Éamonn Fitzmaurice: There's strong 'we won't be beaten' vibe off the Kerry players

Cork have a shot to nothing in Munster final but they must eradicate simple, unforced errors in terms of kicking or handpassing the ball away cheaply

Kerry’s David Clifford takes to the field ahead of the Munster SFC semi-final win over Tipp. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Twelve teams still standing and from now on, the air starts to get thinner. Some of the pretenders to Dublin’s All-Ireland football crown were in action this weekend and the form lines now begin to take shape as things get serious.

Cork’s Munster SFC semi-final result in Limerick on paper looks fine: Scored 1-16, conceded 0-11 and back in the Munster final that they must have been so disappointed to lose last year. Ronan McCarthy and Cian O’Neill have plenty to work on in the next fortnight though, most of all trying to get some consistency into their play. They are wildly unpredictable.