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Dublin's starting 15 for Saturday night's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Carlow in Portlaoise (7.0) contains 11 players who began last October's All-Ireland final replay.
The players coming in are Eric Lowndes, Niall Scully, Jack McCaffrey and Con O'Callaghan, with Philly McMahon (suspended), John Small, Paul Flynn and Paddy Andrews the ones who started that game against Mayo.
Nine of the starting team to face Carlow began in the NFL Division 1 final defeat to Kerry - with Darren Daly, Philly McMahon, Paul Flynn, Ciaran Reddin, Paddy Andrews and Bernard Brogan not named to start against Turlough O'Brien's men at O'Moore Park.
Jonny Cooper who missed most of the league owning to injury returns to action alongside Mick Fitzsimons and Eric Lowndes in the full-back line.
For Niall Scully and Con O'Callaghan they will be making their first championship starts.
Carlow have kept faith with the same starting team that defeated Wexford in their Leinster SFC first round clash.
DUBLIN (SF v Carlow)
1 Stephen Cluxton Parnell's
2 Michael Fitzsimons Cuala
3 Jonny Cooper Na Fianna
4 Eric Lowndes Naomh Peregrine
5 Niall Scully Teach Mealóg Sráid Singe
6 Cian O'Sullivan Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh
7 Jack McCaffrey Cluain Tarbh
8 Brian Fenton Rath Éanna
9 James McCarthy Ciceam Baile Munna
10 Ciaran Kilkenny Caisleán Cnuacha
11 Diarmuid Connolly Naomh Uinsionn
12 Paul Mannion Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh
13 Kevin McManamon Naomh Jude
14 Con O'Callaghan Cuala
15 Dean Rock Ciceam Baile Munna
CARLOW (SF v Dublin)
1 Craig Kearney (Palatine)
2. Chris Crowley (Palatine)
3. Shane Redmond (Tinryland)
4. Conor Lawlor (Palatine)
5. Danny Moran (Tinryland)
6. Daniel St Ledger (St Sylvester’s)
7. Gary Kelly (Mount Leinster Rangers)
8. Brendan Murphy (Rathvilly)
9. Séan Murphy (Fenagh)
10. Eoghan Ruth (Éire Óg)
11. Darragh Foley (Kilbride – captain)
12. Alan Kelly (Rathvilly)
13. Paul Broderick (Tinryland)
14. Ciarán Moran (Palatine)
15. John Murphy (Grange)
