‘If you're looking for an advert for lads wanting to play championship for their division, that was it'

Divisions in county championships? While administrators whistle encouraging noises, the tone of the narrative around the topic is generally negative
‘If you're looking for an advert for lads wanting to play championship for their division, that was it'

Avondhu's Shane Murphy goes highest to win possession against Muskerry, during their SFC Divisions clash, at Glenville.

It wasn’t designed as a showcase for the standard of football that divisional teams can dish up, but it certainly provided a tasty morsel.

In Glenville, north of Cork city on Thursday night, Muskerry and Avondhu shared 35 scores, six of them goals, in a preliminary Cork SFC tie, and in doing so, offered a platform once more for players from the smallest GAA clubs to play the highest tier of football within their county.

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