There’s a big game in Cork but Meath have more firepower

PRESUMABLY pleased to avoid Kerry after consecutive meetings at this stage of the championship for the last two years, it’s ironic that Cork’s opposition in tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final comes from the county which challenged them most forcibly two decades ago during their most successful era.

This is an intriguing game, from the perspective of where Cork are at, more than how Meath have progressed under Colm Coyle’s management to their first semi-final in five years.

There’s nothing certain about how the Munster runners-up are going to perform, whereas we have a fair idea of what to expect from Meath.