EOIN CADOGAN, AIDAN Walsh and Michael Shields are all set to be absent for the Cork footballers for next Sunday’s Division 1 league meeting with Kildare.
Dual stars Cadogan and Walsh will both be focused on hurling commitments with Cork’s Division 1B league campaign commencing on Saturday February 15th when they face a pivotal game against Limerick.
Cork managers Jimmy Barry-Murphy and Brian Cuthbert had reached a prior agreement which ensured the pair would be free this weekend to link up with the hurling squad.
Cuthbert will also have to plan without his captain Shields after he limped off with a knee injury in thes second-half yesterday’s win over Westmeath in Páirc Uí Rinn. It is understood that the St Finbarr’s layer has not suffered a serious injury but is still expected to be out of action for a few weeks.
Cork’s next football league game after this weekend is their trip to Croke Park to face Dublin on March 1st. They will hope to have the trio – who all lined out yesterday in Páirc Uí Rinn – back in harness for that game.
Several members of Cork’s squad are in Sigerson Cup action this week. Of those that featured yesterday Donal Óg Hodnett will be playing for Cork IT tomorrow night against a Carlow IT side that includes Brian Hurley.
UCC take on Trinity College on Wednesday afternoon with Conor Dorman and Brian O’Driscoll, who came on as a second-half substitutes yesterday, both involved with Billy Morgan’s side.
To win the World Cup we’ll need our best players and as good as Stewart is Sheehan is the best hooker in the world. We need some good news on both him and Conan.
@Gearóid MacEachaidh: he’s a great hooker but for me marx is the best currently… Hope he comes through, he’s a big player for Ireland in that front row….
@Gearóid MacEachaidh: agree hope he will be ok
Let’s hope it’s not too serious. Serious drop off from kelleher and sheehan to the other hookers.
@Patrick O’Sullivan: don’t think the drop is as big as you say , we’re well stocked with Herring and Stewart is no slouch
@Patrick O’Sullivan: To be honest Kelleher has looked a shadow of the player he was a two years ago. I’d back Herring and Stewart to produce performances more consistently than him at the moment.
@Eamonn Mac Lughadha: the drop off is huge. Herring and Stewart are both fine hookers but the gap is enormous. Both statements can be true.
@Andrew Martin Farrell: Can be but they’re not.
It looked to me as if Sheehan stretched his foot when he flyhacked the ball forward. I would be surprised if it turned out to be anything very serious
Hope he is ok….the guy is a phenomenon
If injuries are going to nibble away at certain areas the front row is the area we can least afford to lose players. However if Stewart had to step up to the mark I think he would relish the chance. He may not be as big as others but he has foot skills, handling skills and speed as good as any.