All-Ireland SHC final: 10 things recent Cork-Tipp meetings have told us

The old rivals face off in an historic championship decider this weekend. 

FOCUS: Tipperary boss Liam Cahill. Pic: INPHO/James Crombie

1. There will be goals

And first prize for stating the obvious goes to… yes, we get you. When the two finalists who combined have scored 31 goals (Cork 17, Tipperary 14) and conceded 24 (Cork 11, Tipperary 13) it’s an easy conclusion to reach. But it’s what they bring out in each other that is the greatest reason to believe green flags will be plentiful. Their last eight championship meetings have yielded three goals or more and the average is almost four goals per match while Cork have scored four in each of their last three clashes.