McHale makes one change for trip to Kingdom
Aisling O'Connell of Kerry in action against Maria Cannon of Mayo during the 2023 Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1 Round 2 match between Mayo and Kerry at the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence in Bekan. Cannon returns to Mayo's starting line-up tomorrow. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Mayo senior ladies manager Liam McHale has named his starting team for tomorrow's trip to Killarney to face Kerry.
McHale has made one change to the side that lost to Dublin last time out as Maria Cannon replaces Emma Needham.
Alana Fitzpatrick, who played centre-half-forward against the Dubs, will go back to right-corner-back, while the in-form Lisa Cafferky goes to 11.
Meanwhile, Kerry have made no fewer than seven changes to the side that beat Cork last time out.
Goalkeeper Ciara Butler comes in for Mary Ellen Bolger, while there are also starts for Aoife Dillane, Bríd O’Connor, Ciara Murphy, Jess Gill, Danielle O’Leary and Jadyn Lucey, with Ciara O’Brien, Aishling O’Connell, Ciara McCarthy, Katie Brosnan, Emma Dineen and skipper Niamh Carmody sitting this one out from the start.
The Green and Red will face the Kingdom at Fitzgerald Stadium tomorrow at 2.30pm. The teams meet for the first time since last year’s TG4 All-Ireland semi-final, won by Kerry in Thurles.
Laura Brennan (Hollymount); Alana Fitzpatrick (Claremorris), Nicola O’Malley (Westport), Saoirse Lally (captain, Westport); Kathryn Sullivan (Castlebar Mitchels), Danielle Caldwell (Castlebar Mitchels), Jenna Mortimer (Hollymount); Aoife Geraghty (Westport), Hannah Reape (Knockmore); Fionnuala McLoughlin (Westport), Lisa Cafferky (Kilmovee Shamrocks), Maria Cannon (Burrishoole); Tara Needham (Louisburgh), Fiona McHale (Carnacon), Sinéad Walsh (McHale Rovers).
C Butler; E Lynch, D Kearney, A Dillane; B O’Connor, C Lynch, C Murphy; M O’Connell, A Galvin (captain); J Gill, D O’Leary, A Harrington; H O’Donoghue, J Lucey, N Ní Chonchúir.
