Compiled by Jackie Cahill
IT’S another bumper weekend in 2019 Lidl Ladies
National Football League – with another full round of fixtures across the four
divisions on the agenda.
Three fixtures were postponed in Round 1, which
means that Sligo, Meath, Leitrim, Derry, Antrim and Fermanagh will begin their
campaigns on Sunday.
There are two games fixed for Saturday – and Galway
have the chance to make the early running in Division 1 if they can gain a
positive result on their visit to Monaghan, who will be looking to recover from
a poor Round 1 loss to Westmeath.
In Division 2, it’s a Munster derby for Kerry and
Waterford, before attention turns to 14 fixtures on Sunday.
Donegal v Mayo in Convoy is the Live fixture on the
LGFA’s Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/LadiesGaelicFootball/),
with Jerome Quinn and former Donegal skipper Maria Devenney on commentary.
Also in Division 1, champions Dublin make the trip
to Tipp and Westmeath host Cork, a game that has been switched to Cusack Park
in Mullingar.
Lidl
Ladies National Football League 2019 - Round 2 – (2pm unless stated)
Saturday
9th February
Lidl Ladies National Football League – Division 1 – Round 2
Monaghan v Galway, Monaghan GAA Centre of
Excellence, Cloghan, Annyalla – G Corrigan (Down)
Galway got off to a cracking start last weekend when
they visited 2018 TG4 All-Ireland finalists Cork and came away with a
four-point victory.
That Mallow success has teed up what could be
another good campaign for the Tribeswomen, under the guidance of new boss Tim
Rabbitte.
It shouldn’t be forgotten that Dublin needed a late
Nicole Owens goal to get past Galway in last year’s Division 1 semi-final – and
Rabbitte’s charges are also the reigning Connacht champions.
Galway have made three changes for the visit to
Monaghan, with the Hannon sisters, Barbara and Lucy, both coming into the team.
They replace injured pair Megan Glynn and Sarah
Conneally, while Lisa Murphy replaces Dearbhla Gower between the sticks as
Rabbitte rotates his goalkeepers throughout the League.
Áine McDonagh remains on the injured list while
Nicola Ward is still a number of weeks away from playing as she recovers from a
knee injury.
Monaghan suffered a disappointing opening round loss
to Westmeath but manager Niall Treanor has opted for just one change in
personnel.
Chloe McBride comes in for Lisa Flynn as the Farney
County look to bounce back on home soil, at the Monaghan GAA Centre of
Excellence.
Monaghan:
Alanna
McCarey; N Kerr, S Coyle, H McSkane; Abbie McCarey, A McAnespie, C Treanor; M
Atkinson, R Courtney; C McBride, C Courtney (capt.), E McAnespie; E Woods, L
Maguire, C McAnespie.
Galway:
L Murphy; M Coyne, S Lynch, F Cooney, S Molloy; L Ward, C Cooney; O Divilly, B
Hannon; M Seoighe, T Leonard (capt.), L Coen; R Ní Flahartha, R Leonard, L
Hannon.
Sunday
10th February 2019
Lidl
Ladies National Football League – Division 1 – Round 2
Donegal v Mayo, Convoy – B Rice (Down) – Live
on LGFA Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/LadiesGaelicFootball/
from 1.45pm.
This should be a cracking game between two counties
flying high on confidence following impressive Round 1 victories.
The LGFA will stream this fixture between Donegal
and Mayo LIVE on the Association’s Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/LadiesGaelicFootball/)
on Sunday from Convoy, with Jerome Quinn and former Donegal skipper Maria
Devenney on commentary.
Donegal were brilliant at Croke Park last Saturday
evening when they defeated Lidl NFL Division 1 title holders and TG4
All-Ireland Senior champions Dublin.
Skipper Karen Guthrie collected 1-4 in a Player of
the Match display and it’s not surprising that manager Maxi Curran has opted
for an unchanged starting 15.
Mayo are also unchanged as they target a second win
from two outings.
Peter Leahy’s side saw off the challenge of
newly-promoted Tipperary in Swinford last Sunday, with versatile star Rachel
Kearns collecting 1-6. Grace Kelly chipped in with a 1-1 haul for Mayo, who are
giving a host of new players invaluable big-game experience.
Donegal:
A Nee; T Hegarty, E Gallagher, E McGinley; T Doherty, N McLaughlin, N Carr; K
Herron, N Boyle; K Guthrie (capt.), N Hegarty, A Boyle Carr; G McLaughlin, M
Ryan, C Grant.
Mayo:
L Brennan; R Flynn, N Moran, D Caldwell; K Sullivan, Ciara McManamon, N
O’Malley; Clodagh McManamon, D Finn; N Kelly (capt.), F Doherty, S Cafferky; E
Needham, R Kearns, G Kelly.
Tipperary
v Dublin, Ardfinnan – G McMahon (Mayo)
A crucial fixture for both teams as Tipperary
welcome Lidl League and TG4 All-Ireland champions Dublin to Ardfinnan on
Sunday.
A bumper crowd is expected for this fixture as both
counties look to get off the mark following opening round defeats.
Tipp boss Shane Ronayne has made four changes to his
starting 15 following last Sunday’s defeat in Mayo.
Emma Buckley, Brid Condon, Niamh Lonergan and Sarah
Everard come in to replace Lucy Spillane, Roisin McGrath, Angela McGuigan and
Ava Fennessy.
Dublin boss Mick Bohan has made two changes to the
side started against Donegal, with TG4 All Stars Lauren Magee and Lyndsey Davey
come in for Niamh McEvoy, who picked up a knock at Croke Park, and Kate
Sullivan.
Magee and Davey were both introduced off the bench
against Donegal – with Davey netting a goal.
Dublin will be fancied to pick up maximum points on
their trip to Tipp but they’ll get nothing easy from the fired-up hosts.
With Sinéad Aherne still not involved for Dublin,
goalkeeper Ciara Trant captains the side once again.
Tipperary:
L Fitzpatrick; E Buckley, M Curley, E Cronin; B Condon, S Lambert (capt.), C
Maher; A.R. Kennedy, E Fitzpatrick; N Lonergan, A Moloney, R Daly; L Dillon, C
Condon, S Everard.
Dublin:
C
Trant (capt.); M Byrne, N Collins, E McDonagh; S Fagan, O Carey, L Magee; S
McGrath, J Dunne; A Kane, S Woods, C Rowe; N Owens, L Davey, S Killeen.
Westmeath
v Cork, Cusack Park, Mullingar– G Carmody (Roscommon)
Westmeath, who battled relegation last year, got off
to a brilliant start with victory over Monaghan last weekend.
There were significant contributions from Johanna
Maher, Leanne Slevin and experienced Maud Annie Foley in a comfortable win
against the Farney County.
The quality of opposition goes up a notch when Cork
visit Cusack Park in Mullingar on Sunday – with the Rebelettes smarting from
their loss to Galway last Saturday.
Westmeath are unchanged as they look to claim
another big scalp but Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald has made four changes in
personnel.
Former All-Ireland Minor A championship winners
Sarah Leahy and Sadhbh O’Leary, a highly-rated attacker, come into the side,
along with Aisling Kelleher and Orlagh Farmer.
Ciara McCarthy, Meabh Cahalane and camogie pair Hannah
Looney and Libby Coppinger drop out of the team that started against Galway in
Mallow.
Westmeath:
K Walsh; R Dillon, J Rogers, L Power; F Coyle, K McDermott, F Claffey; K Boyce
Jordan, V Carr; L McCartan, L Slevin, J Maher; S Dolan, A Jones, M.A. Foley.
Cork:
M O’Brien; S Leahy, S Kelly, A Kelleher; D Kiely, M Duggan, E Kiely; A
Hutchings, L O’Mahony; A O’Sullivan, N Cotter, O Farmer; E Scally, S O’Leary, O
Finn.
