Mayo make two changes for final round league game with Donegal
Stephen Coen is set to make his 125th league and championship appearance for Mayo. Picture: INPHO/Lorcan Doherty
Mayo senior football manager Kevin McStay has made two changes to the team that started against Derry last weekend for the final round of the Allianz National Football League this Sunday, March 23, at 3:45pm at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park.
Davitt Neary and Darren McHale replace Conor Reid and Jack Carney.
Stephen Coen will captain the team on the day. The Hollymount-Carramore man will make his 125th league and championship appearance, which puts him in joint 10th place alongside Cillian O' Connor on Mayo's all-time list.
Mayo and Donegal have met in League action on 18 occasions, since their first meeting in 1940. Donegal hold the upper-hand, with seven victories to Mayo’s five, with six drawn encounters.
It is interesting to note that 14 of these meetings between the counties have taken place in the last 20 years, before that they seldom met in League fare.
Ten of the sixteen meetings have taken place in Donegal, in Ballybofey (six), Ballyshannon (three), with one meeting in Letterkenny. Of Mayo’s six home games, four were played in MacHale Park, with two played in Ballina. The 2007 final meeting was played in Croke Park, while the 2022 meeting, a home game for Mayo, was played in Markievicz Park, Sligo, while the Hastings Insurance MacHale Park pitch was being upgraded.
Four of the drawn meetings have taken place in the last nine years, which shows that encounters between these two west coast counties are generally very competitive. Today should be no different as both counties gear up for the championship season ahead, with the winners having a good chance of making next weekend’s League Final.
Cavan's Joe McQuillan will be the referee on the day.
The game will be live TG4 Youtube Channel, as well as a live broadcast on Midwest Radio with Michael D McAndrew and Colm Boyle on commentary.
There will be live update across all Mayo GAA social media platforms on Sunday afternoon.
You can purchase tickets here.
