Who has the stronger bench?
O’Mahony was quick to point out that Cork had fielded a second string outfit and talked about how Conor Counihan had a platoon of players at his disposal. Two weeks later in Croke Park, O’Mahony’s fears were confirmed. Familiar names like Shields, Kissane, Kelly, Goulding and Kerrigan returned to the Cork line-up and they summarily dismissed Mayo by eight points.
O’Mahony’s utterances in Páirc Uí Chaoimh reflected the popular nationwide opinion about Cork during the spring. The primary reason why they had enhanced their All-Ireland credentials was the increased strength in the panel that Conor Counihan had assembled.
