TEAM NEWS: Cork Team Named for Munster Football Final

Peadar Healy has named his starting fifteen for the Munster Football Championship Final against Kerry on Sunday.

It shows four changes to the side that started the semi final win over Tipperary.

Sean Powter is named in the full back line with Colm O'Driscoll dropping out, Aidan Walsh is back from injury joining Ian Maguire in midfield.

Ruairi deane moves to the half forward line with Mark Collins and Kevin O'Driscoll, meaning Brian O'Driscoll, John O'Rourke and Peter Kelleher lose their places.

Eoin Cadogan is named on the Cork bench, see below for the panel in full.

Kerry Manager Eamon Fitzmaurice named his team last night and made two changes from their semi final win over Clare, David Moran resumes in midfield following injury in place of Jack Barry and up front Kieran Donaghy comes into the full forward line in place of Barry John Keane.

 

The Cork team in full is as follows;

1. Ken O' Halloran - (Bishopstown)
2. James Loughrey - (Mallow)
3. Jamie O' Sullivan  - (Bishopstown)
4. Sean Powter - (Douglas) 
5. Tomas Clancy - (Fermoy)
6. Michael Shields - (St Finbarr's)
7. Kevin Crowley - (Millstreet)
8. Aidan Walsh - (Kanturk)
9. Ian Maguire - (St Finbarr's)
10. Ruairi Deane - (Bantry Blues)
11. Mark Collins - (Castlehaven)
12. Kevin O' Driscoll - (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
13. Colm O' Neill - (Ballyclough) 
14. Luke Connolly - (Nemo Rangers)
15. Paul Kerrigan - (Nemo Rangers) - Captain              
                                                      
Subs:

16. Ryan Price - (O Donovan Rossa)
17. Alan O Connor - (St Colums) 
18. Barry O' Driscoll - (Nemo Rangers) 
19. Colm O' Driscoll - (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)              
20. Donncha O' Connor - (Ballydesmond) 
21. Eoin Cadogan - (Douglas) 
22. Peter Kelleher - (Kilmichael) 
23. John O' Rourke - (Carbery Rangers) 
24. Michael Hurley - Castlehaven) 
25. Niall Coakley - (St Judes) 
26. Stephen Cronin - (Nemo Rangers)

 

Tune in to The Big Red Bench on Saturday from 6pm for a preview of the game hearing from Cork Midfielder Alan O'Connor and Kerry Manager Eamon Fitzmaurice, while on Sunday's show we'll have all the reaction from Killarney following the clash of rivals. Former All Ireland winning Captain Larry Tompkins will join us with his analysis of the Rebels performance.

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