Gilroy freshens things up for curtain raiser

Stephen Cluxton strikes the match-winning free for Dublin in the All-Ireland final against Kerry at Croke Park. - (Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho)

GAA: Bryan Cullen will lead a Dublin side featuring just over half of the team that defeated Kerry in the All-Ireland final when the counties meet again in the National Football League tomorrow night.

Diarmuid Connolly, who escaped disciplinary action following an incident against Kildare last month, is one of eight players that started last September to line out again in Croke Park. All-Ireland heroes Stephen Cluxton and Kevin McManamon are included while Craig Dias will make his Dublin debut in the half back line.

Coach Pat Gilroy has brought in Ross McConnell to midfield alongside Michael Dara Macauley while the only Brogan brother to start up front is Paul, with Alan kept in reserve.

Dublin: S Cluxton; M Fitzsimons, R O’Carroll, P McMahon; J McCarthy, G Brennan, C Dias; R McConnell, MD Macauley; P Brogan, K McManamon, B Cullen; D Connolly, E O’Gara, M Quinn.

Kerry: B Kealy: S Enright; M Ó Sé, P Crowley; T Ó Sé, K Young, B Maguire; S Scanlon, B Sheehan; P Galvin, D O’Sullivan, S O’Sullivan; J O’Donoghue, K Donaghy, BJ Keane.

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