Leitrim name team for Lory Meagher Cup Final

Leitrim hurler Paul Lenehan, left, and Longford hurler Cathal Mullane pictured with the Lory Meagher Cup at Croke Park in Dublin Picture: Sam Barnes Sportsfile | Sportsfile

placeholder image — Leitrim hurler Paul Lenehan, left, and Longford hurler Cathal Mullane pictured with the Lory Meagher Cup at Croke Park in Dublin Picture: Sam Barnes Sportsfile | Sportsfile

Mike Wall makes positional switches but no major surprises in starting line-up for final against Longford on Sunday in Croke Park

Manager Mike Wall has named the Leitrim team to take on Longford in Sunday’s Lory Meagher Cup Final in Croke with no major surprises in the line-up for the Green & Gold hurling team.

With Daniel Miller ruled out due to injury, the team has a familiar look, led by captain Joe Murray at centre-back, with Dhani Keane earning a starting spot at corner-forward. Kevin Clerkin also comes in at wing-forward, the Cluainín Iomáint hurler making a big impression off the bench in previous games.

Interestingly, sub keeper Jamie Ward may create a unique piece of history as the first Hurling Board Chairman to be named on a county panel for a final in Croke Park, the Carrick-on-Shannon Community School teacher joined his his colleague and vice-captain Sean O’Riordan in the match day squad.

Carrick-on-Shannon Hurling Club dominate the make-up of the match day squad with eight members of the starting team and 16 of the match day panel along with four stand-by players with former player Conor Hackett now playing his club hurling with Glanmire in Cork.

Cluainín Iomáint have two members in the starting line-up along with former member Martin Feeney who is now lining out with St Patrick’s Arva while the Manorhamilton based club also have three players in the match-day squad.

JOE MURRAY CARRYING ON GRANDDAD’S LEGACY BY CAPTAINING LEITRIM IN CROKE PARK

The rest of the squad is made up of players from representing clubs in Cork (Conor Hackett Glanmire), Cavan (Martin Feeney St Patrick’s Arva), Dublin (Philip Burgess Crumlin), Kilkenny (Paul Mulligan Tullaroan) and Tipperary (Colm Canning Toomevara).

Leitrim’s game throws-in at 12.30 pm on Sunday and is available to watch on the Spórt TG4 YouTube channel, coverage starting online at 12.25.

The full Leitrim team to play Longford in the Lory Meagher Cup is as follows: