Walsh from the panel has been questioned by team members, and by extension, supporters. It was broadly felt that the move was not in the best interest of the squad's morale.

Some players were also unhappy with positional changes. It is claimed these switches militated against the team attaining full potential.

The placing of Pat Gilroy on the 40 and Dessie Farrell in the corner were moves that met with considerable disapproval. Leading members of the team, not least John O'Leary and Paul Curran, are expected to be in interrogatory mood during the question and answer segment of tonight's session.

The decision to drop Clarke and Walsh from the panel was based on a perceived loss of form by both players.

Whelan and his management team were appointed for a three year term last autumn. He insists that "one of the worst aspects and difficult functions for a team manager is having to tell a player that he is off the panel".

Meanwhile, Meath's manager, Sean Boylan, believes Sunday's All Ireland semi final against Tyrone will be a particularly fast game between two similar teams.

He explains that Meath's style has changed with the physique of this new team. They are young and a bit smaller than previous Meath teams and we have adapted the best type of game to play in the circumstances, he says.

Whether or not the Tipperary Board will go for change and replace their hurling manager Tom Fogarty and his Co selectors will not he known until at least a week later than was critically planned.

The Tipperary Board usually address this business on the second Tuesday of September following the end of any given term of office. But the county secretary, Tommy Barrett, said yesterday that because the minor team is still involved, the business of appointing selectors is to be put back a week.

Donegal make one change in defence to their team to face Laois in the All Ireland minor football semi final at Croke Park on Sunday. Mick Hegarty comes in at right half back for John McCloone.