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The Roscommon team to face Monaghan in Sunday’s Allianz Football League game has just been announced and shows three changes in personnel and a number positional switches from the side defeated by Kerry.
Oran’s Thomas Featherston returns to full back, Gary Patterson of Michael Glaveys replaces the suspended John McManus at wing back and Strokestown’s Thomas Corcoran will start at midfield.
The bench has been strengthened with the return of Ultan Harney and Cathal Compton, who have both missed recent games through injury. The Roscommon Team in full is as follows
1. Darren O’Malley (Michael Glaveys)
2. Seán McDermott (Western Gaels)
3. Thomas Featherston (Oran)
4. Niall McInerney (St Brigids)
5. Gary Patterson (Michael Glaveys)
6. Seán Mullooly (Strokestown)
7. David Murray (Padraig Pearses)
8. Tom Corcoran (Strokestown)
9. Tadhg O’Rourke (Tulsk)
10. Fintan Cregg (Elphin)
11. Conor Devaney (Kilbride)
12. Enda Smith (Boyle)
13. Ciaráin Murtagh (C) (St Faithleachs)
14. Donie Smith (Boyle)
15. Cian Connolly (Roscommon Gaels)
Subs:
16. Colm Lavin (Éire Óg)
17. Paddy Brogan (Strokestown)
18. Ciaran Cafferkey (Western Gaels)
19. Cathal Compton (Strokestown)
20. Ultan Harney (Clann na nGael)
21. Shane Killoran (Elphin)
22. Niall Kilroy (Fuerty)
23. Fergal Lennon ( Clann na nGael)
24. Brian Murtagh (St Faithleachs)
25. Diarmuid Murtagh (St Faithleachs)
26. Ronan Stack (St Brigids)
Sunday’s game in Iniskeen throws in at 2pm and there will be full deferred coverage on TG4.