The Kerry Team to play Clare in the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Minor Football Championship Semi Final Playoff in Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening at 4:00 pm shows three changes in personnel from the side defeated by Cork in last weekend’s replayed Qtr Final. Fionán Clifford comes into the half back line, Kieran Murphy will partner Kevin Shanahan in midfield and Shane O’Connor, who started in the drawn game with Cork, takes over at full forward. The players to lose out are Seán T. Dillon, Eanna Ó Conchúir and Tomás Ó Sé. Cian O’Connor of Castleisland Desmonds and Brian Wall of Beale are added to the substitutes list. Here is the team in full.
1. Shane Ryan (Rathmore)
2. Brian Sugrue (Renard)
3. Cathal Ó Luing (An Ghaeltacht)
4. Pádraig Ó Conchúir (Daingean Uí Chúis)
5. Matthew Flaherty (Daingean Uí Chúis)
6. Greg Horan (Austin Stacks)
7. Fionán Clifford (Waterville)
8. Kevin Shanahan (Ardfert) (Captain)
9. Kieran Murphy (Glenflesk)
10. David Foran (St Senans)
11. Jack Savage (Kerins O’Rahillys)
12. Conor Jordan (Austin Stacks)
13. Killian Spillane (Templenoe)
14. Shane O’Connor (John Mitchels)
15. Conor Keane (Killarney Legion)
16. Darragh O’Shea (Ballydonoghue)
17. Sean T. Dillon (St Senans)
18. Joe O’Kelly (Austin Stacks)
19. Cian O’Connor (Castleisland Desmonds)
20. Michéal Burns (Dr Crokes)
21. Tomás Ó Sé (An Ghaeltacht)
22. Brian Wall (Beale)
23. Barry O’Sullivan (Daingean Uí Chúis)
24. Tony Brosnan (Dr Crokes)
Management Team:
Bainsteoir: Mickey Ned O’Sullivan (Kenmare)
Selectors: John O’Keeffe (Austin Stacks), Peter Keane (St Marys)
Stacks and Kerry’s – Joseph O’Kelly in action for his club V An Ghaeltacht.
Stacks and Kerry’s Greg Horan no. 8 in action earlier this year V An Ghaeltacht. Greg is on the starting 15 for this Saturday’s game.
Conor Jordan no. 6 (in Stacks away strip) V Dr. Crokes – who maintains his starting position for Kerry V Clare this Saturday May 4th
(all photographs by Adrienne Mc Loughlin).
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