1. After the departure of Richie Towell in December 2015 , Finn was played in a more advanced position .
2. Following the departure of Richie Towell in December 2015 , Finn was played in a more advanced position .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Available choices: 1. no 2. yes...I think the answer is
2.