Cork finally punt on a ball-playing centre-forward

Brian Hurley’s dip in good health and Conor Corbett’s dip in good form have come at the right wrong time of the season.

PUNT: Cork's Mark Cronin in action against Donegal. Pic Credit: Nick Elliott, Inpho.

No Brian Hurley in the starting line-up once again for Cork against Louth at 3pm on Sunday- albeit he has at least been included among the substitutes on this occasion.

Had you been told towards the tail end of the league that Cork would head into their first knockout championship game of the summer with Brian Hurley at No.26 and Conor Corbett beside him on the bench at No.25, you’d immediately presume to have misheard.