This being Ronan McCarthy’s first championship game as Cork football manager, we can’t — and we won’t — accuse him of being inconsistent in his team selection. This continues the trend where, post-Counihan, the same Cork team has never been put out two games in-a-row. Seven players who featured in league didn’t see game-time come summer. Six players who featured in the league didn’t see game-time come summer. 201833 players used.

Source: Irish Examiner May 26, 2018 00:11 UTC