Team news: Armagh's fate in their own hands as they prepare to face Cork

TG4 All Ireland Senior Championship – Group 2 – Round 3

Saturday July 28 

Cork v Armagh, 3.45pm, Duggan Park, Ballinasloe, Galway, (G Chapman, Sligo)

Armagh’s TG4 All-Ireland quarter-final fate is in their own hands.

Even a defeat by 15 points would take the Orchard County through to the last eight on scoring difference, after Cork beat Monaghan by 16 last weekend.

Armagh drew with Monaghan in their opening fixture and are in a good position to make the quarter-finals, provided they avoid a big defeat.

After knocking 7-7 past Monaghan last weekend, Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald has announced an unchanged starting line-up.

Once again, Fitzgerald has two excellent attacking options to call off the bench in Eimear Scally and Saoirse Noonan.

Scally impressed when introduced in the Monaghan clash and Noonan scored two goals when called upon.

That was the second championship game in succession that Noonan had rattled the opposition net in a substitute’s role.

The former underage star goaled twice in the Munster final victory over Kerry, her senior debut, and repeated that feat last weekend.

Armagh have made two changes to their starting line-up, with Aimee Mackin, who’s been carrying an injury, named to start ahead of Megan Sheridan.

Mackin’s sister Blaithin drops to the bench, as Kelly Mallon earns a start.

Armagh team: 

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

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	Orlagh Farmer	Midleton
13	Aine O’Sullivan	Beara
14	Doireann O’Sullivan	Mourneabbey
15	Orla Finn	Kinsale