WESTMEATH MANAGER TOM Cribben has made one change to his starting 15 for this Sunday’s Leinster football final against Dublin at Croke Park.
Cribben has called John Connellan into the full forward line after his big impact off the bench against Meath.
Connellan replaced Darren Daly as Westmeath trailed by 10 points in the first half, and kicked two points from play just after half time to spark the comeback, and he’s now been rewarded with the number 13 jersey, as Lorcan Smyth drops to the bench.
Cribben has also made a number of positional switches following the semi-final, with Denis Corroon moving into midfield from the half-forward line, and Paul Sharry starting at centre half forward.
Captain Ger Egan switches out to wing forward in the number 10 shirt, while Kieran Martin is notably named at centre back once again, despite scoring 2-3 after switching into the full-forward line mid-game.
Westmeath haven’t beaten Dublin in the Championship since their victory enroute to winning the Leinster title in 2004, the first and only time they’ve lifted the Delaney Cup.
The sides meet at Croke Park on Sunday at 2pm, with Longford and Kildare contesting the minor final beforehand.
Westmeath team
1. Darren Quinn (Tyrrellspass)
2. Killian Daly (Mullingar Shamrocks)
3. Kevin Maguire (Caulry)
4. John Gilligan (Ballymore)
5. Paddy Holloway (Castledaly)
6. Kieran Martin (Maryland)
7. James Dolan (Garrycastle)
8. Denis Corroon (Mullingar Shamrocks)
9. Daragh Daly (Mullingar Shamrocks)
10. Ger Egan (Tyrrellspass, capt.)
11. Paul Sharry (St Loman’s)
12. Ray Connellan (Athlone)
13. John Connellan (Athlone)
14. John Heslin (St Loman’s)
15. Shane Dempsey (St Loman’s)
