Barrett Hayes and Harnedy have transformed cork puckout. Barrett is arguably hurler of the year and a nightmare for 6’s with his clever movement and pace.
If cork get a run on limerick they are capabale of scoring 3/4 goals and knocking limerick out. That’s why they are the most dangerous team left for Limerick.
They hurled limerick off the pitch for long periods in cork - limerick will need their best performance of the year to get through imo - especially defensively.
And a serious return to form for Gillane and lynch needed.
25 of Limerick’s 53-person backroom team would have been at that game last night. You’re not going to show them what puck-outs you’ll be rolling out in the next meeting.
That’s been Clare and Waterfords issue as well tbf. Last Sunday was a prime example. Clare went out to beat Limerick. Limerick went out to win a Munster final. Hegarty said as much in his post match interview
Cork will fully believe that they are going out to beat what they see as the nouveau riche of Limerick. That’s the sort of confidence and pedigree that winning 30 All Irelands gives you in the hierarchical order of hurling.
Clare are great old triers but at the end of the day they rarely win anything and deep down probably don’t believe that they will win anything. As the Limericks were remarking here during the week, Clare have won 6 Munster Championships in 135 years. That’s one fewer than Declan Hannon.
