Team news: Murtagh set to make first league start

April 08, 2016

Roscommon's Diarmuid Murtagh.
©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan.

Diarmuid Murtagh will make his first start of this year's Allianz FL campaign for Roscommon in Sunday's semi-final against Kerry at Croke Park.

The U21 star takes his place in the full-forward line ahead of Donie Shine as joint-managers Kevin McStay and Fergal O'Donnell make four changes in personnel.

Geoffrey Claffey regains the goalkeeper jersey ahead of Darren O'Malley after his absence from last weekend's 1-13 to 1-12 loss to Dublin.

Elsewhere, Sean Mullooly (left half-back) and Conor Devaney (left half-forward) are preferred to David Keenan and Niall Kilroy respectively.

Roscommon (NFL v Kerry) - Geoffrey Claffey; Sean McDermott, Neil Collins, Niall McInerney; David Murray, Sean Purcell, Sean Mullooly; Niall Daly, Cathal Shine; Fintan Cregg, Ciaran Murtagh, Conor Devaney; Diarmuid Murtagh, Senan Kilbride, Cathal Cregg.

Subs: Darren O'Malley, Brian Murtagh, David Keenan, Donie Shine, Gary Patterson, James McDermott, John McManus, Niall Kilroy, Ronan Daly, Ronan Stack, Tom Corcoran.


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