Logic does not win All-Irelands

AT the captain’s table, Derek Kavanagh is only interested in reality. Not logic, perceived wisdom, not even just desserts. Tony Leen put the questions to one of football’s more affable, articulate players.

Logically speaking, Cork are better prepared at midfield for Sunday.

“That’s logic, that’s not football,” he says. “People would have said that too before the Munster final, but I had a stinker. I saw the stats after the game and (Darragh Ó Sé and Seamus Scanlon) cleaned me out. Every game is unique.”