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Cork defender Seán Powter is out of Sunday’s Munster SFC final against Tipperary after sustaining a shoulder injury.
RTÉ’s man of the match in the semi-final win over Kerry, Douglas Powter’s man suffered the setback in the game.
It is the latest in a series of setbacks for the 23-year-old who has torn his right hamstring four times and his left twice.
The 23-year-old flyer won a free kick that Mark Collins converted to force last Sunday’s game against Kerry into extra time. Powter left the game with a cramp in overtime and was replaced by Tadhg Corkery.
Cork, who delayed his team announcement, is expected to make a couple of personnel changes since the semifinal as they look to claim their first Munster SFC title in eight years. Cian Kiely, James Loughrey and Cathail O’Mahony are expected to compete for spots on the day’s panel.
They are also understood to have received permission from the AFL club Collingwood to re-score outfield hero Mark Keane. The Mitchelstown man’s employers are allowing Keane to line up play by play.
With the exception of Mark Collins and Paul Kerrigan, the entire Cork training panel aims to claim their first Munster SFC medal. The winners of Sunday’s final meet Mayo in an Irish semi-final on Sunday, December 6.
Tipperary will name his team on Friday night and Sydney Swans’ Colin O’Riordan is expected to be included in the game day team. Manager David Power has concerns about injuries to Jack Kennedy and Steven O’Brien.
Meanwhile, President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin will join GAA CEO Tom Ryan and President John Horan Saturday night to lay wreaths at the site where Michael Hogan was shot and killed. Bloody Sunday, November 21, 1920.
The ceremony will take place in front of Gate 43 at the north end of the stadium facing Hill 16 on the Cusack grandstand side. A specially commissioned piece of music titled “More Than A Game” by musician Colm Mac Con Iomaire will then be played and the ceremony will conclude 30 minutes before the Leinster SFC final between Dublin and Meath.
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