MY BALL: Cork forward Sean White tries to fend off Offaly’s Ruairí McNamee during the Allianz NFL Division 3 clash at Páirc Ui Chaoimh last Saturday. Cork’s second half against John Maughan’s side was most impressive, a 35-minute period they won by 0-12 to 0-4. Last weekend’s victory over Offaly was the first time during Ronan McCarthy’s tenure and, indeed, the first time since 2016, that Cork took full points from the opening round of league action. Having avoided such a scenario developing, Cork are on the front foot heading up west this weekend. Accumulating 10 points is the target McCarthy has set his players for the campaign at hand.

Source: Irish Examiner January 31, 2020 18:56 UTC