Cork defender Seán Powter to miss Munster final

Shoulder injury could rule out flying Rebel defender

Seán Powter won the free that Mark Collins converted to force last Sunday week’s game against Kerry into extra-time. Picture: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Cork defender Seán Powter is out of Sunday’s Munster SFC final against Tipperary after picking up a shoulder injury.

The RTÉ man of the match in the semi-final victory over Kerry, Douglas man Powter suffered the setback in the game.

It marks the latest in a series of setbacks for the 23-year-old who has torn his right hamstring four times and his left twice.

The flying 23-year-old won the free that Mark Collins converted to force last Sunday week’s game against Kerry into extra-time. Powter came off in the game with cramp in extra-time and was replaced by Tadhg Corkery.

Cork, who delayed announcing their team, are expected to make a couple of personnel changes from the semi-final as they look to claim their first Munster SFC title in eight years. Cian Kiely, James Loughrey and Cathail O’Mahony are expected to be in contention for places in the matchday panel.

It is also understood they have received permission from AFL club Collingwood to again field goalscoring hero Mark Keane. The Mitchelstown man’s employers are allowing Keane to line out on a game-by-game basis.

With the exception of Mark Collins and Paul Kerrigan, the entire Cork training panel are aiming to claim their first Munster SFC medal. The winners of Sunday’s final face Mayo in an All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday, December 6.

Tipperary will name their team on Friday night with Sydney Swans’ Colin O’Riordan expected to be included in the match-day squad. Manager David Power has injury concerns in Jack Kennedy and Steven O’Brien.

Meanwhile, President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin will join GAA director general Tom Ryan and president John Horan on Saturday evening in laying wreaths on the spot where Michael Hogan was shot dead on Bloody Sunday, November 21 1920.

The ceremony will take place in front of Gate 43 at the northern end of the stadium in front of Hill 16 on the Cusack Stand side. A specially-commissioned piece of music entitled “More Than A Game” by musician Colm Mac Con Iomaire will then be played with the ceremony concluding 30 minutes before the Leinster SFC final between Dublin and Meath.