Team news: Cork and Westmeath show their hands ahead of Gaelic Grounds showdown

Monday August 6: TG4 All Ireland Senior Quarter Final 2 – ET if necessary

Cork v Westmeath, 4.45pm, Gaelic Grounds, Limerick – LIVE ON TG4

CORK, the 11-time champions, have their sights set on glory once again and are motoring along quite nicely under the radar.

They regained the Munster title with minimum fuss before seeing off Monaghan and Armagh in Group 2 of the qualifiers to top the pool.

Now they’re eyeing up the challenge of Westmeath, with a semi-final against Donegal or Armagh on offer for the winners.

Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald has opted for just one change to the starting team that accounted for Armagh last weekend.

Chloe Collins replaced Aisling Kelleher at half-time and Collins is handed a start ahead of Kelleher on this occasion.

Westmeath suffered a big defeat to Galway last time out but a victory over Waterford in round 1 ensured that the Midlanders would contest a quarter-final.

Stephen Maxwell’s charges will need a huge improvement to compete with Cork, as they’ve suffered big losses to provincial winners Galway and Dublin in this championship, while they’re now facing up to the Munster standard-bearers.

Maxwell has made two changes in personnel for this fixtures with Cork, as Laura Brennan and Karen McDermott come into the side to replace Caoimhe Clarke McMahon and Aoife Connolly.

Cork will be anxious to flex their muscles ahead of an expected slot in the semi-finals but this is very much a ‘free shot’ for Westmeath, who have been free from the threat of relegation since beating Waterford.

Maxwell will encourage his players to have a go and with the shackles off, Cork will need to deliver a performance to advance.

Cork team: 

1	Martina O’Brien	Clonakilty
2	Chloe Collins	Dromtarriffe
3	Roisin Phelan	Aghada
4	Melissa Duggan	Dohenys
5	Maire O’Callaghan	Mourneabbey
6	Shauna Kelly	Araglen Desmonds Bui
7	Emma Spillane	Bantry Blues
8	Ashling Hutchings	Fermoy
9	Hannah Looney	Aghada
10	Ciara O’Sullivan	Mourneabbey
11	Libby Coppinger	St. Colum’s
12	Eimear Scally	Eire Og
13	Aine O’Sullivan	Beara
14	Doireann O’Sullivan	Mourneabbey
15	Orla Finn	Kinsale

Westmeath team: 

1	Karen Walsh	Milltown
2	Lucy Power	The Downs
3	Jennifer Rogers	Milltown
4	Rachel Dillon	Milltown
5	Fiona Coyle	St Marys Rochfortbridge
6	Laura Brennan	Garrycastle
7	Nicole Feery	Tyrrellspass
8	Maud Annie Foley	Coralstown/Kinnegad
9	Karen McDermott	St Marys Rochfortbridge
10	Fiona Claffey	Foxrock Cabinteely
11	Leanne Slevin	Milltown
12	Johanna Maher	Tyrrellspass
13	Lucy Mc Cartan	St Lomans
14	Laura Lee Walsh	Na Fianna
15	Annie Dolan	Clan Gaels