Offaly name team for Championship opener

Offaly make three changes to the side that lost to Dublin in the last round of the league for Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final clash against Louth in Navan.

Damien Hunt, who impressed as a substitute against the Dubs, makes his championship debut as he leads the attack in place of Mark Daly.

Skipper Barry Mooney, who has recovered from a thumb injury, returns at right half-back in place of Nigel Grennan, while Colm Quinn comes in at top of the right for Roy Malone.

In attack John Reynolds and Neville Coughlan swap wings in the half-forward line, while Scott Brady moves from the heart of defence to left corner-back, switching with Shane Sullivan.

OFFALY (SF v Louth): P Kelly; C Daly, C Evans, S Brady; B Mooney, S Sullivan, K Slattery; C McManus, A McNamee; J Reynolds, D Hunt, N Coughlan; C Quinn, N McNamee, J Coughlan.