Brian Cody says nothing cast in stone

All-Ireland winning Kilkenny manager Brian Cody said yesterday he never played with a sweeper, but said nothing was “cast in stone” when it comes to setting up his teams.

“It has (generated talk) — each manager or coach brings their own thoughts to the game, to the tactics they want to apply. It’s up for grabs,” he said when quizzed on strategies and approaches to games.

“You can play two, three or four sweepers if you want to and you bring whatever you want to the thing. Nothing is cast in stone except you have to play with 15 players.