Cork SFC final: New rules have cleared the stage for footballers like Mark Cronin

"We're kind of slowly getting back towards the skills first and then you can work on fitness after."

Nemo's Mark Cronin takes possession against St. Michael's at Shanbally. Picture: David Creedon

The same as when he decides to press go and collect possession on the loop, Mark Cronin’s timing in 2025 has been second-perfect.

The introduction of the new rules arrived in tandem with his promotion to the Cork starting line-up. A sustained run in red at the very moment the stage was being cleared of suffocating double sweepers.