Team news: Oak Leaf minors stick with winning formula

August 04, 2017

Derry's Padraig McGrogan lifts the Ulster MFC trophy.
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Derry boss Damian McErlain has opted to stick with a winning formula ahead of his side's All-Ireland MFC quarter-final meeting with Sligo in Ballybofey tomorrow.

The Magherafelt native has named the same starting 15 from their impressive 1-22 to 2-12 Ulster final victory over Cavan in Clones last month.

Newbridge midfielder and team-captain Padraig McGrogan turned in a man-of-the-match performance as the Oak Leafers claimed a second provincial minor title in three years.

Derry (All-Ireland MFC v Sligo): Oran Hartin; Oran McGill, Conor McCluskey, Sean McKeever; Simon McErlain, Dara Rafferty, Conleth McShane; Padraig McGrogan, Oisin McWilliams; Patrick Quigg, Richie Mullan, Declan Cassidy; Ben McCarron, Lorcan McWilliams, Mark McGrogan.

Subs: Odhran Lynch, Martin Bradley, Callum Brown, Alex Doherty, Tiarnan McHugh, Fergal Mortimer, Cormac Murphy, Lorcan Spier, Tiarnan Walsh, J P Devlin, Damon Gallagher, Peadar McLaughlin, Conor Quinn, Odhran Quinn, Ryan Scullion, Matthew Smyth.


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