Meath Ladies senior football manager Wayne Freeman has made five changes to his team ahead of the weekend’s penultimate round of the Lidl Ladies NFL in which they will take on a rejuvenated Cork side at the MTU grounds in Bishopstown.
While I am loathe to describe any fixture as a ‘dead rubber’ , from a realistic perspective, this fixture will be of greatest benefit to Meath from perspective of letting what you might term fringe players stake their claim for prime berths for the summer journey ahead.
Especially as to the utmost upset and regret of some but not enough of us, there will be at least two spots up for grabs when Mary Kate Lynch and Sarah Wall are lost to the lure of the bottom world.
Into the side come Aoife Farrell, Ciara Lawlor, Olivia Gore, Ciara Smyth and Lauren Woods, with Sarah Wall, Orla Smith, Sinead Murphy, Meadhbh Byrne and Orla Finnegan making way.
MEATH – R. Murray (O’Mahonys); K. Kealy (Dunshaughlin/Royal Gaels), A. Sheridan (St Michael’s), A. Farrell (Simonstown Gaels); C. Lawlor (Donaghmore/Asbourne), O. Gore (Rathkenny), K. Bermingham (St Peter’s, Dunboyne); O. Sheehy (Dee Rangers), N. Gallogly (Dunshaughlin/Royal Gaels); M. Thynne (Dunsany), C. Smyth (Skryne), M. Farrelly (St Michael’s); E. Duggan (St Peter’s, Dunboyne), L. Woods (O’Mahonys), R. Casserly (St Ultan’s).
SUBS – A. Corcoran (Moynalvey), A. Gaffney (Ratoath), M. K. Lynch (Summerhill), S. J. Lyons (Walterstown), R. McManus (Skryne), A. Wogan (Seneschalstown), O. Finnegan (Seneschalstown), C. Millington (Donaghmore/Asbourne), N. Davitt (St Colmcille’s), S. Murphy (Trim), C. McPeake (St Colmcille’s), O. Smith (Oldcastle), M. Byrne (Dunshaughlin/Royal Gaels), O. Mallon (O’Mahonys), R. Reilly (O’Mahonys).