Walsh in Kingdom promotion
An outstanding minor midfield player for the past two seasons, Walsh has been chosen to play at left half-forward in a side that shows a number of changes from that which lost to Galway in the last round.
Declan O’Keeffe replaces Diarmuid Murphy in goal. Michael McCarthy takes over the full-back position from team captain Barry O’Shea, who suffered a dead leg in a club game last weekend. Marc O’Shea moves to left corner-back and Diarmuid O’Sullivan comes in to replace out of bounds Colm Cooper. Right corner-forward Declan Quill takes over the captaincy.