Cracking Canning in class of his own

There are some causes lost before they are even ventured.

Attempting to paint Galway’s No 14 as an ordinary Joe is one of them.

Yesterday evening, selector Tom Helebert did his damnedest but it was futile. After another free-scoring championship display against Cork, Canning brought his all-time summer tally against them to 2-31 in just four games.