The Uibh Laoire star was made for the big occasions as we have seen in the past.
He played a hugely influential role and was arguably Player of the Match in this one. His scoring ability was top class here and that went a long way to securing a massive victory for Cork.
His goal from an acute angle in the first half brought the crowd to their feet.
He ended up with 1-4, all from play, and was a thorn in the Meath defence. The forward dovetailed well with newcomer to the panel Dara Sheedy.
It was probably Jones’ best display in a Cork jersey and that’s saying something. He really ran himself into the ground as did every single player wearing the Cork jersey.
