Richie Power: Why did Cork not push on?

Richie Power can’t understand why Cork have not pushed on from three years ago when they were seconds away from an All-Ireland title.

As Cork aim to end their run of three defeats against Kilkenny tomorrow evening, Power shrugged: “I certainly thought back in 2013 (All-Ireland quarter-final) when they beat us that this team are here to stay. They were a very young team so I can’t understand how they haven’t made the breakthrough or progression.”

However, he added of their recent league form: “A lot of is shadow boxing - you will probably see a completely different Cork side come the first round of the Championship and that goes for every other team.”