John Mitchels’ Alan O’Donoghue (here in action against Templenoe back in March) will captain the Kerry juniors on Sunday..
JOHN Mitchels sharpshooter, Alan O’Donoghue, will captain the Kerry juniors in Sunday’s Munster Championship Semi Final v Tipperary.
The young forward has been in blistering form in the county league and is the only Tralee man in the starting 15, while Churchill players Michael Brennan and Cillian Fitzgerald are on the bench.
This means it’ll be a Tralee double of sorts with Kieran Donaghy of Stacks skippering the seniors that afternoon.
The Kerry team, playing in the curtain raiser for the senior game on Sunday, features seven of the side defeated by Cavan in the All Ireland Junior Final last year namely; Shane Murphy, Gavin Crowley, Greg Gibson, Brendan O’Sullivan, Philip O’Connor, Denis Daly and Thomas Hickey.
Gavin Crowley and Denis Daly were members of the Under 21 team this year while Spa club-mates, Dan O’Donoghue and Liam Kearney were members of the successful Kerry Minor Team last year with another of last year’s minors, Liam Carey listed in the subs.
The team is as follows:
1. Shane Murphy – Kilcummin
2. Dan O’Donoghue – Spa
3. Jack McGuire Listowel – Emmets
4. Gavin Crowley – Templenoe
5. Greg Gibson – Waterville
6. Brendan O’Sullivan – Valentia
7. Tadgh Morley – Templenoe
8. James Walsh – Knocknagoshel
9. Liam Kearney – Spa
10. Philip O’Connor – Cordal
11. Jeff O’Donoghue – Glenflesk
12. Denis Daly – St Marys
13. Alan O’Donoghue (C) – John Mitchels
14. Conor Cox – Listowel Emmets
15. Thomas Hickey – Castleisland Desmonds
Subs:
16. Darragh O’Shea – Ballydonoghue
17. Michael Brennan – Churchill
18. Eamon Kiely – Brosna
19. Paudie Clifford – Fossa
20. Gary O’Sullivan – Listry
21. Liam Carey – Beaufort
22. Adam Barry – Brosna
23. David Griffin – Ardfert
24. Cillian Fitzgerald – Churchill
Bainisteoir: Stephen Wallace (Ardfert)
Roghnoirí: Fergus Clifford (Listry), Denis O’Sullivan (Dromid Pearses), Timmy O’Sullivan (Kerins O’Rahillys)
