Talking points: Cork’s dominance in the puckout stakes ultimately throttled Kilkenny’s hopes

Séamus Harnedy of Cork in action against Eoin Cody of Kilkenny. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Cork defence

Much of the reason why the 2010s remained an All-Ireland desert for Cork hurling lay in an inability to defend, consistently, as a unit.