Ryan stands by his Model men

GAA : Wexford manager Jason Ryan will send the same personnel out for the fourth successive championship game when his side …

GAA: Wexford manager Jason Ryan will send the same personnel out for the fourth successive championship game when his side take on Dublin in Sunday's Leinster SFC final at Croke Park.

There will be some positional changes, with David Murphy moving to corner back and Brian Malone playing at six.

Shane Roche will start at in the half-forward line after top-scoring against Carlow and Ciarán Lyng moves to the edge of the square. Colm Morris is expected to roam from corner forward.

After convincing wins over Offaly, Westmeath and Carlow, Ryan is adamant his side can now get the better of overwhelming favourites Dublin.

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The manager has even suggested Pat Gilroy’s side may be too confident and insisted the Model County has the players to hurt the Dubs.

"The Carlow match was unusual for us in that we were red hot favourites," he told the Wexford Echo. "But the Dublin game is a whole different proposition, because there is huge pressure on Dublin to perform and win this game.

"The way Dublin are probably looking at this game is that they will win it and that it is just a matter of how much they win by. If we play to our strengths we can definitely win it.

"We have a lot of guys who are capable of kicking scores from different areas of the field and who are able to get shots at the Dublin goal - we won't have any chance if we don't take shots.

"But we are aware of Diarmuid Connolly, Kevin McManamon, Eoghan O'Gara, Bernard Brogan, Alan Brogan and Tomás Quinn - six Dublin forwards that have good goal-scoring records.

"That is something we have to be wary of and so ensure that we reduce their influence on things."

Throw-in at Headquarters will be at 2pm.

Wexford (SFC v Dublin):A Masterson; J Wadding, G Molloy, B Malone; A Flynn, D Murphy (capt), A Doyle; D Waters, R Quinlivan; S Roche, C Lyng; B Brosnan; C Morris, E Bradley, R Barry.