Team news: Premier v Orchard as Tipp and Armagh to head to head in Lidl NFL Division 2 semi-final

Tipperary v Armagh, 1.00pm, Coralstown/Kinnegad, Westmeath, (S McNulty)

Tipperary began their Division 2 campaign by scalping Armagh on their travels but the Premier County know they’re in for a much stiffer test this time.

Armagh have improved incrementally throughout the campaign and will fancy their chances of an immediate return to Division 1.

Caroline O’Hanlon returns to midfield for the Orchard County following her exploits with Netball Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games, while Aimee Mackin will hope to continue her rich vein of attacking form for Armagh.

This is a well-balanced Armagh outfit but Tipp claimed six wins out of seven outings in the group stages and adapted very well to life in the second tier, following last year’s promotion.

Aishling Moloney was the recent star of the Gourmet Food Parlour O’Connor Cup final for DCU and she was this week honoured with The Croke Park Hotel/LGFA Player of the month award for March.

She’s listed at full-forward, with Cahir team-mate and 2017 TG4 Intermediate Players’ Player of the Year Aisling McCarthy in the centre forward role.

This fixture has the ingredients to cook up a real cracker and the winners would fancy their chances of claiming promotion to the top tier.

Tipperary team: 

1	Lauren Fitzpatrick	Ballymacarbry
2	Siobhan Condon	Aherlow
3	Maria Curley	Templemore
4	Emma Buckley	Cahir
5	Brid Condon	Aherlow
6	Samantha Lambert	Ardfinnan
7	Caoimhe Condon	Brian Borus
8	Jennifer Grant	Brian Borus
9	Gillian O Brien	Moyle Rovers
10	Laura Dillon	Ardfinnan
11	Aisling McCarthy	Cahir
12	Niamh Lonergan	Moyle Rovers
13	Orla O Dwyer	Boherlahan
14	Aishling Moloney	Cahir
15	Roisin Howard	Cahir

Armagh team: 

1	Caroline O’Hare	Mullaghbawn
2	Sharon Reel	Carrickcruppen
3	Caoimhe Morgan	Lissummon
4	Sarah Marley	Lissummon
5	Lauren McConville	Crossmaglen
6	Rebecca O’Reilly	Carrickcruppen
7	Mairead Tennyson	Silverbridge
8	Blaithin Mackin	Shane O’Neills
9	Caroline O’Hanlon	Carrickcruppen
10	Aoife McCoy	Dromintee
11	Aimee Mackin	Shane O’Neills
12	Clodagh McCambridge	Clann Eireann
13	Kelly Mallon	Armagh Harps
14	Fionnuala McKenna	Armagh Harps
15	Marian McGuinness	Carrickcruppen