Cork make five changes, Kerry three for National League games

The Cork footballers face Kildare at 5pm in Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday evening while Kerry place Mayo in Tralee at 4pm

Ian Maguire has returned from suspension to take a place in the Cork team to play Kildare. Pic: ©INPHO/James Lawlor

Cork football manager John Cleary has made five personnel changes to his starting team for Saturday's Division 2 clash with Kildare from the one which suffered a 20-point defeat to Derry a fortnight ago.

Into the starting team come Seán Brady, Brian O'Driscoll, Tommy Walsh, Ian Maguire, and Mark Cronin. Those to drop out are Seán Meehan, Matty Taylor, Rory Maguire, Seán Walsh, and Conor Corbett.

The game, which has been switched to Páirc Uí Rinn and will throw-in at 5pm, is Cork's penultimate match of the league campaign. They face a tough trip to Healy Park to face Tyrone on March 22.

Cork are third in Division 2, level on eight points with leaders Derry and second placed Meath but behind on scoring difference. The loss to Derry was their first defeat of the league. Cleary's side recently returned from a four-day warm weather training camp in Portugal. 

Kerry have made three changes to their team for the game against Mayo at Austin Stack Park on Saturday. Tom O'Sullivan, Seán O'Brien, and David Clifford come in with Eddie Healy, Cillian Trant and Paudie Clifford those replaced. 

Andy Moran has made five changes to his team for the game. Donnacha McHugh, Diarmuid O’Connor, Conal Dawson, Darragh Beirne and Fergal Boland come into the team.

CORK (NFL v Kildare): MA Martin (Nemo Rangers); M Shanley (Clonakilty), D O'Mahony (Knocknagree), S Brady (Ballygarvan); B O'Driscoll (Carrigaline), T Walsh (Kanturk), L Fahy (Ballincollig); C O'Callaghan (Éire Óg), I Maguire (St Finbarr's); P Walsh (Kanturk), M Cronin (Nemo Rangers), S McDonnell (Mallow); C Ó Jones (Uibh Laoire), D Sheedy (Bantry Blues), S Sherlock (St Finbarr's) 

Subs: P Doyle (Knocknagree), S Meehan (Kiskeam), M Taylor (Mallow), R Maguire (Castlehaven), D Cashman (Millstreet), S Walsh (Mitchelstown), C Cahalane (Castlehaven), D Buckley (Newcestown), R Deane (Bantry Blues), C Corbett (Clyda Rovers), B Hurley (Castlehaven)

KERRY: S Murphy; P Murphy, J Foley, D Casey; T O’Sullivan, T Morley, A Heinrich; M O’Shea, S O’Brien; J O’Connor, S O’Shea, G O’Sullivan; D Geaney, D Clifford, K Evans 

Subs: S Broderick, E Healy, C Trant, M Burns, L Smith, D O’Sullivan, C Keating, M Breen, T L O’Sullivan, T Kennedy, C Collins

KILDARE: C Burke; H O’Neill, P Spillane, B Byrne; J Harris, E Lawlor, R Burke; C Bolton, B Gibbons; B McLoughlin, C Moran, C Dalton; S Doran, D Kirwan, B Loakman 

Subs: E Sheehan, R Fitzgerald, M Dempsey, L Kelly, D Ryan, K Feely, N Dolan, J McKevitt, B McCormack, J Robinson, E Cully

MAYO (NFL v Kerry): R Hennelly; J Coyne, R Brickenden, D McHugh; S Callinan, D O’Connor, C Dawson; B Tuohy, D McBrien; J Carney, R O’Donoghue, J Flynn; D Beirne, A O’Shea, F Boland.

Subs: J Livingstone, D Duffy, M Plunkett, S Coen, F Kelly, S Howard, K McDonald, S Morahan, C McHale, P Towey, C O’Connor