Tipp's Conor Sweeney says beating Cork will make up for lost time 

2016 was supposed to be breakthrough year for the Premier but they failed to push on  

Tipperary's Conor Sweeney in action against Clare in the Munster SFC quarter-final. Sweeney is happy to play the underdog against Cork. 

It is put to Conor Sweeney that the Tipperary footballers have not backed up their breakthrough 2016 season. The Premier captain nods in agreement. It is a sentiment he cannot find fault with.

Just as a quick recap, that 2016 campaign included a first Munster championship win over Cork since 1944, a first Munster final appearance since 2002, a fourth round qualifier win over Derry, a first All-Ireland quarter-final appearance, a first All-Ireland quarter-final victory, and a first All-Ireland semi-final appearance since 1935.