Canty says Rebels failed to compete in first-half

JEKYLL and Hyde was more or less Graham Canty’s take on Cork’s performance.

Lacklustre in the first-half, revived in the second, he was left with much to ponder as the All-Ireland champions failed to beat Kerry in the championship for the fourth time. Unlike the league final win over Dublin, they found an eight-point half-time deficit left them with too much to do.

“We failed to compete and couldn’t get our hand on the ball,” he said. “Kerry seemed to move the ball from back to front very easily. They kicked some good scores, Kerry moved it swift and we couldn’t get a tackle in.