Football Team News: Dublin make two changes

Pat Gilroy, the Dublin boss, has made three changes to his team for Saturday’s league clash with Cork at Páirc Úi Rinn.

Gilroy has decided to give his U21 players the weekend off following their dramatic extra-time win over Carlow on St Patrick’s Day, meaning Rory O’Carroll and James McCarthy miss out having started in last week’s win over Monaghan.

Paul Conlon starts at corner back, while Hugh Gill also comes into the starting XV at wing-back.

Michael Savage returns from an injury and starts ahead of Stephen Cluxton between the posts. 

Paul Griffin, who came on as a sub against the Farney men, is ruled out after confirmation that he sustained a season-ending cruciate knee injury in the game.

Alan Brogan was not considered as he is suffering from a virus, while Ross O’Carroll is ruled out after damaging his hamstring in a club game last weekend.

Dublin (SF v Cork): M Savage; P Conlon, M Fitzsimons, P MacMahon; H Gill, C O’Sullivan, G Brennan; E Fennell, R McConnell; A Hubbard, M MacAuley, P Flynn; D Henry, B Brogan, K McManamon.

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Cork boss Conor Counihan has made several changes for the Rebels' Allianz GAA Football National League Division One clash with unbeaten Dublin on Saturday night.

Paddy O'Shea returns between the posts ahead of Bishoptown's Ken O'Halloran, who started in last weekend's defeat to Tyrone.

Eoin Cadogan is named in defence in place of Paudie Kissane after the dual star opted to play for the hurlers against Kilkenny last week.

Up front, Fintan Goold gets his first start of the year after featuring mainly as a substitute so far in the league, with the suspended Donncha O'Connor missing out.

John Hayes starts at corner forward as Colm O'Neill is out injured, while Paul Kerrigan starts at full-forward with Nicholas Murphy sarting in an unfamilair centre-forward role.

Cork (SF v Dublin): P O'Shea; R Carey, M Shields, E Cotter; N O'Leary, G Spillane, E Cadogan; A O'Connor, P O'Neill; F Goold, N Murphy, P Kelly; D Goulding, P Kerrigan, J Hayes.

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Joe Kernan has reacted to last week's disappointing defeat to Kerry by making a number of changes for Saturday's league clash with Tyrone.

Eoin Concannon will make his Allianz National League debut at corner forward, coming in for Michael Meehan, who is ruled out with a knee injury.

Declan Meehan is added to the defence at wing-back, with Donal O'Neill missing out. Elsewhere, Barry Cullinane also misses out through injury, with Fiachra Breathnach starting at centre-forward and Niall Coleman moving to midfield.

Galway (SF v Tyrone): É. O Conghaile; D. Reilly, F. Hanley, D. Burke; D. Meehan. D. Blake, G. O'Donnell; P. Conroy, N. Coleman; G. Sice, F. Breathnach, J. Bergin; E. Concannon, N. Joyce, M. Clancy.

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Mickey Harte, the Tyrone boss, has made five changes for Sunday’s league clash with Galway.

John Devine will make his first start of the season at Pearse Stadium, coming in for Johnny Curran, who had a difficult evening in last week’s defeat of Cork.

Ciaran Gourley is another to make his first appearance of the season, replacing Cathal McCarron at corner back.

Joe McMahon is parachuted straight back into the team following the expiration of his suspension with Mark Donnelly making way.

In attack, Colm McCullagh is in for his first start of the year in place of Eoin McCusker, while Jason McAnulla starts ahead of Owen Mulligan, who is unavailable.

Enda McGinley is not considered because he will sit out the rest of the league campaign to make a full recovery from a series of niggly injuries.  

Tyrone (SF V Galway): J Devine, M Swift, Justin McMahon, C Gourley, D Harte, C Gormley, R McMenamin, A Cassidy, C Cavanagh, Joe McMahon, C McCullagh, R Mulgrew, T McGuigan, M Penrose, J McAnulla.

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The Wexford team to play Fermanagh shows two changes from the team defeated by Cavan last weekend.

Dylan Kehoe replaces the suspended Brian Malone, while Ciarán Deely comes in at wing-forward with Collie Byrne moving to midfield at the expense of Daithí Waters. Redmond Barry moves from full-forward to the centre with Pat Naughter switching to the edge of the square.

Wexford will be hoping to get back to winning ways after their disappointing defeat on Saturday evening last.

Wexford: (SF v Fermanagh): A Masterson, D Walsh, J Wadding, N Murphy, D Kehoe, D Murphy, A Doyle, E Bradley, C Byrne, C Deeley, R Barry, Adrian Flynn, C Lyng, P Naughter, S Roche.