Brian Cody expects Eoin Larkin to be available for the Liam MacCarthy Cup decider while he has adopted a wait-and-see approach on Jackie Tyrrell.

A stress fracture in his foot ruled eight-time All-Ireland winner Tyrrell out of the semi-final win over Waterford.

"He has a stress fracture and he missed out on the semi-final the last day, and he has been in a boot for a few weeks," Cody explained to The Irish Independent.

"He's out of it now and it depends on how he recovers from that and we're not ruling him in or ruling him out at the moment.

"He's just working his way back now and we're hoping he can get back running and can get back doing everything he needs to do quickly, but that remains to be seen. But right now it's just that we don't know.

"We've an open mind on it, he's kept himself (well), he's worked away in the gym, his fitness levels are massive anyway so fitness won't be a problem for Jackie at all.

"It's a question of whether the injury will have healed sufficiently to allow him to do what he has to do, or what he needs to do."

As for star forward Richie Power, Cody reveals he is making steady progress in his recovery from a knee problem.

"His ability to partake in training has picked up since the semi-final. He's had a tough year, no doubt about that. Could have come into the reckoning? He could, yeah."

Larkin's damaged thumb, meanwhile, is not a cause of concern for Cody and his selectors.

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