There are first Championship starts for two players in Offaly for Sunday’s Leinster football championship quarter-final against Kildare at Croke Park.
Paul McConway starts his first Championship match at right half back, while Trevor Phelan is in at left half forward. Kevin Lynam and john Reynolds drop to the bench.
A vacancy has been left for forward Pascal Kelligan who is struggling with flu, although he is expected to be fit come Sunday.
Selector Gerry Cooney will take the touchline duties for the day as manager Kevin Kilmurray is serving a sideline suspension.
Offaly SF v Kildare: P Kelly, G Rafferty, S Sullivan, N Grennan, P McConway, S Brady, K Slattery, C McManus, A McNamee, C Quinn, N Coughlan, T Phelan, T Deehan, A.N Other, N McNamee.
