Cork player ratings following second half slump against Tipperary
Racing to a six-point half time lead, Cork managed to put just two points on the scoreboard as Tipperary ended up coasting to another All-Ireland crown.
Cork mixed the very good in the first half with the not-so-good in the second half.
Here is how the players rated. Cork Player Ratings
1 Patrick COLLINS - 6Puckouts functioned reasonably well but there's no getting away from the fact that he was at fault for both of John McGrath's goals.
2 Niall O'LEARY - 6 Got forward for a point in first half but was unable to cope with Darragh McCarthy and coughed up possession for a crucial John McGrath point.
3 Eoin DOWNEY - 5 Conceded placed balls resulting in the concession of 1-2 and his red card effectively meant that there was no way back for Cork.
4 Seán O'DONOGHUE - 6 Contained Jason Forde to a degree but was jittery, coughed up a pointed free and was caught in possession on a puckout.
5 Ciarán JOYCE - 6 Struggled to keep tabs on Jake Morris, who got on a lot of ball. Gave possession away leading to Tipperary's third goal.
6 Robert DOWNEY - 6 Started well but as the game wore on looked like a player that has missed a lot of action. Andrew Ormond was too much for him.
7 Mark COLEMAN - 7 One of Cork's better defenders, gave the pass for Shane Barrett's goal but didn't have it all his own way with Sam O'Farrell.
8 Tim O'MAHONY - 6 Came into it in good form but was largely peripheral. One of a number of Cork players for whom the game passed them by.
9 Darragh FITZGIBBON - 7 Jittery start but settled well with a couple of points. Couldn't get hold of the game once Tipp got on top, however.
10 Diarmuid HEALY - 7 A brilliant first half as he scored 0-3 and won a pointed free off Eoghan Connolly, but the Kilruane man had the better of the second half.
11 Shane BARRETT - 8 Scored 1-4 and, notably, stood up to hit a point after Tipperary's first goal but lacked support around him.
12 Declan DALTON - 5 Pointed a huge free but, outside of that, couldn't get to the pitch of the game and was hauled off early in the second half.
13 Patrick HORGAN - 6 Scored a superb point from play but missed a crucial free early in the second half and was outfoxed by Michael Breen.
14 Alan CONNOLLY - 5 Robert Doyle effectively had him in his pocket and the manner in which Connolly butchered a late goal chance summed up his day.
15 Brian HAYES - 5 Won a pointed free and scored 0-1 but this was hugely underwhelming from a man touted for Hurler of the Year ahead of the game.
Subs:
23 Séamus Harnedy (0-1) for Dalton (44) - 7 Cork got limited impact from their bench but Harnedy was the best of them.
17 Damien Cahalane for Healy (56) 6
25 Conor Lehane for Horgan (58) 6
26 Shane Kingston for Connolly (64) 6
20 Tommy O'Connell for O'Mahony (67) 6
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