IT’S BEEN QUITE the week for Antrim footballer Matthew Fitzpatrick.

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Yesterday it transpired that Joe Brolly helped the forward beat a 48-week suspension handed down by the GAA on Monday.

Tonight he’s been selected to lead the Saffrons attack from centre-forward for their Ulster opener against Donegal on Sunday.

Antrim skipper James Laverty misses out through injury. Joint-managers Gearoid Adams and Frank Fitzsimons have named their side, with influential attacker CJ McGourty starting at corner-forward.

Antrim

Chris Kerr

Peter Healy
Patrick Gallagher
Conor Hamill

Paddy McBride
Paddy McAleer
Sean McVeigh

Declan Lynch
Stephen Beatty

Ruairi McCann
Matthew Fitzpatrick
Mark Sweeney

CJ McGourty
Brendan Bradley
Tomas McCann

Subs:

Andrew Hasson
Kevin O’Boyle
Niall Delargy
Odhran Eastwood
Domhnall Nugent
Jack Dowling
Conor Small
Stephen Tierney
Eunan Walsh
Seamus McGarry
Pat Brannigan

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