Five changes to senior football starting 15 for final

Fri, 30th March 2018

Dublin have made five changes in personnel and a couple of positional alterations for Sunday's NFL1 final against Galway in Croke Park (4.0).

The Dubs were beaten by a point by Monaghan last weekend in their concluding regulation division game and have made changes for Sunday's decider.

Coming in are Stephen Cluxton, Jonny Cooper, Michael Darragh Macauley, Ciarán Kilkenny and Paddy Andrews.

James McCarthy returns to wing-back and Brian Howard is selected in the half-forward line alongside Kevin McManamon and Niall Scully.

DUBLIN (SF v Galway)

1. Stephen Cluxton - Parnell's
2. Philip McMahon - Ballymun Kickhams
3. Michael Fitzsimons - Cuala
4. David Byrne - Naomh Olaf
5. James McCarthy - Ballymun Kickhams
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. Kevin McManamon - St Jude's
12. Niall Scully - Templeogue Synge Street
13. Dean Rock - Ballymun Kickhams
14. Ciarán Kilkenny - Castleknock
15. Paddy Andrews - St Brigid's