Selectors have fully fit squad to draw on
Manager Justin McCarthy and selectors Colm Bonnar and Seamie Hannon have an injury-free panel: Captain Fergal Hartley did miss a few training sessions following a challenge game against Antrim but there is no concern about his fitness.
There is speculation that Lismore clubman Dave Bennett could force himself into the side as midfield partner for Tony Browne. Bennett sparkled in post-Munster final challenge games against Antrim and the Limerick Under 21s. If Bennett is given the nod then the player most vulnerable might well be Tallow’s James Murray in defence. Eoin Murphy and Peter Queally could be the pair to flank Hartley in the pivotal berth, and were Murray to lose out then a fullback line of Brian Greene, Tom Feeney and Brian Flannery might be the one to front automatic goalkeeping choice Stephen Brenner.
