**Team news** Cork and Westmeath reveal teams for Sunday's Mallow clash

Cork (H) v Westmeath, 2.00pm (SUNDAY) Mallow, Cork (S McNulty, Wicklow) 

CORK are the reigning Lidl NFL Division 1 champions and while they were beaten by Dublin at Croke Park last time out, the Leesiders showed enough to suggest that they will be a force for the long haul in 2018.

In that fixture, Ephie Fitzgerald’s charges gave themselves too much to do but he’ll have been pleased with a fightback that fell narrowly short.

Cork have been hoovering up titles at underage level in recent years and it will be interesting to see if that can transfer to senior level quickly, or if there’s a transitional period in store.

It’s been a tough slog for Westmeath in the top flight to date, with three defeats from their three matches.

They were competitive in games against Mayo and Dublin but leaking 9-17 to Donegal last weekend is a concern for the basement side.

Cork team: 

1	Martina O’Brien	Clonakilty
2	Aisling Kelleher	St. Valentines
3	Marie Ambrose	St. Valentines
4	Emma Spillane	Bantry Blues
5	Maire O’Callaghan	Mourneabbey
6	Beatrice Casey	Araglen Desmonds Bui
7	Shauna Kelly	Araglen Desmonds Bui
8	Melissa Duggan	Dohenys
9	Aishling Hutchings	Fermoy
10	Brid O’Sullivan	Mourneabbey
11	Doireann O’Sullivan	Mourneabbey
12	Orlagh Farmer	Midleton
13	Ciara O’Sullivan	Mourneabbey
14	Eimear Scally	Éire Óg
15	Orla Finn	Kinsale

Westmeath team: 

1	Karen Walsh	Milltown
2	Rachel Dillon	Milltown
3	Amie Giles	Coralstown/Kinnegad
4	Nicole Feery	Tyrrellspass
5	Fiona Coyle	Rochfortbridge
6	Jennie Rogers	Milltown
7	Laura Brennan	Garrycastle
8	Karen Mc Dermott	Rochfortbridge
9	Fiona Claffey	Na fianna
10	Johanna Maher	Tyrrellspass
11	Maud Annie Foley	Coralstown/Kinnegad
12	Kelly Boyce Jordan	Milltown
13	Lucy Mc Cartan	St Lomans
14	Laura Lee Walsh	Na Fianna
15	Karen Hegarty	Mullingar Shamrocks