Team news: Kerry hand league starts to Mid Kerry pair, plus Dylan Geaney

Elsewhere a number of counties have named their teams ahead of their crucial clashes this weekend.

STARTING BERTH: Cillian Burke of Kerry in action. Pic: Brendan Moran, Sportsfile

Jack O'Connor has named three league debutants for Kerry's opening Allianz League clash with Derry in Tralee on Saturday evening (5.30pm). 

Management has opted to pair Beaufort rookie Sean O'Brien at midfield with Austin Stacks' Joe O'Connor, who is making a competitive return after 16 months out with an ACL rupture.