Harte and Gilroy adjust defences

GAA team news: After last weekend’s six-point defeat to Derry, Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has made four personnel changes in…

GAA team news:After last weekend's six-point defeat to Derry, Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has made four personnel changes in defence ahead of the Sunday's National Football League Division One meeting with Mayo.

Experienced goalkeeper Paschal McConnell returns in place of Johnny Curran, while Sean O’Neill, Ryan McMenamin and the manager’s son Davy Harte will start, having been used off the bench last week.

Ronan McNabb, Martin Swift and corner forward Colm Cavanagh make way with Joe McMahon moving from defence to wing forward.

Earlier, Dublinmanager Pat Gilory also tinkered with his defence ahead of their clash with Derry.

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Corner backs Michael Fitzsimons and Paul Conlon will start against Damien Cassidy’s side, while Stephen Cluxton makes way for Michael Savage in goal.

Elsewhere, it’s a case of as you were for Gilroy as his charges hope to build on last weekend’s impressive win in Kerry.

All-Ireland champions and NFL holders Kerryhave made two changes the meeting with Cork.

Kilcummin goalkeeper Brendan Kealy comes in for last week's starter Ger Reidy and Paudge O'Connor from Legion starts at right wing back instead of Maurice Corridan.

Cork make two personnel changes to the team that secured a valuable win against Monaghan in Scotstown.

Alan O'Connor is back at centrefield in place of Fintan Goold and Paddy O'Shea gets a run in goals in place of Kevin Murphy.

Ciaran Lyng returns to the Wexfordteam to face Offalyin Division Three, in the only personnel change to the side that lost to Louth on Sunday.

Lyng will start at full forward as Brendan Doyle drops to the bench.

Collie Byrne moves to midfield from centre forward, where Redmond Barry now leads the attack.

KERRY (NFL v CORK): B Kealy; P Reidy, T Griffin, A O'Connell; P O'Connor, A O'Mahony, K Young; S Scanlon, M Quirke; P Galvin, D O'Sullivan, D Walsh; BJ Walsh, K Donaghy, P O'Connor.

CORK (NFL v Kerry): P O'Shea; R Carey, M Shields, E Cadogan; G Spillane, P Kissane, A Walsh; A O'Connor, N Murphy; P Kelly, P O'Neill, P O'Flynn; D Goulding, D O'Connor, P Kerrigan.

TYRONE (NFL v Mayo): P McConnell, S O'Neill, Justin McMahon, D Carlin, D Harte, C Gormley, R McMenamin, A Cassidy, K Hughes, E McGinley, B McGuigan, Joe McMahon, K Coney, M Penrose, T McGuigan.

DUBLIN (NFL v Derry): M Savage; P Conlon, R O'Carroll, M Fitzsimons; P Griffin, C O'Sullivan, J McCarthy; E Fennell, R McConnell; A Hubbard, M MacAuley, P Flynn; D Henry, B Kelly, K McManamon.

WEXFORD (NFL v Offaly): A Masterson; J wadding, D Walsh, B Malone; N Murphy, D Murphy, A Doyle; D Waters, C Byrne; P Naughter, R Barry, A Flynn; B Brosnan, C Lyng, P Byrne.

LAOIS (NFL V Donegal): C Gorman; J Scully, C Ryan, P McMahon; D Strong, J O'Loughlin, Begley; B Quigley, C Og Greene; C Coss, P Lawlor, N Donoher; MJ Tierney, D Kingston, A Doran.

LOUTH (NFL V Sligo): N Gallagher; D Byrne, D Finnegan, R Greene; R F, A Hoey, J O'Brien; P Keenan, R Carroll; D Crilly, A McDonnell, M Brennan; C Judge, JP Rooney, B White.