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Offaly Footballers Make Two Changes For Limerick Test

Thursday, 20 May 2021 at 09:45

You can also find the hurling lineup here when it's available.

It may be a defining weekend for Offaly's footballers league season. 

A win over Limerick in Tullamore on Saturday could catapult them into contention for promotion from division three. 

The Treaty will also be high on confidence following their upset over Tipperary last week. 

John Maughan has made two changes from the victory over Wicklow, in come Shane Horan and Cian Donohoe for Colm Doyle and Joe Maher. 

That means a couple of positional switches with David Dempsey reverting to wing-back in a swap with Jordan Hayes while Peter Cunningham moves into the full forward line and Bill Carroll moves to partner his brother Eoin in midfield. 

The team in full is:

Paddy Dunican in goal, a full back line of Declan Hogan, Eoin Rigney and captain Niall Darby.

Cian Donohoe, Johnny Maloney and David Dempsey are a new half-back partnership. 

The Carroll brothers Eoin and Bill in midfield. 

Shane Horan, Jordan Hayes and Anton Sullivan will patrol the 65 with Peter Cunningham moving into full forward, flanked by Bernard Allena and Ruairi McNamee.  

John Maughan says Limerick have more about them that they're given credit for:

That's a 3pm throw in.

Meanwhile, there's no talk about promotion in the Offaly hurling dressing room. 

That's according to Michael Fennelly despite their 100% start in the Allianz Hurling League. 

They travel to face Carlow on Sunday knowing another win only increase the talk of Division 1 hurling in 2022. 

But Fennelly says it remains one game at a time for them:

That one has a 2pm start on Sunday.

Our coverage is brought to you by Glenisk Protein Yogurts, see Glenisk.com. 

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