Dublin team named to face Monaghan

  • Apr 27,2012

Dublin has announced their team which will play Monaghan in the semi-final of the BGE Ladies NFL on Sunday in the Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda.

 

Monaghan will go into Sundays' semi-final wearing the favourites tag after defeating Dublin earlier this year in round six of the league.  Sharon Courtney's injury time fisted point being the difference between the two sides the last time they meet.

 

Monaghan's hard fought win over the Dubs has given the Farney girls a slight edge on their metropolitan counterparts, with Gregory McGongle's team throwing the gauntlet firmly back into Dublin's court.

 

How Dublin reacts to the challenge will be a key factor in deciding this renewed battle between two evenly matched teams.

 

Dublin are still without the services of the injured trio of Sinead Goldrick (wrist), Niamh McEvoy (shoulder) and Sorcha Furlong (knee) but have named an experienced starting fifteen for Sunday's interesting encounter.

 

The division three semi-final Armagh versus Westmeath at 1.15pm; will serve as the curtain raiser to Dublin versus Monaghan clash, which is pencilled in for a 3pm throw in time.

 

Dublin v Monaghan:

 

1.       Cliodhna O'Connor (Naomh Mearnóg)

2.       Sinead O'Mahony (Skerries Harps)

3.       Sinead Tracey (St Sylvester's)

4.       Grainne O'Malley (Ballyboden St Endas)

5.       Gemma Fay (Ballyboden St Endas) (Capt),

6.       Siobhan McGrath (Thomas Davis)

7.       Fiona Hudson (Fingallians)

8.       Sinead Finnegan (Fingallians)

9.       Denise Masterson (Naomh Mearnóg)

10.   Anne Clarke (Naomh Mearnóg)

11.   Amy McGuinness (Fingallians)

12.   Olivia Leonard (St Maurs)

13.   Sinead Aherne (St Sylvester's)

14.   Natalia Hyland (Ballyboden St Endas)

15.   Orlagh Egan (Na Fianna)

16.   Emma Merrigan (Parnells)

17.   Colleen Barrett (St Brigids)

18.   Ailish McKenna (St Brigids)

19.   Aisling Barrett (Clann Mhuire)

20.   Joanne O'Sullivan (Ballyboden St Endas)

21.   Siobhan Woods (Raheny)

22.   Ciara Murphy (Foxrock Cabinteely)

23.   Kim Flood (Clanna Gael Fontenoy)

24.   Nicole Owens (St Sylvester's)

25.   Amy Ring (Foxrock Cabinteely)

26.   Rachel Ruddy (Ballyboden St Endas)

27.   Niamh McEvoy (St Sylvester's)

28.   Sinead Goldrick (Foxrock Cabinteely)

29.   Sorcha Furlong (St Brigids)