Alan Cadogan is hoping to make up for lost time after recovering from knee surgery.

The dual star from Douglas missed the Cork hurlers' championship campaign and is itching for a return to the fray in 2019.

“It was a different year to a certain extent, it came at me during the league and the situation became such that I had to have the surgery," he told the Irish Examiner at yesterday's announcement by Chill Insurance that they are extending their sponsorship of Cork GAA by a further two years.

“Declan O’Sullivan (Cork physio and strength and conditioning coach) was monitoring it and I trained a week before the Clare game in the Munster championship round-robin — I had to train to get into contention — and I woke up one morning and couldn’t extend my leg fully.

"I knew there was something seriously wrong and I had to get the surgery. Looking back now, it was the best thing, because I knew it couldn’t go on any longer. It was disappointing I missed out on the whole summer.

“It was small steps, back walking and jogging, and thankfully I’m out the right side of it now.”

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