Kerry welcome return of key frontliners for Kildare test

Kerry take on Kildare on Saturday at 5.30pm. Pic: James Lawlor/Inpho

STILL no Sean O'Shea, Shane Ryan or Tom O'Sullivan but Kerry have been boosted by the return to arms of Paul Murphy and Armin Heinrich, with Gavin White and Paul Geaney also available to deepen their options for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC must win tie against Kildare in Newbridge.

Jack O'Connor pinpointed their Round 2 game in the All-Ireland series for a return of many of his frontliners and apart from the three missing All Stars, he has a pretty full deck to choose from for the trip to Kildare (5.30).

That means that Joe O'Connor and Diarmuid O'Connor start either side of Paudie Clifford in the half forward line, with Micheal Burns suspended after his red card in the Killarney defeat to Donegal.

Brian O'Beaglaoich and Graham O'Sullivan are chosen as wing backs with Gavin White, Tadhg Morley and Heinrich available to come in off the bench.

Shane Ryan is still troubled by a quad problem and reportedly suffered a minor setback, so Shane Murphy continues in goals.

Tony Brosnan starts up top with David Clifford and Dylan Geaney, with Keith Evans and Tomas Kennedy held in reserve.

Meanwhile, Dublin have named their side for Sunday’s meeting with Cavan at Kingspan Breffni.

There are two changes to the starting team from the side that lost to Louth a fortnight ago.

Evan Comerford and Theo Clancy come into the side in place of Hugh O’Sullivan and Killian McGinnis.

KERRY (v Kildare): S Murphy; E Looney, J Foley, D Casey; B Ó Beaglaíoch, M Breen, G O'Sullivan; M Ó Sé, S O'Brien; J O'Connor, P Clifford, D O'Connor; T Brosnan, D Clifford, D Geaney.

Subs: S Broderick, E Healy, K Evans, K Spillane, C Trant, P Geaney, G White, A Heinrich, T Kennedy, P Murphy, T Morley.

DUBLIN (v Cavan): E Comerford; G McEneaney, N Doran, D Byrne; S MacMahon, C McMorrow, E Kennedy; T Clancy, B Howard; S Bugler, C O'Callaghan, N Scully; P Small, C Kilkenny, C Costello.

Subs: H O'Sullivan, T Lahiff, L Smith, L Gannon, C Murphy, S Guiden, J Bannon, R McGarry, P Ó Cofaigh Byrne, C Basquel, T Deering.