Hannon expects better against Cork

WATERFORD selector Shamie Hannon is convinced his side will show marked improvement against All-Ireland champions Cork for their second clash of the championship in Croke Park on Sunday.

When the counties clashed in Thurles in the Munster semi-final on May 22 with Paul Flynn not fully recovered from injury and Ken McGrath lacking match practice Cork finished with just two points to spare.

"Each team will say that it was a kind of below par performance. We would expect an improvement from our team, but Cork will be saying that too,'' he comments.