RYAN O’Toole will be available for the refixed clash of Scotstown and Newbridge.
The Scotstown defender is deemed to have served his one-match suspension during the abandoned semi-final clash on Sunday.
O’Toole was handed a one-match ban after being sent off midway through the second half of their quarter-final win over Donegal champions Naomh Conaill.
The Monaghan defender was deemed to have led into a challenge with Finbarr Roarty with his elbow leading into the tackle.
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An appeal against his suspension was heard last week but was rejected by Ulster.
There was a precedent set in 2012 when Dublin’s league clash with Mayo was abandoned at half-time due to heavy fog.
Dublin midfielder Eamon Fennell was serving a one-match ban that evening and was subsequently free to play their next game against Laois.
Speaking after the game had been postponed on Sunday, Scotstown boss David McCague said at that stage he had “no clarity” on whether O’Toole would be available.
“Just on that, Ryan O’Toole got a red card and it comes a far way to go and look at it, it was a collision that happens in Gaelic football and a natural collision and the momentum of the other player in that collision was as much a responsibility of Ryan O’Toole.
“He had a hearing during the week and the members of the hearing committee didn’t see it that way, they saw it another way which is the responsibility they have.
“But look, that’s the game we’re playing, there’s ups and downs to it and we’ll roll with it.”
O’Toole’s return will be a boost for An Bhoth.
He and county team-mate Conor McCarthy missed virtually the whole Monaghan championship campaign, both coming on midway through the second half of the final win over Inniskeen for their first club action of the year.
Referee Joe McQuillan has been reassigned to Sunday’s refixture of Scotstown v Newbridge. PICTURE: Margaret McLaughlin (MARGARET MCLAUGHLIN COPYRIGHT / )
While McCarthy didn’t feature against Naomh Conaill and hadn’t been used by half-time against Newbridge, O’Toole was deemed fit to start against the Donegal side two weeks ago and will almost certainly come straight into the team for Sunday’s refixture.
Meanwhile, Joe McQuillan has been appointed to take charge of the game again on Sunday.
It was the experienced Cavan official’s call to abandon the game at half-time when he deemed the pitch to be dangerous after an afternoon of squalid rain.
Scotstown were annoyed by the decision to stop the game, understandably so given they were four points up and had played against a strong wind in the first half.