Experimental Rebels getting the balance right

WHEN their starting 15 runs out on Páirc Uí Chaoimh tomorrow afternoon, it will bring to 36 the number of players that have been afforded game time by the Cork senior football management this spring.

Goalkeeper Alan Quirke, defensive trio Anthony Lynch, Kieran O’Connor and Graham Canty, and attacker Kevin McMahon all make their seasonal debuts and there can be no disputing the extensive search the Cork management has made for players.

“Due to the injuries we had, initially we were forced into giving new players a run,” remarks selector Ger O’Sullivan. “But players showed up very well in other competitions like the McGrath and Sigerson Cups, so we felt they deserved a look.