Teams of the decade: Thankless task in picking the top Cork club footballers

There are a couple of Barr’s players in the half-back line, Colin Lyons on the right and Michael Shields at six with John Miskella (Ballincollig) completing the line. Miskella won a county as a roaming forward, but excelled anytime he was in the half-back line, where he lifted the All-Ireland with Cork.

But, such was the competitive nature of the attack that it had to include six recognised finishers and accordingly the half-forward line is Luke Connolly and Paul Kerrigan from Nemo and Pa Kelly (Ballincollig), who just had to be selected.

Nemo have four representatives, Castlehaven, the Barr’s and Ballincollig have three apiece and Carbery Rangers have two.

MA Martin (Nemo Rangers); L Jennings (Ballincollig), D Cahalane (Castlehaven), A O'Reilly (Nemo Rangers); C Lyons (St Finbarr's), M Shields (do), J Miskella (Ballincollig); J Fitzpatrick (Carbery Rangers), I Maguire (St Finbarr's); L Connolly (Nemo Rangers), P Kerrigan (do), P Kelly (Ballincollig); B Hurley (Castlehaven), J Hayes (Carbery Rangers), M Collins (Castlehaven).