Canty planning March return

CORK captain Graham Canty is targeting a mid-March date for his comeback to inter-county football as he continues to try to shake off a persistent hamstring injury.

He missed both of Cork’s opening league wins against Monaghan and Kerry, and while the March 6 tie against Galway may be too soon for the Bantry man to feature, he could be involved in the ties with Tyrone and Dublin.

“It’s a small hamstring injury lingering from last year,” said Canty. “I’m just trying to clear it up but it is complicated, trying to find the source of it. Hopefully in a few weeks I’ll be back. Early March might be a bit soon, but we’ll see.”

Canty was an interested observer in Páirc Uí Rinn for Saturday night where the headlines were dominated by three first-half sending-offs.

The Cork captain concurred with the general opinion that the dismissals of Eoin Cadogan and Paul Galvin were harsh.

“There was a small bit of niggle but there is always going to be niggle in Cork/Kerry games.”

Canty admits the amount of players being suspended when video footage is reviewed after matches is a concern.

“Sometimes it just picks up a couple of seconds so you do not get a full picture of what went on. There are so many games, if you scrutinise video, you’ll probably find something if you want to find it.”