Footballers wasted golden chance, hurlers must be wary of Galway, minors ready for Tyrone decider
About this episode
The episode discusses the recent performance of the Cork footballers and previews upcoming matches in the inter-county season.
The Echo Sport Podcast crew has a bumper show this week as the inter-county season builds to a gripping conclusion. Now in its fourth season, every Monday, Éamonn Murphy is joined by The Echo team, including Barry O’Mahony, Denis Hurley, Rory Noonan, John Horgan and more to discuss all the latest Cork GAA news on and off the field. You can listen on Echolive.ie/podcast or where you get your podcasts. The Cork footballers' campaign ended on a low note. Not just that they were beaten by Mayo in a game they were slight underdogs in but it represented a superb chance to make the All-Ireland semis for the first time in 14 years, but because they had the chances to deliver. They hit 14 wides to Mayo's seven, went in level at half-time having had a spell of real dominance in the first half, and coughed up three points because of technical frees. They were stronger on kick-outs, grabbing 14 of Mayo's 30 but just couldn't turn quality possession into a match-winning tally. A haul of just 0-18 won't win a match at the business end of championship, under the new rules and there was a sense Cork fell back into some of their old habits. They certainly didn't kick enough into the inside line…
People in this episode
Host: Éamonn Murphy
Topics covered
- Cork GAA news
- football analysis
- inter-county championship
- Cork footballers
- Mayo match review
- hurling preview
- minor championships
Keywords
- Cork GAA
- footballers
- Mayo
- All-Ireland
- hurlers
- Galway
- Tyrone
- championship
- inter-county
- match analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Cork, Mayo
More episodes of The Echo Sport Podcast
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- What next for Cork hurling?
- Hurlers collapse offset by minor marvels and Cork fans don't deserve any flak.
- Job done for hurlers but bigger tests ahead
- Biggest win since 2010 - challenge now for footballers is to kick on again
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