CORK BOSS BRIAN Cuthbert has made six changes to their team for their final Division 1 football league game against Kerry next Sunday.
Ken O’Halloran returns in goal in place of David Hanrahan, while the injured Eoin Cadogan is replaced in defence by Jamie O’Sullivan, who gets his first start of the season.
Michael Shields moves to the full-back line, while Noel Galvin is also out through injury. In a new-look half back line, Damien Cahalane gets a first football start of the season, having featured for the Cork hurlers against Tipperary last Sunday, and Patrick Kelly takes up the centre back position, with Tomás Clancy on the bench.
Paul Kerrigan is replaced in the half forward line by Colm O’Driscoll, whileBarry O’Driscoll comes in at corner forward ahead of Daniel Goulding.
Aidan Walsh, Cadogan, Donal Óg Hodnett, Ruairi Deane and Galvin were not considered due to injury. Deane, who tore his cruciate recently, is ruled out for the season and Seán Dineen from last year’s county champions Castlehaven has joined the panel in his place.
CORK: 1. Ken O’Halloran (Bishopstown); 2. Michael Shields (Captain – St. Finbarr’s), 3. Jamie O’Sullivan (Bishopstown), 4. Tom Clancy (Clonakilty); 5. James Loughrey (Mallow), 6. Patrick Kelly (Ballincollig), 7. Damien Cahalane (Castlehaven); 8. Fintan Goold (Macroom), 9. Andrew O’Sullivan (Castletownbere); 10. Colm O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCárthaigh), 11. Mark Collins (Castlehaven), 12. John O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers); 13. Barry O’Driscoll (Nemo Rangers), 14. Brian Hurley (Castlehaven), 15. John Hayes (Carbery Rangers).
Subs: 16. David Hanrahan (Douglas), 17. Alan Cronin (Nemo Rangers), 18. John McLoughlin (Kanturk), 19. Kevin O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCárthaigh), 20. Tomás Clancy (Fermoy), 21. Rory O’Sullivan (Argideen Rangers), 22. Micheál O Laoire (Naomh Abán), 23. Daniel Goulding (Éire Óg), 24. Paul Kerrigan (Nemo Rangers), 25. Donncha O’Connor (Ballydesmond), 26. Colm O’Neill (Ballyclough).
