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GAA Digest: Jack Barry and Johnny Buckley to start for Kerry

Kerry skipper Johnny Buckley
Kerry skipper Johnny Buckley

Jack Barry and Johnny return to the Kerry side for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Galway at Croke Park. 

Barry comes into midfield in place of Anthony Maher, while team captain Johnny Buckley starts his first game of the season at centre-forward in place of the injured Kevin McCarthy. 

On the bench, Shane Ryan is named as the new sub goalkeeper, Jack Savage returns from illness and Brian Ó Beaglaoich also returns to the match day squad.

Kerry: Brian Kelly; Fionn Fitzgerald, Mark Griffin, Shane Enright; Peter Crowley, Tadhg Morley, Paul Murphy; David Moran, Jack Barry; Michael Geaney, Johnny Buckley (capt), Donnchadh Walsh; Paul Geaney; Kieran Donaghy, James O'Donoghue.

Conor Loftus is in from the start for Mayo in place of Jason Doherty in what is the only change to the side from that which defeated Cork after extra-time for their All-Ireland quarter-final against Roscommon .

The Rossies named the team  earlier in the week for the second clash at GAA HQ on Sunday.

Roscommon: Colm Lavin; Sean McDermott, John McManus, David Murray; Niall McInerney, Sean Mullooly, Brian Stack; Fintan Cregg, Enda Smith; Tadgh O’Rourke, Cian Connolly, Conor Devaney; Ciaráin Murtagh (Capt), Diarmuid Murtagh, Niall Kilroy

Mayo: David Clarke; Brendan Harrison, Ger Cafferkey, Keith Higgins; Lee Keegan, Chris Barrett, Colm boyle; Seamus O'Shea, Tom Parsons; Kevin McLoughlin, Aidan O'Shea, Diarmuid O'Connor; Conor Loftus, Cillian O'Connor, Andy Moran

Ethan Rafferty and Anto Duffy are back in the Armagh starting line-up for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC Round 4B qualifier against Kildare at Croke Park.

Ethan Rafferty

Both players are named in the half-forward line in what is the first ever championship meeting between the counties.

Following their defeat to Dublin in the Leinster final. Cian O'Neill makes one change to the Kildare line up. Peter Kelly comes into the half-back line in place of Eoin Doyle. 

Armagh: B Hughes; J Morgan, C Vernon, P Hughes; M Shields, B Donaghy, A Forker; S Sheridan, N Grimley; E Rafferty, A Duffy, R Grugan; J Clarke, A Murnin, G McParland.

Kildare: Mark Donnellan; Mick O'Grady, David Hyland, Ollie Lyons; Peter Kelly, Johnny Byrne, Keith Cribbin; Kevin Feely, Tommy Mooolick; Fergal Conway, Niall Kelly, David Slattery; Paddy Brophy, Daniel Flynn, Cathal McNally. 

Malachy O'Rourke sticks with the same Monaghan XV that started against Carlow for their Round 4B with Down on Saturday. There is just one positional change, with Shane Carey switching to the half-forward line and Neil McAdam moving to number six.

Down have also opted to keep faith as they name the same team that began the Ulster final against Tyrone.

Monaghan: R Beggan; F Kelly, D Wylie, R Wylie; C Walshe, N McAdam, K O'Connell; K Hughes, D Hughes; G Doogan, D Malone, S Carey; O Duffy, J McCarron, C McManus  

Down: Michael Cunningham; Niall McParland, Gerard McGovern, Darren O’Hagan; Darragh O’Hanlon, Conaill McGovern, Caolan Mooney; Peter Turley, Niall Donnelly; Kevin McKernan, Conor Maginn, Shay Millar; Jerome Johnston, Connaire Harrison, Ryan Johnston. 

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