Graham O’Sullivan, Cillian Trant, Tony Brosnan and Dylan Geaney are included while Paudie Clifford, Seán O’Brien and Tomás Kennedy are among the substitutes and Armin Heinrich misses out on the matchday panel.
While Brian Ó Beaglaoich and Joe O’Connor are on the bench, Gavin White is also absent from the Kerry squad having come on against Cork. Shane Ryan, Paul Murphy, Tom O’Sullivan, Seán O’Shea and Paul Geaney are also not available.
Kerry’s Paudie Clifford and Maurice Shanley of Cork. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne
Brosnan starts having impressed in the second half in the win over Cork. He replaced Paudie Clifford at half-time, while O’Brien and Kennedy picked up slight knocks last Sunday week. Heinrich was also substituted at the break.
From last year’s All-Ireland final winning team, there are just seven survivors due to start again against Donegal. Ten remain from the team that began March’s Division 1 final loss to Jim McGuinness’ side.
KERRY (SFC v Donegal
): S. Murphy; E. Looney, J. Foley, D. Casey; T. Morley, M. Breen, G. O’Sullivan; M. O’Shea, D. O’Connor; M. Burns, K. Evans, C. Trant; T. Brosnan, D. Clifford (c), D. Geaney.
Subs: S. Broderick, E. Healy, T. Kennedy, K. Spillane, D. O’Sullivan, P. Clifford, J. O’Connor, B. Ó Beaglaoich, S. O’Brien, J. Nagle, B.D. O’Sullivan.
Galway veteran Matthew Tierney. Picture: INPHO/Emily Harney
Meanwhile, Pádraic Joyce has announced four personnel changes from the side that lost the Connacht final to Roscommon for the visit of Kildare to Salthill on Saturday.
Liam Ó Conghaile and Ryan Roche are out entirely while Kieran Molloy and Daniel O’Flaherty drop to the bench. Coming into the team for the evening game are Cian Hernon, John Daly, Ciarán Mulhern and Matthew Tierney.
GALWAY (SFC v Kildare): C. Flaherty; J. Glynn, C. Hernon, L. Silke; D. McHugh, J. Daly, S. Kelly; P. Conroy, J. Maher (c); C. Darcy, C. Mulhern, C. McDaid; R. Finnerty, M. Tierney, S. Walsh.
Subs: C. Gleeson, B. Cogger, S. Ó Maoilchiaráin, J. McGrath, K. Molloy, R. Roche, S. McGlinchey, S. McGrath, D. O’Flaherty, O. Mac Donnacha, D. Comer.
Eoghan O’Donnell of Dublin in action. Picture: INPHO/James Lawlor
On the hurling front, Dublin have made one change to the team that commenced last Saturday’s Leinster SHC, Round 4 win over Galway for the final round clash with Kilkenny in Parnell Park.
Eoghan O’Donnell, who was named to start that game but was replaced later, is in for Conor McHugh. Ronan Hayes and John Hetherton, who were instrumental in the victory in Salthill, are at least listed among the substitutes.
DUBLIN (SHC v Kilkenny): E. Gibbons; P. Doyle, P. Smyth, E. O’Donnell; C. Crummey (c), L. Rushe, C. Burke; B. Hayes, C. Groarke; F. Whitely, D. Burke, C. Donohoe; D. Purcell, C. O’Sullivan, C. Ó Riain.
Subs: S. Brennan, D. Lucey, R. Hayes, O. Gaffney, C. McHugh, J. Bellew, D. Ó Dúlaing, P. Dunleavy, D. Purcell, D. Power, J. Hetherton.