Cuthbert remains wary of Kerry threat

Cork football boss Brian Cuthbert elected to hold counsel on whether or not Colm Cooper’s season-ending injury has bolstered the county’s Munster title aspirations.

Kerry pipped Cork for provincial honours last summer and the two counties are expected to again collide in the decider following the Munster Council’s decision to introduce a seeded draw.

Cuthbert said Cooper is a player who would walk onto any inter-county team, but stopped short of suggesting Kerry’s hand had been weakened for 2014.