 On 16 August, Landers underwent micro-surgery at Tralee General Hospital to remove damaged cartilage from his knee after injuring himself in a club game two days earlier.While it was initially feared that the injury could end his season, Landers recovered to captain Cork against Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final on 12 September.He scored a point from midfield in the 0-12 to 0-11 victory and had the honour of becoming the first Cork player since Tomás Mulcahy in 1990 of accepting the Liam MacCarthy Cup.