Monaghan unchanged as McCarron returns for Tyrone
Cathal McCarron is the only change to the Tyrone side, returning to the team after missing last Saturday’s win over Sligo due to a family engagement. His selection sees Rory Brennan drop to the bench. Tyrone go with just seven of the team that started the counties’ 2013 All-Ireland quarter-final - McCarron, Peter Harte, the Cavanagh brothers Sean and Colm, Mattie Donnelly, Joe McMahon and Darren McCurry. Monaghan have 11 survivors from that two-point defeat.
Drew Wylie is kept in reserve once more although he has made a full recovery from the knee injury he sustained earlier this summer. Ryan McAnespie was an early second-half replacement for Owen Duffy in the win over Donegal but has been handed a substitute’s number.
Captain Sean Cavanagh makes his 78th championship appearance for Tyrone, his 208th in total for the county. Of the starting team, Joe McMahon is closest to him, his 61st SFC outing.
There are three changes to the Kerry team for tomorrow’s All-Ireland junior final against Mayo from the one that beat Wexford in the semi-final. Jack Maguire is recalled to full-back where he played in the Munster championship. Brendan O’Sullivan comes in at midfield as does Thomas Hickey who missed the Wexford tie through injury.
There are six of the team that won last year’s final against Cavan involved this time around - Shane Murphy, Gavin Crowley, O’Sullivan, Philip O’Connor, Brian Crowley and Hickey. Dan O’Donoghue and Liam Kearney were members of last year’s All-Ireland minor winning side. Three more - Brian Sugrue, Jordan Kiely and Killian Spillane - are included among the substitutes.
R Beggan (Scotstown); V Corey (Clontibret), C Walshe (Doohamlet), D Mone (Clontibret); R Wylie (Ballybay), N McAdam (Monaghan Harps), K O’Connell (Tyholland); F Kelly (Clones), O Lennon (Latton); D Hughes (Scotstown), D Malone (Castleblayney Faughs), K Duffy (Latton); C McManus (Clontibret), K Hughes (Scotstown), O Duffy (Latton). Subs: C Mohan (Scotstown), D Wylie (Ballybay), C Boyle (Clontibret), J McCarron (), D Clerkin (Currin), P Finlay (Ballybay), S Gollogly (Carrickmacross), S Carey (Scotstown), T Kerr (Ballybay), R McAnespie (Emyvale), C McGuinness (Ballybay).
N Morgan (Edendork); A McCrory (Errigal Ciarán), R McNamee (Aghyaran), C McCarron (Dromore); R McNabb (Dromore), Joe McMahon (Omagh), P Harte (Errigal Ciarán); C Cavanagh (Moy), M Donnelly (Trillick); T McCann (Killyclogher), M Bradley (Killyclogher), C Meyler (Omagh); D McCurry (Edendork), S Cavanagh (Moy), C McAliskey (Clonoe). Subs: M O’Neill (Clonoe), L Brennan (Trillick), R Brennan (Trillick), C Clarke (Omagh), R Donnelly (Trillick), D McBride (Strabane), C McCann (Killyclogher), Justin McMahon (Omagh), P McNulty (Dungannon), R O’Neill (Omagh), B Tierney (Omagh).
S Murphy (Kilcummin); D O’Donoghue (Spa), J McGuire (Listowel Emmets), D Culhane (Ballylongford); J Walsh (Knocknagoshel), T Morley (Templenoe), G Crowley (Templenoe); B O’Sullivan (Valentia), L Kearney (Spa); B Crowley (Templenoe), J O’Donoghue (Glenflesk), P O’Connor (Cordal); T Hickey (Castleisland Desmonds), C Cox (Listowel Emmets), A O’Donoghue (J Mitchels). Subs: D O’Shea (Ballydonoghue), E Kiely (Brosna), B Sugrue (Renard), M Brennan (Churchill), G O’Sullivan (Listry), J Kiely (Dr Crokes), A Barry (Brosna), D Griffin (Ardfert), K Spillane (Templenoe).
B Forkan (Kiltimagh); P Barrett (Belmullet), B Moran (Cill Chomain), B Leonard (Lahardane); E Collins (Ballyhaunis), D McHugh (Hollymount/Carramore), E O’Donoghue (Belmullet); P Collins (Islandeady), P Feerick (Hollymount/Carramore); G Conway (Ballaghaderreen), C Freeman (Aghamore), D Durcan (Parke); D McGing (Ballintubber), J Hutton (Claremorris), R Malee (Kiltimagh). Subs: M Flanagan (Balla), R McIntyre (Belmullet), S Gaughan (Belmullet), D Healy (Davitts), M Barrett (Knockmore), A Farrell (Killala), M Togher (Belmullet), D Joyce (Islandeady), M Forde (Ballycastle).
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