Cork bank on Cronin at full-back against Westmeath

CORK have surprisingly named Martin Cronin at full-back against Westmeath in the second round of the Allianz NFL at Mullingar on Sunday.

The Nemo Rangers defender played in his almost customary left half back position in last weekend’s seven-point triumph over Kerry. Now he is being given a new role, with Derek Kavanagh moving to midfield to the exclusion of Dermot Hurley. The only other change sees Eoin Sexton returning to fill the left half back berth.

Sexton replaced Hurley against Kerry, with corner-forward James Masters also giving way to Kevin O’Sullivan of Ilen Rovers. However, the Nemo dual player is given first preference for this expected tough clash with Leinster champions on their home patch, with both Hurley and O’Sullivan on the bench.