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Five changes to minor football team to face Wicklow

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Fri, 31 May 2019

There are five changes to the Dublin minor football starting team for Saturday's Electric Ireland Leinster MFC quarter-final against Wicklow in Joule Park, Aughrim (3.0).

Conor Archer and Kieran Conroy come into the defence, St Pat's of Donabate lad Conroy replaced Senan Forker (injured) in the 22nd minute of Dublin's last game against Offaly.

At midfield Luke Murphy-Guinane has been selected to partner David O'Dowd while in attack Ross Keogh and Alex Rogers have been handed places in the starting 15.

The Dubs topped Group 2 following victories over Meath (4-10 to 2-10), Wexford (3-12 to 1-10) and Offaly (2-13 to 0-13) while Wicklow finished runners-up in Group 3 after losing to Kildare (1-16 to 0-12) and then overwhelming both Kilkenny (9-20 to 2-3) and Louth (5-18 to 0-10).

The other quarter-final on Saturday pits Westmeath against Meath in TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar (4.0) while Laois and Kildare have already booked their berths in the semi-finals having topped Group 1 and Group 3 respectively.

The semi-finals are scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 22.

Last summer Wicklow dented Dublin's hopes of emerging from the group phase when defeating the Dubs 2-6 to 0-8 in Parnell Park.

DUBLIN (MFC v Wicklow)

1 Hugh O'Sullivan (Ballyboden St Enda's)

2 Conor Tyrell (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh)

3 Ben Millist (Ballinteer St John’s)

4 Conor Archer (Nh Mearnog)

5 Alex Watson (Castleknock)

6 Senan Forker (Castleknock)

7 Kieran Conroy (St Pat's, Donabate)

8 Luke Murphy-Guinane (Nh Olaf)

9 David O’Dowd (Cuala)

10 Ross Keogh (St Sylvester's)

11 Sean Kinsella (Fingal Ravens)

12 Fionn Murray (Thomas Davis)

13 Robbie Bolger (Ballymun Kickhams)

14 Luke Swan (Castleknock)

15 Alex Rogers (Clann Mhuire)

DUBLIN'S ROUTE TO 2019 LEINSTER MFC QUARTER-FINAL

GROUP 2

Tuesday, April 23, Parnell Park: Dublin 4-10 Meath 2-10

Wednesday, May 8, Bellefield, Enniscorthy: Wexford 1-10 Dublin 3-12

Wednesday, May 15, O'Connor Park, Tullamore: Offaly 0-13 Dublin 2-13

WICKLOW'S ROUTE TO 2019 LEINSTER MFC QUARTER-FINAL

GROUP 3

Tuesday, April 23, St Conleth's Park, Newbridge: Kildare 1-16 Wicklow 0-12

Tuesday, May 7, Nowlan Park, Kilkenny: Kilkenny 2-3 Wicklow 9-20

Wednesday, May 15, Joule Park, Aughrim: Wicklow 5-18 Louth 0-10