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Senior footballers make four changes for league decider

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Sat, 8 April 2017

The Dublin team to face Kerry in Sunday's NFL Division 1 final at Croke Park (4.0) shows four changes from the side that defeated Monaghan last weekend.

Darren Daly comes into the defence at left full-back with Cian O'Sullivan at centre-back.

The other alterations are in the Dublin attack with Diarmuid Connolly and Bernard Brogan adding experience, physicality and firepower to the forward division.

The four players not starting who began against the Farney County are David Byrne, Kevin McManamon, Niall Scully and Conor McHugh.

Nine of Sunday's starters began in the drawn encounter (0-13 each) when the counties played their league regulation game in Tralee on St Patrick's weekend - Stephen Cluxton, Darren Daly, Philly McMahon, Michael Fitzsimons, Eric Lowndes, Brian Fenton, Ciaran Kilkenny, Dean Rock and Paddy Andrews.

Ten of Sunday's starting 15 for the Kingdom lined out at the start that night - Brendan Kealy, Mark Griffin, Ronan Shanahan, Peter Crowley, Tadhg Crowley, David Moran, Paul Murphy, Donnchadh Walsh, Paul Geaney and Kevin McCarthy.

DUBLIN (SF v Kerry)

1 Stephen Cluxton Parnell’s

2 Philly McMahon Ballymun Kickhams

3 Michael Fitzsimons Cuala

4 Darren Daly Fingal Ravens

5 James McCarthy Ballymun Kickhams

6 Cian O'Sullivan Kilmacud Crokes

7 Eric Lowndes St Peregrine's

8 Brian Fenton Raheny

9 Ciaran Reddin Nh Maur

10 Paul Flynn Fingallians

11 Ciaran Kilkenny Castleknock

12 Diarmuid Connolly St Vincent's

13 Dean Rock Ballymun Kickhams

14 Paddy Andrews St Brigid's

15 Bernard Brogan St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh

KERRY (SF v Dublin)

1.

Brendan Kealy

Kilcummin

2.

Fionn Fitzgerald (C)

Dr Crokes

3.

Mark Griffin

St Michael's-Foilmore

4.

Ronan Shanahan

Austin Stacks

5.

Peter Crowley

Laune Rangers

6.

Tadhg Morley

Templenoe

7.

Paul Murphy

Rathmore

8.

David Moran

Kerins O’Rahilly's

9.

Anthony Maher

Duagh

10.

Jonathan Lyne

Killarney Legion

11.

Michael Geaney

Dingle

12.

Donnchadh Walsh

Cromane

13.

Kevin McCarthy

Kilcummin

14.

Paul Geaney

Dingle

15.

Stephen O'Brien

Kenmare

Fir Ionaid:

16.

Brian Kelly

Killarney Legion

17.

Jack Barry

Na Gaeil

18.

Barry John Keane

Kerins O'Rahilly's

19.

Jack Savage

Kerins O'Rahilly's

20.

Bryan Sheehan

St Mary's

21.

Darran O'Sullivan

Glenbeigh Glencar

22.

Adrian Spillane

Templenoe

23.

Gavin Crowley

Templenoe

24.

Denis Daly

St Mary's

25.

Cathal Ó Lúing

An Ghaeltacht

26.

Kieran Donaghy

Austin Stacks

27.

Conor Keane

Killarney Legion