Mayo make one change for Derry trip
Davitt Neary returns to the side in place of Jack Carney. Picture: INPHO/Nick Elliott
Mayo senior football manager Kevin McStay has made one change from the team that started against Kerry two weeks ago for this weekend’s Round 6 of the Allianz National Football League with Derry at Celtic Park on Sunday, March 16, at 1:30pm.
The change to the Mayo team sees Davitts Neary of Breaffy replace Jack Carney of Kilmeena.
Mayo and Derry meeting in League action is a relatively new rivalry. Their first two meetings were in semi-finals with the honours shared, Derry winning in 1961 and Mayo in 1970. The first regular league meeting between the counties took place in Castlebar in November 1970, and since Mayo and Derry have been regular opponents.
The meeting will be the 30th between the counties, with honours fairly evenly shared, 14 wins to Derry, 12 to Mayo, with three drawn encounters in 1981, 1987 and 1990.
Derry have enjoyed home advantage in 12 of the meetings, with Ballinascreen (six), Celtic Park (four) and Bellaghy (two) hosting games. 12 games have been played at Mayo venues, Castlebar (five), Charlestown (three), Ballina (two), Kiltimagh and Crossmolina playing host to the Oakleafers. Five knockout games have been played at neutral venues, Croke Park hosting four, and the 1998 quarter-final being played in Markievicz Park, Sligo.
Stephen Coen of Hollymount Carramore will captain the team on the day. Referee Fergal Kelly from Longford will officiate the game on Sunday.
This game is live on TG4 with coverage beginning at 1:15pm, and will also be broadcast live on Midwest Radio with Michael D McAndrew and Martin Carney.
There will also be live updates across all Mayo GAA social media channels on Sunday.
