Preview: Vikki Wall listed at number 30 for the trip to Tralee
July 05, 2024
Meath's Aoibbhín Cleary with Mary O'Connell Kerry during the NFL Division 1 clash at Ashbourne
Compiled by Jackie Cahill
THE semi-final pairings for the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship will be confirmed over the coming weekend.
Three of the four quarter-finals are down decision on Saturday, followed by the clash between Armagh and Mayo on Sunday (5.45pm).
On Saturday, Cork and Waterford get proceedings underway (1.15pm), followed by Meath’s visit to Kerry (5.15pm), and Dublin’s home tie with Galway (7.30pm).
Kerry v Meath; Austin Stack Park, Tralee, 5.15pm - Live on TG4
The return of Vikki Wall to the Meath set-up set tongues wagging this week.
And the Dunboyne ace is listed at number 30 on the panel for the trip to Tralee.
Whether or not the two-time All-Ireland Senior Championship winner gets to see game time remains to be seen but having a player of that calibre in the Royal County ranks is significant boost.
Following their victory over Tipperary which secured a quarter-final place, Meath have opted for an unchanged starting 15.
Kerry, the 2022 and 2023 runners-up, are also unchanged following their big victory over Waterford in the group stages, when the Kingdom showed some of their best championship form to date.
This clash will revive memories of the quarter-final meeting between the counties at the same venue last year, when Kerry ended Meath’s reign as All-Ireland champions.
The winners of this one will face Armagh or Mayo in the semi-finals.
Meath: M McGuirk (capt.); S Wall, M.K. Lynch, N Troy; N Gallogly, S Melia, K Newe; M O’Shaughnessy, A Cleary; M Thynne, K Cole, C Smyth; M Byrne, M Farrelly, E Duggan.
Kerry: C Butler; E Lynch, K Cronin, C Murphy; A O’Connell, D Kearney, A Dillane; M O’Connell, A Galvin; N Carmody (capt.), E Dineen, N Ni Chonchúir; H O’Donoghue; L Ní Mhuircheartaigh, D O’Leary.
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