Senior footballers make four changes for Donegal clash

Sat, 25th February 2017

Dublin have made four changes to their starting 15 for Sunday's NFL Division 1 duel with Donegal in Ballybofey (2.0).

The Dubs battled back from five points in arrears late on against Tyrone last time out and three of the changes are players introduced against Mikey Harte's team last time out.

Eric Lowndes, Darren Daly and Jason Whelan were all sprung from the bench against Tyrone as Dublin kicked the last five points of the game to secure a draw.

The other change for Sunday's trip to Donegal sees St Vincent's Shane Carthy selected at centre-forward. He has not been involved in games this year to date owing to the Marino club's All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final, which they lost to Derry's Slaughtneil.

The four players who started against Tyrone who are not named to start against Donegal are Jonny Cooper, James McCarthy, Paul Mannion and Dublin U21 Colm Basquel, who has a Leinster U21FC quarter-final against Westmeath this coming Wednesday (St Loman's, Mullingar, 7.30).

DUBLIN (SF v Donegal)

1 Stephen Cluxton Parnell’s

2 Philly McMahon Ballymun Kickhams

3 Michael Fitzsimons Cuala

4 Eric Lowndes St Peregrine’s

5 Darren Daly Fingal Ravens

6 John Small Ballymun Kickhams

7 Jack McCaffrey Clontarf

8 Brian Fenton Raheny

9 Michael Darragh Macauley Ballyboden St Enda's

10 Niall Scully Templeogue Synge St

11 Shane Carthy St Vincent's