Five newcomers in Harte's first Derry selection
January 03, 2024
Derry's Donncha Gilmore. Β©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo.
Mickey Harte has handed out five debuts for his game in charge of Derry.
Goalkeeper Jack Cassidy along with Patrick McGurk, Diarmuid Baker, Ruairi Forbes and Donncha Gilmore will make their senior bows against Cavan in this evening's Dr McKenna Cup opener at Kingspan Breffni.
The team includes six players that started last year's All-Ireland SFC semi-final loss to Kerry, with Brendan Rogers and Chrissy McKaigue among the substitutes.
Derry (SF v Cavan): Jack Cassidy; Diarmuid Baker, Eoin McEvoy, Conor McGrogan; Conor Doherty, Paudi McGrogan, Patrick McGurk; Dan Higgins, Donncha Gilmore; Ruairi Forbes, Declan Cassidy, Paul Cassidy; Ben McCarron, Niall Loughlin, Niall Toner.
Subs: Ryan Scullion, Cahir McMonagle, Shane McGuigan, Chrissy McKaigue, Brendan Rogers, Mark Doherty, Cormac Murphy, Ryan McNicholl
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