Murphy: Cork have stepped up and young guns have bright futures

They’ve rattled off 4-50 in their last two games, 4-74 including the Tipperary game and seem to have cured their goal-scoring shyness, but Brian Murphy isn’t running away with himself about Cork’s Championship credentials.

Considering those statistics, he’d also be mindful Cork have been shipping a few blows too, conceding 4-33 in total against Offaly and Wexford (6-53 throwing in the defeat to Tipp). As Jimmy Barry-Murphy progresses in developing this team of his, the corner-back can see the pluses and the minuses.

“There has been a few changes and a lot of fellas have retired over the last couple of years so there was always going to be changes,” said Brian. “With injuries, we had things enforced on us and, in fairness to the boys, they stepped up big time and a lot of the young fellas are great leaders in the set-up and that’s great to see.