Cork captain Sean Levis and fellow defender Martin Cronin have been sensationally dropped from the Cork team for Sunday's Munster final as manager Billy Morgan strives for the Rebels' first win over Kerry in a provincial final since 1999.
Noel O'Leary and Kevin McMahon take their places.
Graham Canty drops back from midfield to the Cork rearguard and Nicholas Murphy moves to midfield from attack in an attempt to galvanise the Cork engine room.
Eoin Sexton switches wings and has been awarded the captain's armband.
Their opponents Kerry have handed recalls to Séamus Moynihan and Dara O'Cinneide.
Moynihan comes in at centre-back in place of Eamonn Fitzmaurice, while last year's captain O'Cinneide replaces Paddy Kelly at full-forward.
The fact that Moynihan has been left out of the Kingdom's starting XV so far this season shows just how strong this Kerry side are and why many have backed them win Sam Maguire again.
Declan O'Sullivan reverts to the '40 and Eoin Brosnan partners Dara Ó Sé at midfield.
Cork (SF v Kerry): K O'Dwyer; N Geary, G Canty, G Murphy, N O'Leary; A Lynch, E Sexton; N Murphy, D Kavanagh; J Masters, C McCarthy, K McMahon; J Hayes, F Gould, M O Croinin.
Kerry (SF v Cork): D Murphy; A O'Mahony, M McCarthy, T O'Sullivan; T Ó Sé, S Moynihan, M Ó Sé; D Ó Sé, E Brosnan; P Galvin, D O'Sullivan, L Hassett; C Cooper, D O'Cinneide, MF Russell.
