Cork GAA Discussion Thread

I would have to agree with a lot of what Tony Considine says here.

https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40863290.html

Cork team for tomorrow evening

1. Micheál Aodh Martin (Nemo Rangers)
2. Kevin O’Donovan (Nemo Rangers)
3. Maurice Shanley (Clonakilty)
4. Kevin Flahive (Douglas)
5. John Cooper (Éire Óg)
6. Rory Maguire (Castlehaven)
7. Mattie Taylor (Mallow)
8. Ian Maguire (St Finbarr’s)
9. Colm O’Callaghan (Éire Óg)
10. Daniel Dineen (Cill na Martra)
11. Eoghan McSweeney (Knocknagree)
12. John O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers)
13. Steven Sherlock (St Finbarr’s)
14. Brian Hurley (Castlehaven) Captain
15. Cathail O’Mahony (Mitchelstown)
16. Dylan Foley (Éire Óg)
17. Tadhg Corkery (Cill na Martra)
18. Tommy Walsh (Kanturk)
19. Luke Fahy (Ballincollig)
20. Cian Kiely (Ballincollig)
21. Shane Merritt (Mallow)
22. Brian Hartnett (Douglas)
23. Sean Powter (Douglas)
24. Brian Hayes (St Finbarr’s)
25. Mark Cronin (Nemo Rangers)
26. Damien Gore (Kilmacabea)

Extra Panel Members; Sean Meehan (Kiskeam), Fionn Herlihy (Dohenys), David Buckley (Newcestown), Paudie Allen (Newmarket), Paul Walsh (Kanturk), Paul Ring (Aghabullogue), Joe Grimes (Clonakilty), Chris Kelly (Éire Óg), Blake Murphy (St Vincents), Aidan Browne (Newmarket), Nathan Walsh (Douglas), Kevin Cremin (Boherbue), Kieran Histon (Nemo Rangers), Briain Murphy (Nemo Rangers), Daniel Meaney (St Michaels), Conor Corbett (Clyda Rovers), Killian O’Hanlon (Kilshannig), Gavin Creedon (Kilshannig), Daniel O’Connell (Kanturk), Chris Óg Jones (Iveleary), Liam O’Donovan (Clonakilty), Killian O’Donovan (Macroom).

Even if we had him fit it wouldn't be still do. I fear for Cork tonight.

Getting stuck into them anyway. Having trouble winning our kickouts and some of our forward play is very slow.

Cork 0-3 Kerry 0-6 after 18 min

Amazing what a score can do to change the momentum and it’s 0-8 Kerry 0-07 cork 29 minutes gone.

I’d have taken been down by 2 at HT before the game.

Kerry pulling away now.

Honest effort from a limited team. Would need 3/4 upgrades from midfield up to compete with the top tier teams. Winning kickouts and chance creation still the biggest issues.

Its sad when 12 point defeat is seen as ok result.

Cork gaa is down and down for while

Was a far better effort than last year, so progress in that respect anyway. Long way to go alright.

12 points in 20 minutes in a football game is awful to concede. You would expect a Wicklow or Carlow to do better.

Look I can't fault effort to a degree but we are miles away.

We could go this decade without anything. Things can change quick too but it's hard see it at minute.

TBF that's where football is these days....

• miles between teams, you're blown out after 10 mns.
• nothing between the teams, goes to the last few minutes
• sliding scale then, keeping it competitive for 50 mns seems about where we are with Kerry right now.

Kerry brought on Morna and Geaney at that stage, we've had such a bad 10 years it's only natural we don't have the strength in depth to match that. Looking forward, some bright sparks, O'Mahony looks an excellent player. Need a few more of that 20's team to make the step up over the next few years. Moving it from 21's to 20's means that development will take one year longer that 10 years ago

Kerry 1-6 Cork 0-3 HT

Kerry 1-11 cork 0-4 46 minutes gone.

Cork football sure is at a low ebb right now sadly.

Hmm indeed nearly 20 years since Liam McCarthy has been to Leeside. We might win a senior all Ireland in either code before 2030 hopefully!

Good to see Connolly start, was about the only positive from the Clare game. Otherwise its hard to see a huge improvement from the same faces in much the same positions

Yes Mellerick is injured.

I hope to see the Roche twins get game time in this too. It is hard to know what Cork will be like as I was expecting us to come out of the blocks fast against Clare whereas it was like a whimper. Infuriating to watch as they showed they can play but in patches. You cannot give teams an extensive lead like that and expect to win. If we can match them early on we can win this. But go behind, Kingston has shown he cannot change from Plan A. It is weird but I worry even if we win against Waterford then we will collapse against Tipperary. One minute, I think we have turned the corner, the next it is a total misfire. But just as we collapsed against Clare, we can play really well against Waterford next. No consistency at all.

But one game at a time and I hope we don't let the heads drop if things are against us early on. Play with some pride in the Jersey. We are Cork, after all.

Patrick Horgan just needs one point to pass out Joe Canning as the Championships top scorer! So be sure to cheer, wherever you are when he points it! What a great player he is for Cork.

Even the loyal cork hurling support are losing fate. Tough times

Cork 0-24 Clare 1-18 after extra time in the Munster camogie final.

Ladies football play Waterford tomorrow

I think we'd take a good performance and if we held them to 4 points then that might give us a bit of hope for the future....