Corcoran shoulders the burden of greatness with ease

A DOG of a day in Croke Park, windy and cold, and the game at the top of the bill was itself a dogfight of a match.

With the game turning into its final quarter and the sides locked together, the occasion called for a big man to make a big statement.

That Brian Corcoran was the man who stood up to the plate came as a surprise to no-one.