Tactical breakdown: Puckout strategies for Cork and Clare still need some finessing

Clare’s Cathal Malone in action against Cork’s Shane Barrett - both teams have utilised smart puckout strategies so far in the Munster championship, but improvements are needed. Photograph: Ken Sutton/InphoThe ability to win opposition puckouts is important. This is an area Clare are targeting for gains. David McInerney won four in the first half against Limerick and two against Cork.

Again, against Tipperary in the first half these double involvements weren’t effective on the scoreboard, five in total but with no scores accruing. However, the return on this changed dramatically in the second half as Limerick found a way, scoring 0-5 points from seven double involvement plays, with Tom Morrissey and Adam English landing the pick of these scores.

The following week the errors continued. In the 69th minute in Walsh Park, Mark Kehoe gave a ball across to Bonner Maher which was too high and required a fully-extended stick to control, then Bonner passed onto John McGrath’s feet, crispness of either of the passes being to hand may have seen a green flag raised.During the national league Cork showed considerable puckout innovation, with 10 inside their 45 and well-timed movement from clusters out to well timed Patrick Collins deliveries.

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