Barrett to captain Cork as Ryan makes four changes for Waterford clash
Shane Barrett captains Cork in injured Rob Downey's stead as Pat Ryan makes four changes to the side that lost to Limerick for Sunday's final round clash with Waterford.
Niall O'Leary and Declan Dalton, who miss out after suffering setbacks in the Limerick game, are also not included in the matchday panel in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, while Ethan Twomey drops to the bench.
In their place come Cormac O'Brien at wing-back and Brian Roche in midfield, Ger Millerick at corner-back and Seamus Harnedy at half-forward.
Roche was Dalton's replacement in the eighth minute of the game in TUS Gaelic Grounds. O'Brien and Harnedy came off the bench at half-time for Downey and Twomey.
From the team that started last year's opening round loss to Waterford in Walsh Park, there are 10 survivors – Patrick Collins, Millerick, Seán O'Donoghue, Ciaran Joyce, Mark Coleman, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Harnedy, Barrett, Alan Connolly and Patrick Horgan.
CORK (SHC v Waterford): P. Collins; G. Millerick, E. Downey, S. O'Donoghue; C. O'Brien, C. Joyce, M. Coleman; T. O'Mahony, B. Roche; S. Barrett (c), D. Fitzgibbon, S. Harnedy; P. Horgan, A. Connolly, B. Hayes. Subs: B. Saunderson, D. Cahalane, E. Roche, T. O'Connell, E. Twomey, L. Meade, C. Lehane, D. Healy, J. O'Connor, R. O'Flynn, S. Kingston.
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