Seánie McGrath: The frustrating reality? Not enough Cork players showed up

Cork could have got a result without playing at 100%. But the bottom line is they didn't. The fact we didn't play at 100% is the reason we didn't win

TIGHT HOLD: Robbie O’Flynn fires wide as Conor Leen tests the strength of his jersey in the closing moments of Sunday’s final. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

As we waited for our cue to take the field on Sunday afternoon, you realised how long it had been since you’d stood in a tunnel with these men. You were nearly getting flutters in the stomach with all the memories it brought pouring back of 1999.

What we achieved as a group 25 years ago I so wanted for the current Cork crew. Every one of us in the tunnel did.