Senior footballers make five changes for clash with Monaghan

Sun, 25th March 2018

There are five changes in personnel to Dublin's starting 15 for Sunday's NFL Division 1 encounter with Monaghan in Croke Park (3.0).

The Dubs guaranteed themselves a spot in this year's top-flight league final with their 0-13 each draw with Galway in Salthill last Sunday and have altered their team for this weekend.

Darren Daly, Brian Fenton and a half-forward line of Niall Scully, Cormac Costello and Brian Howard will start against the Farney County.

This will be Costello's first start of this year's league after suffering with injuries earlier on in this campaign.

The players who started against the Tribesmen who have not been named to start this Sunday are Jonny Cooper, Eric Lowndes, Ciarán Reddin, Ciarán Kilkenny and Colm Basquel.

The game is part of a double-header with our senior hurlers who face Tipperary (1.0) in their NHL1 quarter-final.

DUBLIN (SF v Monaghan)

1. Evan Comerford - Ballymun Kickhams

2. Michael Fitzsimons - Cuala

3. Philip McMahon - Ballymun Kickhams

4. David Byrne - Naomh Olaf

5. John Small- Ballymun Kickhams

6. James McCarthy - Ballymun Kickhams

7. Darren Daly - Fingal Ravens

8. Brian Fenton - Raheny

9. Michael Darragh Macauley - Ballyboden St Enda's

10. Niall Scully - Templeogue Synge Street