Team news: MacAuley and Brogan get the nod
January 27, 2018
Dublin's Michael Darragh Macauley and Paul Cribbin of Kildare during their side's Leinster SFC semi-final clash at Croke Park in 2015.
©INPHO/James Crombie.
Jim Gavin has announced a strong line-up for this evening's Allianz FL Division 1 opener against Kildare at Croke Park (7pm).
Seven of the team that started last year's All-Ireland final win over Mayo feature while Brian Howard (Raheny) and Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda's) are both getting a chance to show what they can do.
Two former Footballers of the Year - Michael D. MacAuley and Bernard Brogan - are named at midfield and left corner-forward respectively.
Dublin (FL v Kildare) - Stephen Cluxton; David Byrne, Michael Fitzsimons, Darren Daly; Eric Lowndes, James McCarthy, John Small; Brian Fenton, Michael D. MacAuley; Brian Howard, Ciaran Kilkenny, Niall Scully; Colm Basquel, Dean Rock, Bernard Brogan.
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