Sars will turn up, can Midleton plug gaps?

If Conor Lehane doesn’t feature, will Micheál Keohane be tempted to fill that talent and experience deficit by handing Luke O’Farrell his first start since the second round of group action? 

Midleton players Conor Lehane, Alex Quirke and Patrick White celebrate their win over Blackrock. Pic: Dan Linehan

The picture is completely skewed by the confirmed absence of in-form Midleton full-back Eoin Moloney and the likely absence of always-in-form Midleton centre-forward Conor Lehane.

And so before we even begin to look at Sars versus Midleton, we must first look at how Midleton will readjust to those not available.