AFL Round 6: Kildare shake it up

Sam Doran named at corner forward for Saturday's clash with Corkplaceholder image
Sam Doran named at corner forward for Saturday's clash with Cork

Massive challenge facing Lilies as they take on The Rebels

The Kildare team to play Cork at Pairc Uí Rinn on Saturday, in Round 6 of the Allianz Football League throws-in 5 pm has been named and shows a number of changes from the side that started, and lost, to Meath two weeks ago.

Ryan Burke is named in defence; while Sam Doran gets his first start leading the attack. Alex Beirne who picked up a shoulder against Meath and was forced off at half-time, has failed to recover in time for this one. The bench sees Eoin Sheehan wear the no. 16 shirt; while Rob Fitzgerald, Niall Dolan and Jack Robinson are also named on the bench. 

The full team reads:

KILDARE v Cork: Cian Burke; Harry O’Neill, Padraic Spillane, Brian Byrne; James Harris, Eoin Lawlor, Ryan Burke; Callum Bolton, Brendan Gibbons; Brian McLoughlin, Colm Moran, Colm Dalton; Sam Doran, Darragh Kirwan, Ben Loakman.

Subs: Eoin Sheehan, Rob Fitzgearld, Mark Dempsey, Liam Kelly, Daragh Ryan, Kevin Feely, Niall Dolan, Jack McKevitt, Ben McCormack, Jack Robinson, Eoin Cully

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