Seniors footballer make three changes for clash with Wexford

Fri, 27th June 2014

Dublin have made three changes to their starting 15 for Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final against Wexford in Croke Park (4.0).

Dean Rock will make his starting SFC debut at full-forward with Eoghan O'Gara making way. There is a second alteration in the full-forward line with Kevin McManamon coming in for Bernard Brogan while in defence Kevin Nolan has been named at left half-back, Darren Daly started there against Laois last time out. McManamon replaced Bernard Brogan, who was forced off with a hamstring injury, after 24 minutes of the victory over the O'Moore County men while Rock came on for Cian O'Sullivan in the 59th minute.

DUBLIN (SFC v Wexford)

Stephen Cluxton (Parnell's)
Philly McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams)
Rory O'Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes)
Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna)
James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams)
Nicky Devereux (Ballinteer St John's)
Kevin Nolan (Kilmacud Crokes)
Michael Darragh Macauley (Ballyboden St Enda's)
Cian O'Sullivan (Kilmacud Crokes)
Paul Flynn (Fingallians)
Paddy Andrews (St Brigid's)
Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's)
Alan Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh)
Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams)
Kevin McManamon (St Jude's)

DUBLIN v WEXFORD

They meet for the fourth time in five seasons, having previously clashed in 2012-11-10. Wexford are seeking their first championship win over Dublin since the 1956 Leinster semi-final which they won by 2-7 to 0-7 in Carlow. Since, then Dublin have beaten Wexford eighteen times, the latest coming in 2012 when then won a Leinster semi-final by 2-11 to 1-10 on day when Kevin McManamon (1-3) and Diarmuid Connolly (1-1) were Dublin's top scorers. Ben Brosnan (0-4) and Redmond Barry (1-1) were Wexford's top scorers. Dublin, chasing a four-in-a-row in Leinster, are bidding to reach the final for the 9th in ten seasons (2005-2014), having missed out only once in 2010 when they lost the semi-final to Meath. Wexford who last won the Leinster title in 1945, last reached the final in 2011, losing to Dublin.

Last Five Championship Clashes2012: Dublin 2-11 Wexford 1-10 (Leinster semi-final)

2011: Dublin 2-12 Wexford 1-12 (Leinster final)
2010: Dublin 2-16 Wexford 0-15 (Leinster quarter-final) After extra-time
2008: Dublin 3-23 Wexford 0-9 (Leinster final)
2005: Dublin 1-17 Wexford 2-10 (Leinster semi-final)

How they got here...

Dublin 2-21 Laois 0-16, Leinster quarter-final (Croke Park, June 8)

Laois stayed with Dublin until the final quarter, when they were out-scored by 1-8 to 0-3. Dublin led by 1-13 to 0-13 after 54 minutes but a goal by Michael Darragh Macauley powered Dublin up a gear and they ran out easy winners.

Wexford 1-15 Longford 1-13, Leinster quarter-final (Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, June 7)

Ciarán Lyng score 1-5 as Wexford edged to victory with a hard-working performance that proved too much for the home team. Wexford led by 1-8 to 0-7 at half-time but Longford battled back and led in the final ten minutes before the visitors kicked on again.