 Landers was selected for the junior team again the following year, however, he failed to secure a place on the starting fifteen for the opening rounds.On 25 June 1996, he was introduced as a substitute at full-forward and collected a Munster Championship medal following a 2-15 to 2-10 defeat of Tipperary in the final.On 8 June 1997, Landers made his first appearance for the Cork intermediate team.