Mayo Senior Football Team Announced

Mayo Senior Football Team Announced

 

Press Release www.mayogaa.com

 

Mayo senior football manager Kevin McStay has made one change from the team that started against Kerry two weeks ago for this weekend’s Round 6 of the Allianz National Football League with Derry at Celtic Park on Sunday 16th March at 1:30pm.

The change to the Mayo team sees Davitts Neary Breaffy replace Jack Carney Kilmeena.

Mayo and Derry meeting in League action is a relatively new rivalry. Their first two meetings were in semi-finals with the honours shared, Derry winning in 1961 and Mayo in 1970. The first regular league meeting between the counties took place in Castlebar in November 1970, and since Mayo and Derry have been regular opponents. Today’s meeting will be the 30th between the counties, with honours fairly evenly shared, 14 wins to Derry, 12 to Mayo, with 3 drawn encounters in 1981, 1987 and 1990.

 

Derry have enjoyed home advantage in 12 of the meetings, with Ballinascreen (6), Celtic Park (4) and Bellaghy (2) hosting games. 12 games have been played at Mayo venues, Castlebar 5, Charlestown 3, Ballina 2, Kiltimagh and Crossmolina playing host to the Oakleafers. 5 knockout games have been played at neutral venues, Croke Park hosting 4, and the 1998 quarter-final being played in Markievicz Park, Sligo.

Stephen Coen Hollymount Carramore will captain the team on the day. Referee Fergal Kelly from Longford will officate the game on Sunday.

This game is live on TG4 with coverage beginning at 1:15pm

Live broadcast on Midwest Radio with Michael D McAndrew and Martin Carney

Live updates across all Mayo GAA social media channels on Sunday.

 

 

Mayo Senior Football Team is as Follows:

  1. Colm Reape Knockmore
  2. Jack Coyne Ballyhaunis
  3. Donnacha McHugh Castlebar Mitchels
  4. Enda Hession Garrymore
  5. Sam Callinan Ballina Stephenites
  6. David McBrien Ballaghaderreen
  7. Fenton Kelly Davitts
  8. Stephen Coen Hollymount Carramore
  9. Matthew Ruane Breaffy
  10. Davitt Neary Breaffy
  11. Darren McHale Knockmore
  12. Joradn Flynn Crossmolina Deel Rovers
  13. Aidan O’Shea Breaffy
  14. Frank Irwin Ballina Stephenites
  15. Ryan O’Donoghue Béal an Mhuirthead

 

Management Team:

Manager: Kevin McStay

Selectors: Stephen Rochford, Donie Buckley, Damien Mulligan & Joe Canney

Goalkeeper Coach: Gary Matthews