Fogarty Forum: Nobody can say Cork are soft now

The totemic Downey brothers Robert and Eoin, along Ethan Twomey, Brian Hayes and Tim O'Mahony were all there for Cork last season but in the cases of Eoin Downey, Ethan Twomey and Brian Hates, their frames have become fuller. 

Cork's Eoin Downey tackles Tipperary's Jason Forde during the Allianz Hurling league Division 1A final at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Pic: Eddie O'Hare

Liam Cahill disagreed with the question. No, he said, there was not a physical gulf between his Tipperary side and Cork.

“I'm not sure is it that big of a gulf,” he argued following Sunday’s Division 1A final defeat. “We finished reasonably strong. Yes, we lost possession once or twice in contact, alright, but I think that's not a reflection on Cork's over-physicality.