Kildare v Kerry: Shane Farrell earns shock start for The Lilies
Three changes on starting side; five on the match day panel for Kildare
Brian Flanagan and his management team have announced their team to take on Kerry in Saturday’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 2B clash at Cedral Park, Newbridge, a game that throws-in at 5.30.
The team shows three changes from the side that lost to Galway a few weeks ago, while there are five changes in total in the match-day squad of 26.
Padraic Spillane will wear the no. 6 shirt replacing the injured Eoin Lawlor; while Shane Farrell gets his first start after missing out for close on two seasons through injury; Jack Robinson also earns a well-merited starting place.
Ryan Skinkey is named on the bench for the first time in months after finally recovering from a hamstring; Niall Dolan, Liam Kelly, Rob Fitzgerald and Cathal Hagney all make the match-day squad.
The Kildare team reads.
KILDARE v Kerry: Eoin Sheehan; Ryan Burke, Mark Dempsey, Harry O’Neill; James McGrath, Padraic Spillane, Brian Byrne; Kevin Feely cpt, Brendan Gibbons; Shane Farrell, Darragh Kirwan, Colm Dalton; Ben Loakman, Alex Beirne, Jack Robinson.
Subs: Cian Burke; Rob Fitzgerald, Liam Kelly, James Harris, Tommy Gill, Cathal Hagney, Niall Dolan, Brian McLoughlin, Darragh Swords, Ryan Sinkey, Eoin Cully.
Standby players: Ben McCormack, Callum Bolton, Sam Doran, Jack McKevitt.
Meanwhile Kerry have also named their side and it sees the return of many of their stars who missed the defeat at the hands of Donegal. Their team reads:
KERRY: Shane Murphy; Evan Looney, Jason Foley, Dylan Casey; Brian Ó Beatlaoich, Mike Breen, Graham O’Sullivan; Mark Ó Sé, Sean O’Brien; Joe O’Connor, Paudie Clifford, Diarmuid O’Connor; Tony Brosnan, David Clifford, Dylan Gainey.