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Derry and Tyrone mix it up again ahead of McKenna Cup Final

Reporter:

Kevin Corbett

27 Jan 2017 1:00 PM

DERRY and Tyrone have named their teams for Saturday's McKenna Cup (7pm).  Magherafelt's Michael McEvoy is poised to become the 31st player used by Damian Barton in this season’s McKenna Cup.
The UUJ student was on Derry’s Ulster minor winning team of 2015 and has been listed at midfield for a senior debut in Saturday’s Final against Tyrone.
Niall Loughlin, Neil Forester, Ballinderry duo Oisin Duffin and Ryan Bell are the only four players to have started all games in 2017, as Derry continue to experiment.
Craigbane’s Aidey McLaughlin picked up a recurrence of an old shoulder injury after Monaghan’s Kieran Hughes brushed him off in the first half of the semi-final.  The extent of the damage is 'not diagnosed’ but McLaughlin, who impressed since his return to the fold, looks set for a spell on the sidelines.
Carlus McWilliams was withdrawn 17 minutes into the Monaghan game with a hamstring scare, but is named among the subs.  Peter Hagan is selected at wing forward but injury kept him out of action last weekend.
Tyrone are in their eighth successive final, gunning for six-in-a-row McKenna Cup title.  Derry have to go back to 2011 for their last success - a win over Tyrone.  The teams met in last season’s enthralling final, with Derry throwing victory away in the closing stages, before going down after extra time.
“I would say we had two hands on it last year, somebody took the other hand off,” commented Enda Lynn after last weekend’s game.
The counties will meet in the opening round of the Ulster championship on Sunday May 28.
DERRY 1. Ben McKinless - Ballinderry 2. Conor McGrogan - Newbridge 3. Connor Nevin - Ballinderry 4. Ronan Murphy - Ballinascreen 5. Neil Forester - Steelstown 6. Oisin Duffin - Ballinderry 7. Michael Warnock - Glen 8. Conor McAtamney - Swatragh 9. Michael McEvoy – Magherafelt 10. Enda Lynn - Greenlough 11. James Kielt - Kilrea 12. Peter Hagan - Banagher 13. Mark Lynch - Banagher 14. Ryan Bell - Ballinderry 15. Niall Loughlin - Greenlough SUBS 16. Thomas Mallon - Loup 17. Patrick Coney - Loup 18. Gavin O’Neill - Banagher 19. Emmett McGuckin - Magherafelt 20. Barry Grant - Ballinascreen 21. Carlus McWilliams - Ballinascreen 22. Patrick Kearney - Swatragh 23. Mark Craig - Dungiven 24. Jason Rocks - Loup 25. Niall Keenan - Castledawson 26. Niall Toner - Lavey
TYRONE
1 - Niall Morgan - Edendork
2 - Aidan McCrory - Errigal Ciaran
3 - Justin McMahon - Omagh
4 - Pádraig Hampsey - Coalisland
5 - Jonathan Monroe - Carrickmore
6 - Matthew Donnelly - Trillick
7 - Peter Harte - Errigal Ciaran
8 - Colm Cavanagh - Moy
9 - Padraig McNulty - Dungannon
10 - Declan McClure - Clonoe
11 - Niall Sludden - Dromore
12 - Conor Meyler - Omagh
13 - Mark Bradley - Killyclogher
14 - Cahir McCullagh - Greencastle
15 - Ronan O’Neill - Omagh SUBS
16 - Mickey O’Neill - Clonoe
17 - Lee Brennan - Trillick
18 - Sean Cavanagh - Moy
19 - Tiernan McCann - Killyclogher
20 - Cathal McCarron - Dromore
21 - Darren McCurry - Edendork
22 - Ronan McHugh - Aghayaran
23 - Niall McKenna - Donaghmore
24 - Ronan McNabb - Dromore
25 - Ronan McNamee - Aghayaran
26 - Cathal McShane - Owen Roes

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