Joe Brolly has predicted that Cork are "dead now for the rest of the championship" following their crushing loss to Dublin.

Speaking on RTE's League Sunday programme last night, the controversial pundit reckoned Brian Cuthbert's men won't recover from their latest Croke Park collapse.

"It was so humiliating. I thought of the difference, for example, of Kerry compared to Cork. Kerry at their lowest ebb would never allow that to happen," he said.

"Cork quit, and they quit so suddenly, just as they did in the semi-final last year. I think that that's the end of them for this year. It was such a bloodless effort."

Brolly continued: "They quit. You could sense it when a team plays without spirit. After 12 minutes the score was five points to nil and the game was over.

"I was at the ground. The game was over and it was very slack. The Dubs were able to do as they will. Now the Dubs were very, very good but they will look like that unless you bring war to them.

"The point that I'm making is that Cork are not Derry (who Dublin beat in last year's Allianz League final), Cork are a team with serious pretensions prior to today to do well in the championship and they were coming here to test themselves."

"You cannot put a positive spin on Cork's performance. I believe they are dead now for the rest of the championship."

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