Much has been made in the championship countdown to the miles clocked up by various teams. A buzz phrase of the last few years, a team's "mileage" is taken into consideration when evaluating a county's chances and it seems to have superseded the notion of an "ageing" team. It has been employed in particular in relation to Wexford and it's easy to see why when you take into consideration the actual mileage statistics in the bar chart below - a third of the team are in their 10th-plus season, Tom Dempsey topping the chart as he settles into his 15th championship campaign. Indeed, in the build-up to their season opener against Dublin yesterday, manager Rory Kinsella seemed to be using the players' mileage as a motivational factor - as in this team has got to get things together this year, because it may have not too many campaigns left together. After yesterday's slow start, the "mileage" factor may get a few more outings when analysts come to assess their game with Offaly next Sunday week.

Wexford's Starting XV v Dublin (Yesterday)

No Player Age Debut Against season

1 Damien Fitzhenry 24 1993 v Dublin 7th season

2 Colm Kehoe 26 1995 v Westmeath 5th season

3 Ger Cushe 32 1991 v Laois 9th season

4 Sean Flood 31 1990 v Laois 10th season

5 Declan Ruth 23 1998 v Offaly 2nd season

6 Liam Dunne 30 1988 v Laois 12th season

7 Larry O'Gorman 31 1988 v Laois 12th season

8 Adrian Fenlon 26 1993 v Dublin 7th season

9 Rory McCarthy 23 1994 v Offaly 6th season

10 Larry Murphy 26 1993 v Dublin 7th season

11 Darragh Ryan 25 1999 v Dublin 1st season

12 Paul Codd 22 1995 v Westmeath 5th season

13 Tom Dempsey 34 1985 v Laois 15th season

14 Martin Storey 34 1986 v Kilkenny 14th season

15 Michael Jordan 23 1995 v Westmeath 5th season

Information supplied by Alan Ahearne (Wexford People).