Mark Collins baffled by Cork's mood swings

Mark Collins knows better than most how wide the gap between Cork’s potential as a team and actual performances has been this last few years.

The Castlehaven man was an integral part of the county U21 team that clinched a fourth Munster title in six years at the grade in 2011, scoring seven points as they accounted for Kerry by a record 22 in the provincial final.

How different the landscape looked back then. The seniors had finally breached the finishing line by claiming Sam Maguire a year earlier and here Cork were with a batch of promising and successful youngsters ready to pick up the torch.