O’Sullivan the ace for Cork

Cork 0-16

Overall, an ineffective Dublin challenge was suppressed with surprising ease because of the quality of Cork's play, hugely influenced by Brendan Jer O'Sullivan's brilliance in attack, along with the superiority of Nicholas Murphy at midfield and Anthony Lynch at full-back.

Tompkins was delighted with O'Sullivan's form. "We have seen glimpses of the way he can play, but today it was the master of all performances.