Antrim football boss Liam Bradley has included six newcomers in his squad for the upcoming Dr McKenna Cup campaign. With the St. Gall's contingent unavailable and six of last season's squad involved with their colleges, Bradley will give Ryan Boyd (Moneyglass), Oliver Duffin (Creggan), Chirst Lavery (Aghagallon), Conor Maxwell (Glengormley), Gerard O'Boyle (Cargin) and Gerard Walls (Lamh Dhearg) their first taste of inter-county action. Dual star Brendan Herron (Lamh Dhearg) also rejoins the squad along with Paul Doherty (Rasharkin), Eoin O'Neill (Cargin), Damien Gault (Glengormley) and another dual player Micheal Magill (Randalstown), who spent this summer in London. Bradley believes the newcomers can only benefit from repeated appearances in the Dr McKenna Cup and National League. "It will give these guys more time to establish themselves," he told the Irish News. "Instead of being bit-part players, they can expect to experience decent game-time in both the McKenna Cup and the league. That can only be a good thing for Antrim." Antrim (McKenna Cup squad): C Lavery (Aghagallon), N O'Connell (Ahoghill), M McCann, G O'Boyle, E O'Neill, T Scullion, C Close (Cargin), O Duffin, B Hasson (Creggan), K McQuillan (Dunloy), P Cunningham, J Finucane, B Herron, C Murray, G Walls (Lamb Dhearg), K Brady, R Boyd (Moneyglass), P Carey (Portglenone), M Magill (Randalstown), P Doherty (Rasharkin), D Edwards, J Loughrey (St. Brigid's), D Gault, C Maxwell (St. Enda's), A Douglas (St. John's), S McGreevy (St. Paul's). Tweet

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