One switch for Mayo minors

Mayo are unchanged for Sunday's ESB All-Ireland minor football final, although manager Eugene Ivers has opted to make one positional switch.

Paraic O'Connor, who started at right half-forward and struck 0-04 (3f) in last month's 1-12 to 0-14 semi-final win over Kerry, is altered with full-forward David Kilcullen.

Goalkeeper Shane Nallen (quad), left corner-forward Gerard O'Boyle (knee) and midfielder Pierce Hanley (ankle) have all shaken off knocks to start.

Gerard's brother Ronan O'Boyle, who hails from the Castlebar club, is also included at right corner-forward.

Beaten provincial finalists, like Sunday's opponents Down, Ivers' young Mayo side have shown admirable strength in defeating both Armagh and Munster runners-up Kerry in the knock-out stages.

Ironically, the last manager to lead Mayo to an All-Ireland minor title was 1985 boss Mick Burke, who was a schoolteacher of Ivers.

The Croke Park curtain raiser throws in at 1.30pm.

MAYO (MFC v Down): S Nallen; P Healy, G Cafferkey, D Conway; C Barrett, T Cunniff, D Hughes; P Collins, P Hanley; A Campbell, D O'Connor, P O'Connor; R O'Boyle, D Kilcullen, G O'Boyle.