Ben McCormack of Kildare during the Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship Semi Final match between Dublin and Kildare at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
The Kildare team to take on Louth in the final round of this season's Allianz Football League on Sunday at Cedral St Conleth's Park, Newbridge, throw-in 1.15, has been named and shows a number of changes from the side that lost to Cork last week. It is a must-win game for The Lilies against a Louth side that still have hopes of gaining promotion.
The team reads:
Kildare v Louth: Cian Burke; Harry O'Neill, Padraic Spillane, Ryan Burke; Eoin Lawlor, Brian Byrne, Ben McCormack; Callum Bolton, Brendan Gibbons; Darragh Kirwan, Alex Beirne, Colm Dalton; Colm Moran, Brian McLoughlin, Ben Loakman.
Subs: Eoin Sheehan, Liam Kelly, Mark Dempsey, James Harris, Darragh Ryan, Tommy Gill, Niall Dolan, Darragh Swords, Sam Doran, Jack Robinson, Eoin Cully.
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Louth manager, Gavin Devlin, has also announced his side and it is the same team that defeated Derry in last week's clash. Due to injuries only 24 players have been named.
LOUTH v Kildare: Niall McDonnell; Emmett Carolan, Dermot Campbell, Daire Nally; Conall McKeever, Dara McDonnell, Eoghan Callaghan; Tommy Durnin, Conor Early; Paul Mathews, Sam Mulroy, James Maguire; Ciaran Keenan, Conall McCaul, Kieran McArdle. Subs: Tiernan Markey, Conor Branigan, Sean Callaghan, Sean Reynolds, Anthony Williams, Darragh Dorian, Leonard Gray, Tadhg McDonnell, Ciaran Downey.
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