Armagh and Down teams named for midweek clash

By Michael McMullan

KIERAN McGeeney has retained six of the team who lost to Tyrone on Friday night for Wednesday night’s Dr McKenna Cup visit of Down.

Goalkeeper Ethan Rafferty is one of the changes and is listed as an outfield substitute with Blaine Hughes and Shea Magill handed the goalkeeper jerseys.

Aaron McKay, Oisin O’Nell, Fergal O’Brien, Joe McElroy, Daniel Magee and Belleek’s Callum O’Neill are retained.

Down have also released their starting 15 with none of the Kilcoo players listed.

ARMAGH:
Blaine Hughes
Fionn Downey
Aaron McKay
James Morgan
Ruairí McDonald
Tiernan Kelly
Joe McElroy
Callum O’Neill (Belleek)
Daniel Magee
Padraig O’Keefe
Cian McConville
Sean Conlon
Greg McCabe
Oisin O’Neill
Fergal O’Brien

SUBS:
Shea Magill
Ryan Duffy
Callum O’Neill (Clan na Gael)
Conor Magennis
Joe McCann
Sean McCarthy
Gavin Duffy
Aaron O’Neill
Tomás McCormack
Dan McCarthy
Ethan Rafferty

DOWN:
John O’Hare
Patrick Brooks
Pierce Laverty
Pearse McPolin
Ruairi McCormick
Tom Smyth
Paddy McCarthy
Daniel Guinness
Tom Close
James Guinness
Pat Havern
John McGeough
Seamus Loughran
Eamon Brown
Adam Crimmins

SUBS:
TBC