KERRY HAVE MADE just the one change for Saturday’s All-Ireland junior football semi-final against Sligo in Ennis.

Fionán Clifford is drafted into a defensive unit that also features his club mates Kevin O’Dwyer and Greg Gibson. Clifford starts at right corner-back with Shane Lynch the player to make way.

Kerry enter the game on the back of a 3-14 to 0-13 success over Cork in the Munster final last month in a game that saw Brian Crowley, Thomas Hickey and Gavan O’Grady all hit the net.

Seven members of the Kerry squad were involved with Darragh Ó Sé’s county U21 team that lost to Cork in the Munster championship earlier this year. Goalkeeper Shane Murphy, centre-back Denis Daly, wing-back Gavin Crowley, centre-forward Ciaran Keating, corner-forward Hickey and substitutes Jeff O’Donoghue and Padraig Ó Sé all featured during that game.

KERRY
1. Shane Murphy (Kilcummin)

2. Fionán Clifford (Waterville)
3. Kevin O’Dwyer (Waterville)
4. Danny Wrenn (Tarbert)

5. Greg Gibson (Waterville)
6. Denis Daly (St Mary’s)
7. Gavin Crowley (Templenoe)

8. Andrew Garnett (Spa)
9. Brendan O’Sullivan (Valentia)

10. Brian Crowley (Templenoe)
11. Ciaran Keating (Skellig Rangers)
12. Philip O’Connor (Cordal)

13. Gavan O’Grady (Glenbeigh-Glencar)
14. Paul Kennelly (Ballydonoghue)
15. Thomas Hickey (Castleisland Desmonds)

Subs
16. Sean Óg Ó Ciardubháin (Cordal)
17. Alan O’Donoghue (John Mitchels)
18. Shane Lynch (Spa)
19. Michael Brennan (Churchill)
20. Sean Moloney (John Mitchels)
21. Edmund Walsh (Knocknagoshel)
22. Dara Roche (Glenflesk)
23. Jeff O’Donoghue (Glenflesk)
24. Padraig Ó Sé (An Ghaeltacht)

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