Mark Collins urges Cork to take next step and win a big game

Mark Collins believes Cork must claim to scalp of a ’top team’ to ‘really progress as a team’. They could hardly face a tougher challenge than Kerry this weekend. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Cork’s failure to overcome Kerry in a championship fixture over the past eight years does not weigh heavy on the current crop of players, according to Mark Collins.

No Cork team has beaten Kerry in the senior championship since 2012, with the seven subsequent meetings between the counties resulting in six Kerry victories and one draw.