Tyrone turn to mighty McGinley
McGinley returns to the starting 15 for the first time since the Ulster semi-final victory over Derry in June and has only featured as a late substitute in the provincial final win against Antrim since then, due to a recurring hamstring injury which restricted his involvement. The inclusion of the Errigal Ciarán man sees Sean Cavanagh move to the attack at centre-forward, where he will be up against Cork captain Graham Canty in what should be a defining battle in the match. Tommy McGuigan, who has struggled to find form in recent games, is the player to drop to the bench.
The other talking point in the team selection concerns the defensive alterations that Harte has made. In a direct swap, Conor Gormley moves to full-back while Justin McMahon switches out to centre-back. The change looks to be designed to utilise McMahon’s height to combat towering Cork centre-forward Pearse O’Neill, although there had been speculation that McMahon’s older brother Joe was to be drafted back to the pivotal defensive spot having featured there recently in training.
