Mighty Meelin put down a marker

Even though they were without star player Eamonn Brosnan, Meelin comfortably beat Dripsey in the Cork IHC at Mallow yesterday.

The nine-point advantage didn’t flatter the 2011 All-Ireland junior champions as they not only led from the second minute but also quelled the threat of usually prominent Dripsey duo of Mark O’Sullivan and Diarmuid O’Riordan superbly.

From the industrious play of Denis O’Riordan and Brendan O’Sullivan at the back to the clinical score-taking of centre-forward John Forrest, there was no arguing that Meelin were by far the stronger outfit.