Nine All-Ireland SFC final starters to begin against Monaghan

Dublin's side to face Monaghan in Sunday's NFL Division 1 opener in Clones (2.0) contains nine players who started in last September's All-Ireland SFC final.

Those nine - Eoin Murchan, Jonny Copper, John Small, Brian Fenton, Brian Howard, Niall Scully, Paul Mannion, Dean Rock and Con O'Callaghan - will be joined by four others who came on as subs as the Dubs defeated Tyrone - Michael Fitzsimons, Cormac Costello, Eric Lowndes and Michael Darragh Macauley.

DUBLIN (SF v Monaghan)

1. Evan Comerford (Ballymun Kickhams)

2. Eric Lowndes (St Peregrine’s)
3. Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala)
4. Conor Mullally (Cuala)
5. Eoin Murchan (Na Fianna)
6. Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna)
7. John Small (Ballymun Kickhams)
8. Brian Fenton (Raheny)
9. Michael Darragh Macauley (Ballyboden St Enda's)
10. Brian Howard (Raheny)
11. Cormac Costello (Whitehall Colmcille)
12. Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge Street)
13. Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes)
14. Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams)
15. Con O'Callaghan (Cuala)

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