Seánie McGrath: No revenge or statements of intent, this was simply a great start for Rebels

On the Tipp side, what went wrong is very much correctable.

WINNING FEELING: Cork manager Ben O'Connor celebrates with Darragh Fitzgibbon. Pic: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile.

FOR CORK, a great Championship start. Not a season-defining start. Not even a statement start because everyone knows Cork are going to be there or thereabouts. Sunday, in Thurles, was just a great start.

The big picture doesn’t always need to be in play. We don’t always need to take a result and try and interpret what it means either for further up the road or, indeed, old roads not fully travelled.