Derek McGrath: Will Cork consider Mark Coleman as sweeper from the start against Tipperary?

Could a well structured defensive alignment provide more space, scoring opportunities, and indeed freedom to the Cork forwards?

Cork's Mark Coleman in action against Cian Boland of Dublin at Semple Stadium on Saturday. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

It would be interesting to eavesdrop on the conversations in the Cork hurling management this week.

Messrs Kingston, O’Sullivan, Cunningham, and forwards coach Christy O’Connor will surely have focused on the impact Mark Coleman had on the game. Video analysis will examine his possessions in the first 12 minutes, when Coleman was hoovering up from right-half back. They will contrast his productivity then against the massive 25 possessions he had for the rest of the game, when he was in a free role.