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AS Kerry last night named their side for tomorrow’s vital Allianz NFL Division 1 clash with Derry at Fitzgerald Stadium (2.30pm), the Kerry County Board confirmed the news that former Kingdom great John Egan is being treated at Cork University Hospital following a recent accident at his home in Cork.

ALL-IRELAND champions Kerry have named just five of the team that started in last September’s victory over Cork for tomorrow’s NFL Division 1 opener against Dublin in Killarney.

WATERFORD were on the cusp of a momentous success over Kerry in yesterday’s McGrath Cup quarter-final in Fitzgerald Stadium.

COLM COOPER, Tomás O Sé and Donnacha Walsh all return to the Kerry team for Bank Holiday Monday football quarter-final showdown with Dublin.

NO place for Tadhg Kennelly, and a experimental midfield partnership of Anthony Maher and Mike Quirke, might suggest Kerry are half-hearted about tomorrow’s Allianz Football League final.

DARRAGH Ó SÉ is included in the Kerry squad for the first time this season for tomorrow’s National Football League game against Galway (Austin Stack Park, Tralee, 2.30pm).

HENRY SHEFFLIN returns to the Kilkenny side for his first appearance of the year in tomorrow’s NHL showdown against Tipperary. Shefflin comes in at centre-forward in place of Willie O’Dwyer, while Ballyhale Shamrocks clubmates TJ Reid and Michael Fennelly are also drafted into the team.

ALL STAR Eddie Brennan has been included on the Kilkenny team to play Galway in the NHL clash on Sunday following his successful appeal against his dismissal against Waterford last weekend.