Gavin White retains Kerry place for semi-final, Dubs unchanged

Kerry's Gavin White and Seanie O'Donnell of Tyrone

Gavin White retains his place in the Kerry team to face Dublin in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final as Tom O’Sullivan has been included in the matchday panel.

Jack O’Connor makes no changes to the side that began the quarter-final win over Tyrone as White, a late replacement for Brian Ó Beaglaoich, is set to begin this weekend having impressed last Saturday week.

Ó Beaglaoich, who suffered a back spasm, is among the substitutes as is goalkeeper Shane Broderick, who was an 11th hour change in place of Shane Ryan.

O’Sullivan has shaken off his calf problems to be involved a championship panel for the first time since the Munster semi-final win over Clare in April.

Tomás Kennedy also comes back into the squad as Cillian Trant and Killian Spillane miss out.

Eight of the team that started the 2023 All-Ireland SFC final defeat to Dublin are included in the announced starting team – Paul Murphy, Jason Foley, Graham O’Sullivan, White, Diarmuid O’Connor, Paudie Clifford, David Clifford and Paul Geaney.

Ger Brennan has also made no alterations to his Dublin team that began their quarter-final victory over Galway last Saturday week. Defender Seán MacMahon is included although there are concerns his hamstring strain could yet rule him out.

Eoin Murchan is on the four-man standby list along with Luke Breathnach, Jack Lundy and Greg McEneaney. Eoghan O’Callaghan is among the substitutes.

From the All-Ireland winning team of three years ago, Dublin also have eight survivors who start – Davy Byrne, Lee Gannon, Brian Howard and the entire forward sextet aside from Niall Scully who came off the bench in the win over the Kingdom.

DUBLIN (SFC v Kerry): E. Comerford; S. MacMahon, E. Kennedy, D. Byrne; L. Gannon, T. Clancy, C. McMorrow; P. Ó Cofaigh-Byrne, B. Howard; C. Basquel, C. O’Callaghan (c), N. Scully; P. Small, C. Kilkenny, C. Costello. 

Subs: H. O’Sullivan, T. Lahiff, L. Smith, E. O’Callaghan, C. Murphy, S. Guiden, J. Bannon, R. McGarry, A. Gavin, S. Bugler, T. Deering.

KERRY (SFC v Dublin): S. Murphy; P. Murphy, J. Foley, D. Casey; G. O’Sullivan, M. Breen, G. White; M. O’Shea, S. O’Brien; J. O’Connor, P. Clifford, D. O’Connor; D. Clifford, P. Geaney (c), D. Geaney. 

Subs: S. Broderick, E. Looney, T. Brosnan, K. Evans, S. O’Shea, A. Heinrich, B. Ó Beaglaoich, T. Morley, M. Burns, T. O’Sullivan, T Kennedy.