Down take on Armagh in Newry

This Sunday at 2pm marks the start of the 2012 Gaelic Football Season with the thrill of a local derby match between Armagh and Down at Pairc Esler in the opening game of the 2012 Power NI Dr McKenna Cup.

Down team to pick from for the McKenna Cup

1 Brendan McVeigh, An Riocht

2 Damian Turley, Downpatrick

3 Daniel McCartan, Burren

4 Dan Gordan, Loughinisland

5 Niall Brannigan, Kilcoo

6 Kevin Duffin, Castlewellan

7 Mark Doran, Longstone

8 Peter Turley, Downpatrick

9 Conor Gough, Newry Shamrocks

10 Kalum King, Bryansford

11 Ambrose Rogers, Longstone

12 Aidan Carr, Clonduff

13 Danny Hughes, Saval

14 Niall McParland, Glenn

15 Brendan Coulter, Mayobridge

16 Michael McAllister, Clann Na Banna

17 Arthur McConville, Clonduff

18 Conor Laverty, Kilcoo

19 Eoin McCartan, Burren

20 Marcus Miskelly, Darragh Cross

21 Aidan Brannigan, Kilcoo

22 Liam Doyle, Liatroim

23 David McKibben, Bryansford

24 Kevin Anderson, Annaclone

25 Keith Quinn, Mayobridge

26 Ryan Brady, Mayobridge

Armagh Team to pick from:

1 Declan McKenna, Armagh Harps

2 Gareth Swift, Armagh Harps

3 Charlie Vernon, Armagh Harps

4 Niall Geoghan, Middletown

5 Pauric Gribben, Ballymacnab

6 Sean Hughes, Ballymacnab

7 Aidan Forker, Maghery

8 David Lavery, Maghery

9 James Lavery, Maghery

10 Andy Mallon, Pearse Og

11 Sean Moore, Pearse Og

12 Ciaran McKeever, St. Patrick's

13 Malachy Mackin, St. Patrick's

14 Billy Joe Paddden, Carrickcruppin

15 Brendan Donaghy, Clonmore

16 Stefan Campbell, Clan na Gael

17 Micheál O’Rourke, Dromintee

18 Ryan Rafferty, Granemore

19 Eugene McDonnell, Keady

20 Eugene McVerry, Mullaghbawn

21 Aaron Findon, St Peter’s

22 Michael Stevenson, Sarsfields

23 Brian Mallon, Tir na nÓg

24 Adrian Conlon, Tullysaran

25 Mark Shields, Whitecross

26 Finian Moriarty, Wolfe Tones