How one graph helped Cork hurlers bounce back from Limerick defeat

Cork hurling management reveals why they scrapped video reviews after the Limerick loss and how a single graph refocused the team

Brendan Coleman described Cork hurling manager Pat Ryan as "a great people person". Pic: Jim Coughlan.

Between the Limerick round-robin performance being so bad and the following game against Waterford being so soon, the Cork hurlers didn’t even bother with the standard practice of a video analysis review following the events of May 18 in the Gaelic Grounds.

Instead of subjecting themselves to the horror movie that was that particular video tape, Pat Ryan and his management decided to simply present the players with the tale of the tape: a graph illustrating the number of turnovers and tackles they made against Limerick in their two victories over them in 2024 in comparison to how few they made in the process of being blown out by 16 points playing them for the first time in championship in 2025.