Will Cork’s Canty be detailed to mark Cooper or Donaghy?

TOUGH one. There’s no wrong answer because Canty is like a gold credit card – you can use him anywhere.

Conventional wisdom would suggest he will be detailed to pick up Colm Cooper at corner back. Gooch is the key component of Kerry’s attack. Place him under lock and key, and Kerry will struggle not only for scores, but the creation of scores. Think about it — if you’re the Cork selectors, and you’re thinking who’s going to score more for Kerry, Cooper or Donaghy, there’s only one answer. Shut him down at source. That’s why Canty was detailed on Stephen Bray in the semi-final — big scoring threat.

Does that mean that Kieran Donaghy will be picked up at full-back by Michael Shields? Probably. The St Finbarr’s U-21 did well on big Shane O’Rourke against Meath. Also Shields marked Donaghy – tightly as is happens – when the sides met in the League under lights in Tralee last February. The St Finbarr’s man is tight and durable. But he’s also got a good record on Bryan Sheehan, and Cork feel he could snuff out the St Mary’s man. If that was the case, Cork could go with a conventional full back line of Shields-Canty and Kieran O’Connor who’s done as well as most detailed to pick up Gooch.