While Cork started the League on a bum note and ended on a high, Tipp started on a high and ended on a bum note.
LIAM CAHILL, MUCH like John Kiely, was adamant. Tipperary’s League semi-final defeat wasn’t predetermined, planned, or the product of heavy training.
Of the other two, Tipp edged through last year with one win and two draws. Had Cork scored one more white flag in any of their games against Tipp, Clare, or Limerick, they would’ve taken that place. They didn’t but the margins are that tight.Advertisement Cork are maddeningly inconsistent as ever. They gave Clare and Kilkenny six- and nine-point head starts in defeat and almost coughed up a 10-point lead against the Déise.
Whatever about knowing your best 15, better to have fellas grabbing the jersey than winning it in a coin toss. In that trio, Cork have some game-changers.Defensively, Ciarán Joyce continues to be the man to build a team around and there are enough other pieces there to construct into a coherent unit. Their midfield was a work in progress all spring but Darragh Fitzgibbon’s comeback couldn’t be more timely.
Morris will likely finish as the League’s top scorer from play but has looked frustrated at times. His late red card was a symptom of that exasperation. In the space left behind, Clare exploited that right wing for 1-8 of their opening 11 scores. From a short puck-out, Adam Hogan ran untouched from his own 21 almost to the opposition 45 for his point. Moments later, Fitzgerald’s goal saw him sprint straight towards the posts, unchallenged again, after winning a puck-out on that flank.
Alan Tynan did come on but he’s needed back to his destructive 2023 form. Also necessary are Cathal Barrett’s nous in defence, Mark Kehoe fit and consistently firing, and finding the best roles for Noel and John McGrath, whether starting or coming on.
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