Coleman and Cahalane catch experts’ eyes

Cork’s clinical scoring ability in contrast to Clare’s wastefulness in front of goal was the difference between winning and losing Sunday’s Munster hurling final, according to RTÉ’s analysts.

Liam Sheedy, Cyril Farrell, and Henry Shefflin were all in agreement that while not having witnessed a great first half, Clare needed to cast off their shackles to have any hope of catching a more vibrant Cork.

Trailing 1-10 to 0-8 at the break, Shefflin wanted more instinctive play from the Clare forwards while singling out Cork’s Darragh Fitzgibbon for an all-action performance thus far. “Tony Kelly needs to get into the game more, as does Conor McGrath and Podge Collins, while Darragh Fitzgibbon has probably been the standout player of the game so far,” said Shefflin.