Ireland and Kildare midfield maestro Dermot Earley suffered a broken bone in his foot when playing for Sarsfields against Leixlip last weekend in the Kildare SFC semi-final.
The news will come as a blow to the Ireland management before the upcoming Coca-Cola International Rules series against Australia.
Though a preliminary squad of 50 has been announced by the Irish management there is an edited version of 27 expected shortly.
Earley was replaced in Sarsfields' midfield by Enda Feeney who, despite their loss, went on to win by two points.
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His replacement in the final is likely to be between the aforementioned Feeney and Kildare forward Stuart MacKenzie-Smith.