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Marc O’Se. File Photo
THREE big names return to the Kerry panel for the Allianz National Football League Round 3 match against Down in Newry on Sunday at 2pm.
Marc Ó Sé will start, while Colm Cooper and Kieran Donaghy must settle for a spot on the bench.
Peter Crowley also makes a return to the panel. Tommy Walsh and Barry John Keane are dropped to the bench.
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The match will mark Aidan O’Mahony’s 80th appearance for Kerry at senior level.
Killian Young, Johnny Buckley and Jonathan Lyne are carrying knocks and are not part of Sunday’s match day squad.
The starting 15 shows six changes in personnel and a number of positional changes from the side defeated by Roscommon in Round 2.
Brendan Kealy takes over from Brian Kelly in goal, Marc Ó Sé comes into the full back line for his first game of the season in place of his Gaeltacht clubmate Brian Ó Beaglaóich who reverts to the Under 21 panel.
Padraig O’Connor comes into the half back line in place of Paul Murphy who moves to the attack and Fionn Fitzgerald also starts in the half back line instead of Killian Young.
Team Captain, Bryan Sheehan, comes in for Johnny Buckley to partner David Moran at midfield, and up front, Aidan Walsh of St Marys makes his League debut in place of Jonathan Lyne.
Paul Murphy starts at centre forward with Barry John Keane the one to lose out while Castlegregory’s Alan Fitzgerald takes over at full forward from Tommy Walsh.
The team, captained by Bryan Sheehan is as follows…
1. Brendan Kealy Kilcummin
2. Marc Ó Sé An Ghaeltacht
3. Mark Griffin St Michaels/Foilmore
4. Shane Enright Tarbert
5. Padraig O’Connor Killarney Legion
6. Aidan O’Mahony Rathmore
7. Fionn Fitzgerald Dr Crokes
8. David Moran Kerins O’Rahillys
9. Bryan Sheehan (C) St Marys
10. Aidan Walsh St Marys
11. Paul Murphy Rathmore
12. Donnchadh Walsh Cromane
13. Darran O’Sullivan Glenbeigh-Glencar
14. Alan Fitzgerald Castlegregory
15. Stephen O’Brien Kenmare
Fir Ionaid:
16. Brian Kelly Killarney Legion
17. Tommy Walsh Kerins O’Rahillys
18. Barry John Keane Kerins O’Rahillys
19. Colm Cooper Dr Crokes
20. Kieran Donaghy Austin Stacks
21. Brendan O’Sullivan Valentia
22. Pa Kilkenny Glenbeigh/Glencar
23. Paul O’Sullivan Valentia
24. Peter Crowley Laune Rangers
25. Philip O’Connor Cordal
26. Denis Daly St Marys
Bainisteóir: Eamonn Fitzmaurice (Finuge)
Róghnóirí: Diarmuid Murphy (Dingle), Mikey Sheehy (Austin Stacks), Padraig Corcoran (Dingle), Liam Hassett (Laune Rangers).
