Cork football final round permutations: Castlehaven and Nemo Rangers close to the brink

Across the five grades and 60 teams, only six successfully booked a knockout berth at the final whistle of Round 2. Of the remaining 54 teams, 47 of them are chasing progression and campaign extension this weekend
WORK TO DO: Luke Horgan, Nemo Rangers, Conor Cahalane, Castlehaven. Pic: Jim Coughlan.

WORK TO DO: Luke Horgan, Nemo Rangers, Conor Cahalane, Castlehaven. Pic: Jim Coughlan.

An impossible act to follow. The bar set ridiculously high. Cork football’s final round of group fare faces an unenviable task.

Last weekend’s Leeside hurling action surprised and spoiled us. For a brief moment late in the collective Premier Senior proceedings on Sunday, you had the scarcely believable situation where all three group leaders - Blackrock, Charleville, and Midleton - were trailing in their respective games.

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