Middle third will be a 'war zone' says Seán Óg

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, the last man to captain Cork to an All-Ireland SHC title in 2005, says that how the Rebels cope with Clare's 'extra man' tactic will go a long way to deciding the winners of Sunday's hotly anticipated final.

Davy Fitzgerald's ploy of using Patrick Donnellan in a sweeper-type role at the back has come up trumps for Clare, especially in their quarter-final and semi-final victories over Galway and Limerick respectively.