Cork football needs a blend of runners and kickers to deliver ball early

Brian Hurley of Castlehaven in action against Colm Scully of St Finbarr's. He hadn't featured for Cork in the league before lockdown. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Or what if Mark Cronin or Cathail O’Mahony stepped up, while Mark Collins remains the most reliable non-star forward around?

In the game against Down, in the spring, it was mainly runs into the channels, and down the middle, that carried ball into the scoring forwards. Hurley might thrive in one-on-one situations against a defender from a long kick-pass into space, but it’s possible that others, like Connolly and O’Mahony, would prefer to pick up possession in spaces where they can get shots away or unlock defences closer to goal.
