Galway manager Henry Shefflin says Gearóid McInerney 'is a serious doubt' ahead of the July 3 All Ireland SHC semi-final against Limerick at Croke Park.
McInerney suffered a knee injury during Galway's quarter-final win over Cork at FBD Semple Stadium on Saturday.
“Gearóid had a scan on his knee on Sunday," Shefflin confirmed. "The initial prognosis is that it’s not going to be a long-term injury and won’t require surgery, which is good for Gearóid first and foremost.
"He’s probably going to have to go back and get it looked at later this week to get a better picture. It’s very early yet, we don’t know how quickly the strain on the knee will recover.
"As regards the Limerick match, he is a serious doubt. I’d be fully confident in Gearóid that he will do absolutely everything he can to get back. But realistically, we won’t know until late next week."
Shefflin was satisfied with how Galway coped with the Cork challenge - highlighting the contributions of substitutes Brian Concannon, Jason Flynn, and Johnny Coen.
"The lads who came off the bench had a huge impact, which we didn’t really get in other games," Shefflin added. "Brian, Jason, and Johnny all got points when we really needed them.
"It can be difficult to come into a game at that level when it was really heating up in the second half and be up to the pitch of it straight away. But the lads all had an impact on Saturday, which was a huge bonus."
"The intensity of the game was much higher in the second half. Cork came out and got a goal and our lead was down to two straight away.
"Cork are such a fast, pacey team, and we knew they would have spells where we’d be under pressure. I thought we responded really well."
Shefflin was delighted with the resilience Galway demonstrated to eventually overcome Cork.
“A lot of lads really stood up; you saw the versatility of Joseph Cooney, being able to move from wing-forward back to centre-back was fantastic," Shefflin reflected.
"Every time Cork came at us, we responded with a couple of scores to stay two or three points ahead until the last few minutes when they brought it back to one."
