Updated 9.10pm
MONAGHAN MANAGER Malachy O’Rourke has drafted in four players for Sunday’s Allianz Division 2 football league final against Donegal.
Kieran Duffy, Owen Lennon, Paul Finlay and Jack McCarron come into the side for the Croke Park clash in the changes from the side that defeated Galway in the last round of the league earlier this month.
Duffy will start at corner-back while Lennon and Finlay partner each other at midfield and McCarron gets the nod to start at full-forward. Colin Walshe, Dick Clerkin, Paul O’Hanlon and Gavin Doogan are the players to make way.
There are 11 survivors from the team that defeated Donegal in last summer’s Ulster final with Fintan Kelly, Karl O’Connell, Chris McGuinness and McCarron the new players that enter the fray.
MONAGHAN: Rory Beggan (Scotstown); Kieran Duffy (Latton), Drew Wylie (Ballybay), Fintan Kelly (Clones); Dessie Mone (Clontibret), Vinny Corey (Clontibret), Karl O’Connell (Tyholland); Owen Lennon (Latton), Paul Finlay (Ballybay); Kieran Hughes (Scotstown), Stephen Gollogly (Carrickmacross), Chris McGuinness (Ballybay); Dermot Malone (Castleblayney), Jack McCarron (Currin), Conor McManus (Clontibret).
Subs: Gerard McCaffrey (Emyvale), Ryan Wylie (Ballybay), Conor Boyle (Clontibret), Conor Galligan (Monaghan Harps), Martin McElroy (Castleblayney), Dick Clerkin (Currin), Darren Hughes (Scotstown), Paudie McKenna (Truagh Gaels), Padraic Keenan (Corduff), Shane Carey (Scotstown), Thomas Kerr (Ballybay).
Meanwhile Cavan boss Terry Hyland has named his side for Saturday’s Allianz Division 3 football league final against Roscommon.
There are no members of last week’s side that contested the All-Ireland U21 semi-final in the ranks while Joshua Hayes, Rory Dunne, Alan Clarke, Damien O’Reilly, Niall McDermott and Eugene Keating are the only survivors from the starting side that defeated Limerick in the last round of the league earlier this month.
Cavan finished their Division 3 campaign unbeaten with a perfect record of seven wins from their seven games played. They previously emerged victorious by 0-14 to 1-8 against Roscommon at the end of March with James McEnroe, Cian Mackey and Jack Brady the new inclusions to the team.
CAVAN: Conor Gilsenan (Bailieborough); Joshua Hayes (Cootehill), Rory Dunne (Redhills), Feargal Flanagan (Butlersbridge); James McEnroe (Ramor United), Alan Clarke (Kingscourt), Damien O’Reilly (Belturbet); Gearoid McKiernan (Swanlinbar), Killian Brady (Mullahoran); Cian Mackey (Castlerahan), Niall McDermott (Ballinagh), Martin Reilly (Killygarry); Jack Brady (Ramor United), Martin Dunne (Cavan Gaels), Eugene Keating (St Sylvester’s).