With a Patrick Horgan-shaped hole in the Cork attack, the onus is on others to step up.
In that regard, Alan Connolly’s start to the current Allianz HL Division 1A campaign is a positive, capped with a fine display in the win over All-Ireland champions Tipperary a fortnight ago.
A tally of eight points – evenly split between open play and dead balls – was only part of the overall output. Some said it was his best game for Cork but, while happy with how things are going, the Blackrock man won’t be releasing any commemorative DVDs.
“Hard to tell [if it was his best game], but yeah, I try to give 100 percent all the time,” he says.
“Everyone does, no-one goes out to lose or play bad. We, as a group, try to work hard for…