Cork U21 ace Alan Cadogan says the Rebels will take nothing for granted against Tipperary in Wednesday's Munster U21 FC final.

The Rebels - gunning for a fourth successive provincial title in this grade - are warm favourites to prevail at Pairc Ui Rinn this week, but they lost to the Premier County in the 2011 Munster MFC final and David Power's charges went on to win the All-Ireland.

"Eight or nine years ago, you might have said Tipperary football was going nowhere but that's certainly not the case now," dual star Cadogan notes in The Irish Examiner.

"You can see from their success, they won the minor three years ago and there was only a kick of a ball in it in Thurles last year. So we're under no illusions about the challenge."

Alan says he benefits from the advice and encouragement of elder sibling Eoin, who is also a dual operator in the Rebel County:

"Eoin's very good to talk to. If I'm doing too little during the week or too much during the week, he talks to me and guides me in the right direction. I'm lucky enough that way compared to fellas in other counties and in that aspect.

"People hear the word 'dual player' and think you're out six or seven nights a week. That's not the case. It's the extra stuff that you do in recovery that makes the difference." Tweet

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