TYRONE COACH MICKEY HARTE has made five changes to the side that defeated All-Ireland champions Donegal last weekend.
Conor Gormley will start his first Allianz Football League game of the season in defence. Ronan O’Neill also starts his first league game of the year and will take his place in the full forward line.
Colm Cavanagh will partner Sean Cavanagh in the Tyrone midfield while Kyle Coney will begin the match as right half forward.
Cork have handed starts to Tomas Clancy, Ciaran Sheehan and Aidan Walsh, the team’s goalscorers in their 3-12 to 1-17 win over Down last weekend.
Elsewhere in the starting 15, Eoin Cadogan will be partnered in the fullback line by Michael Shields and Eoin O’Mahony.
Graham Canty starts alongside Walsh in the Cork midfield.
Tyrone: Niall Morgan (Edendork); Aidan McCrory (Errigal Ciaran), Conor Gormley (Carrickmore), Cathal McCarron (Dromore); Ryan McKenna (Eglish), Joe McMahon (Omagh), Ronan McNamee (Aghayaran); Colm Cavanagh (Moy), Sean Cavanagh (Moy); Patrick McNiece (Coalisland), Peter Harte (Errigal Ciaran), Matthew Donnelly (Trllick); Kyle Coney (Ardboe), Stephen O’Neill (Clann na nGael), Ronan O’Neill (Omagh).
Subs: John Devine (Errigal Ciaran), Aidan Cassidy (Augher), Conor Clarke (Omagh), Mark Donnelly (Carrickmore), Plunkett Kane (Coalisland), Connor McAliskey (Clonoe), Ciaran McGinley (Errigal Ciaran), Justin McMahon (Omagh), Danny McBride (Strabane), Michael Murphy (Galbally), Martin Penrose (Carrickmore).
Graham Canty partners Aidan Walsh in the Cork midfield. (©INPHO/Ken Sutton)
Cork: Ken O’Halloran (Bishopstown); Michael Shields (St Finbarr’s), Eoin O’Mahony (Macroom), Eoin Cadogan (Douglas); Tomás Clancy (Fermoy), Noel O’Leary (Cill na Marta), Jamie O’Sullivan (Bishopstown); Graham Canty (Bantry Blues), Aidan Walsh (Kanturk); Fintan Goold (Macroom), Mark Collins (Castlehaven), Paul Kerrigan (Nemo Rangers); Donncha O’Connor (Ballydesmond), Ciaran Sheehan (Eiré Og), Colm O’Neill (Ballyclough).
Subs: Alan Quirke (Valley Rovers), Paudie Kissane (Clyda Rovers), John McLoughlin (Kantark), Brian Shanahan (Carbery Rangers), Conor O’Driscoll (Ilen Rovers), James Fitzpatrick (Carbery Rangers), Andrew O’Sullivan (Castletownbere), Liam Shorten Beal (Atha’n Ghaorthaidh), Barry O’Driscoll (Nemo Rangers).
Cork play Tyrone in Omagh from 2:30pm on Sunday.
