Revealed: The Galway and Mayo teams for the 2019 TG4 Connacht Senior Championship Final

TG4 Connacht Ladies Senior Football champions Galway have made two changes in personnel for Sunday’s eagerly-awaited provincial final clash with old rivals Mayo (4pm).

Galway’s last competitive outing was the Lidl NFL Division 1 Final defeat to Cork on May 5 and manager Tim Rabbitt has shuffled his pack for the visit to Elvery’s MacHale Park.

Fit-again Áine McDonagh, who’s had a difficult run with injuries, returns to the starting line-up, along with Leanne Coen.

From the team that started against Cork, Orla Murphy and Sarah Conneally drop to the bench, as Galway aim for a third successive TG4 Connacht senior crown, and their seventh in eight seasons.

Sunday’s game, which throws in at 4pm, will be available to view on the LGFA’s Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/LadiesGaelicFootball/, with Jerome Quinn on commentary alongside former Mayo boss Frank Browne.

Mayo, meanwhile, hand a first start to Sarah Rowe since the counties met in the 2018 TG4 All-Ireland quarter-final.

Rowe missed the early rounds of the Lidl National League as she was in Australia with Collingwood in the WAFL.

She made substitute appearances against Cork and Monaghan in the concluding rounds of the Lidl NFL, finding the net against Monaghan after coming off the bench.

The Monaghan game on April 7 was Mayo’s last competitive outing and manager Peter Leahy has made six changes in personnel.

Aisling Tarpey comes in between the sticks for Sorcha Murphy, while Roisin Flynn, Éilis Ronayne, captain Niamh Kelly, her sister Grace Kelly, and Rowe are all handed starting berths.

From the team that started in the Monaghan game, they replace Nicola Meehan, Noirin Moran, Dayna Finn, Lisa Cafferky and Fiona Doherty.

Galway team: 

1	Lisa Murphy	Kilkerrin Clonberne
2	Shauna Molloy	St Furseys Headford
3	Sarah Lynch	Naomh Anna Leitir Moir
4	Fabienne Cooney	Claregalway
5	Barbara Hannon	Dunmore McHales
6	Sinead Burke	Ballyboden St Endas
7	Charlotte Cooney	Claregalway
8	Louise Ward	Kilkerrin Clonberne
9	Aine McDonagh	Moycullen
10	Olivia Divilly	Kilkerrin Clonberne
11	Tracey Leonard	Corofin
12	Megan Glynn	Claregalway
13	Leanne Coen	Corofin
14	Roisin Leonard	Corofin
15	Mairead Seoighe	Clonbur

Mayo team: 

🚨 #TeamAnnouncement 🚨 – Our Mayo LGFA Senior team to line out Vs @GalwayLgfa in the @LadiesFootball @ConnachtLGFA Final on Sunday June 23rd at 4pm in @Elverys McHale Park#TogetherStronger #ConnachtFinal #SeriousSupport 💚❤🔥 #MayoVsGalway pic.twitter.com/9Z323KFySU

— Mayo LGFA (@Mayo_LGFA) June 19, 2019

1	Aishling Tarpey	Foxrock/Cabinteely
2	Nicola O Malley	Westport
3	Roisin Flynn	Knockmore
4	Danielle Caldwell	Castlebar Mitchels
5	Éilis Roynane	Davitts
6	Ciara McManamon	Burrishoole
7	Ciara Whyte	Kilmoremoy
8	Clodagh McManamon	Burrishoole
9	Sinead Cafferky	Kilmovee Shamrocks
10	Roisin Durkin	Swinford
11	Tamara O Connor	Cill Chomain
12	Niamh Kelly	Moy Davitts
13	Sarah Rowe	Kilmoremoy
14	Rachel Kearns	Crossmolina Deel rovers
15	Grace Kelly	Moy Davitts