Kerry to take advantage of lightweight attack

Analysis: Cork had to be very disappointed with their semi-final performance against Limerick and especially the forwards as a unit. Only James Masters got them through, on his own and with no support. Because of that, the number of changes in personnel and position isn't surprising.

But the county has one big advantage. Because there are so many players, it's possible to unearth new ones capable of coming into a county panel and playing up to standard. But with five changes going into a Munster final it's hard to know what type of display to expect.

Their under-21s had a good run and beat Kerry again, but they need a settled team and big performances from Graham Canty and Anthony Lynch.

Kerry, on the other hand, are settled and have good competition for places, although they reach this stage after two below-par performances against Waterford and Tipperary, which caused an amount of concern.

There's too much reliance on Colm Cooper to score and create chances, which makes the attack very predictable and the other forwards are going to have to start scoring more. I'm hoping there's not going to be too much emphasis on playing deep and that the half forwards will push up to support what's a young full forward line.

Paul O'Connor was a minor of great promise and has been playing well in training. He's well able to score and there's no better way to blood a young player than in a match like this. It also shows how serious Jack O'Connor and the selectors are about picking on current form, as is Tom O'Sullivan getting the axe to make way for Mike McCarthy's return. You either go well in training or you go.

Bryan Sheehan is an outstanding place-kicker. He puts it on the floor, kicks exceptionally well and has taken over the mantle of Dara Ó Cinnéide, but I'd expect more from him from play. He's playing inside to provide a target while Declan O'Sullivan does his roving out the field, even though there is a strong argument in Kerry that O'Sullivan is a scoring threat and should be closer to goal. But if Kerry don't find scoring support for Cooper they won't be All-Ireland contenders.

Everyone knows that they came up short in a number of areas against Tyrone last year and with that in mind management have been trying remedial work and experimenting with Eamonn Fitzmaurice at centre forward (which seems to have been dropped) and bringing in Kieran Donaghy and Mossy Lyons, who both start. Lyons has been consistently good whereas Donaghy has looked promising at midfield.

Darragh Ó Sé's form has been encouraging, playing consistently well. His only real difficulty in the National League was against Dublin when Stephen Cluxton cleverly put his kicks out on the wing for Shane Ryan, but tomorrow I'd say both goalkeepers will direct their kick-outs down the middle. Donaghy provides good support in the air and takes some of the pressure off Ó Se. He's good at moving ball because he has good hands from basketball but his kicking has to be worked on.

Cork are likely to crowd this area. Newcomer Pierce O'Neill is good in the air and I think he'll move in on midfield. This means that breaking ball will be critical for Cork. They need possession and will find it hard to out-field Kerry. Another big performance from Derek Kavanagh like in last year's Munster final would be important.

Overall, the Cork attack reminds me of Laois, a bit on the light side and will struggle with the 50-50 ball.The Kerry defence has been the mainstay of the team, but last year's All-Ireland final was the one game where it all went wrong. Apart from that they've been adaptable and fast. Séamus Moynihan is moving very freely at centre back and the time out during the League has helped him recover.

Billy Morgan has been through this so many times for Cork both as a player and a manager and you can never underestimate his teams, but it's hard to see anything other than a comfortable victory for Kerry.