DONEGAL, DERRY AND Tyrone have all unveiled their starting sides for tomorrow night’s opening Division 1 Allianz football league games.
11 of the Donegal football side that started in last year’s All-Ireland final have been named to face Derry in Ballybofey tomorrow night.
Mark McHugh is a notable inclusion at wing-forward while wing-back Ciarán McGinley, centre-forward Martin McElhinney and corner-forward Martin O’Reilly are the other additions.
5. Ryan McHugh (Kilcar)
6. Karl Lacey (Four Masters)
7. Ciarán McGinley (Kilcar)
8. Neil Gallagher (Glenswilly)
9. Christy Toye (St Michael’s)
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10. Mark McHugh (Kilcar)
11. Martin McElhinney (St Michael’s)
12. Odhrán Mac Niallais (Gaoth Dobhair)
13. Patrick McBrearty (Kilcar)
14. Michael Murphy (Glenswilly)
15. Martin O’Reilly (Sean MacCumhaill)
Martin McElhinney, Enda Lynn and Mark Lynch are all named to start in tomorrow's clash between Donegal and Derry. Presseye / Lorcan Doherty/INPHO
Presseye / Lorcan Doherty/INPHO / Lorcan Doherty/INPHO
Here’s how opponents Derry will shape up in MacCumhaill Park.
5. Kevin Johnston (Dungiven)
6. Gerard O’Kane (Glenullin)
7. Mark Craig (Dungiven)
8. Mark Lynch (Banagher)
9. Conor McAtamney (Swatragh)
10. Benny Heron (Ballinascreen)
11. Daniel Heavron (Magherafelt)
12. Enda Lynn (Greenlough)
13. Sean Leo McGoldrick (Eoghan Rua)
14. Emmett McGuckin (Magherafelt)
15. Barry McGoldrick (Eoghan Rua)
Tyrone manager Mickey Harte takes his team into action against Monaghan tomorrow. Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO
Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO / Russell Pritchard/INPHO
Finally Tyrone have made six changes from their team that in last weekend’s Dr McKenna Cup final win over Cavan. Ronan McNamee returns at full-back, Matthew Donnelly is named at centre-back while Colm Cavanagh comes in at midfield.
In attack PJ Lavery and Peter Hughes return to the half-forward line while Darren McCurry is selected at corner-forward. Justin McMahon, Joe McMahon, Conal McCann, Mark Donnelly, Plunkett Kane and Kyle Coney are the players to make way.
McHugh starts for Donegal, McCurry and Cavanagh back for Tyrone, Lynch leads Derry
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DONEGAL, DERRY AND Tyrone have all unveiled their starting sides for tomorrow night’s opening Division 1 Allianz football league games.
11 of the Donegal football side that started in last year’s All-Ireland final have been named to face Derry in Ballybofey tomorrow night.
Mark McHugh is a notable inclusion at wing-forward while wing-back Ciarán McGinley, centre-forward Martin McElhinney and corner-forward Martin O’Reilly are the other additions.
DONEGAL
1. Paul Durcan (Four Masters)
2. Paddy McGrath (Ardara)
3. Eamonn McGee (Gaoth Dobhair)
4. Frank McGlynn (Glenfin)
5. Ryan McHugh (Kilcar)
6. Karl Lacey (Four Masters)
7. Ciarán McGinley (Kilcar)
8. Neil Gallagher (Glenswilly)
9. Christy Toye (St Michael’s)
10. Mark McHugh (Kilcar)
11. Martin McElhinney (St Michael’s)
12. Odhrán Mac Niallais (Gaoth Dobhair)
13. Patrick McBrearty (Kilcar)
14. Michael Murphy (Glenswilly)
15. Martin O’Reilly (Sean MacCumhaill)
Martin McElhinney, Enda Lynn and Mark Lynch are all named to start in tomorrow's clash between Donegal and Derry. Presseye / Lorcan Doherty/INPHO Presseye / Lorcan Doherty/INPHO / Lorcan Doherty/INPHO
Here’s how opponents Derry will shape up in MacCumhaill Park.
DERRY
1. Thomas Mallon (The Loup)
2. Oisín Duffy (Foreglen)
3. Niall Holly (Eoghan Rua)
4. John O’Kane (Glenullin)
5. Kevin Johnston (Dungiven)
6. Gerard O’Kane (Glenullin)
7. Mark Craig (Dungiven)
8. Mark Lynch (Banagher)
9. Conor McAtamney (Swatragh)
10. Benny Heron (Ballinascreen)
11. Daniel Heavron (Magherafelt)
12. Enda Lynn (Greenlough)
13. Sean Leo McGoldrick (Eoghan Rua)
14. Emmett McGuckin (Magherafelt)
15. Barry McGoldrick (Eoghan Rua)
Tyrone manager Mickey Harte takes his team into action against Monaghan tomorrow. Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO / Russell Pritchard/INPHO
Finally Tyrone have made six changes from their team that in last weekend’s Dr McKenna Cup final win over Cavan. Ronan McNamee returns at full-back, Matthew Donnelly is named at centre-back while Colm Cavanagh comes in at midfield.
In attack PJ Lavery and Peter Hughes return to the half-forward line while Darren McCurry is selected at corner-forward. Justin McMahon, Joe McMahon, Conal McCann, Mark Donnelly, Plunkett Kane and Kyle Coney are the players to make way.
TYRONE
1. Niall Morgan (Edendork)
2. Aidan McCrory (Errigal Ciarán)
3. Ronan McNamee (Aghayaran)
4. Cathal McCarron (Dromore)
5. Ronan McNabb (Dromore)
6. Mattie Donnelly (Trillick)
7. Barry Tierney (Omagh)
8. Colm Cavanagh (Moy)
9. Padraig McNulty (Dungannon)
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