Team news: Westmeath hand Shaw championship debut

July 01, 2016

Westmeath's Conor Shaw in action for his club Brownstown

Conor Shaw will make his championship debut for Westmeath as one of four changes for their All-Ireland SHC Qualifier meeting with Limerick tomorrow.

The Brownstown U21 star has been drafted into the full-back line for the clash with the Treaty County at Cusack Park in place of the suspended Shane Power.

Elsewhere, Alan McGrath is named at left half-back ahead of Gary Greville, Brendan Murtagh is chosen at centre-forward and Niall Mitchell comes in at right corner-foward.

Eoin Price moves to midfield after lining out in attack in the 17-point Leinster quarter-final defeat to Galway, meanwhile, Robbie Greville and Liam Varley are the other players to make way.

Westmeath (SHC v Limerick): Paddy Maloney; Conor Shaw, Tommy Doyle, Tommy Gallagher; Aaron Craig, Aonghus Clarke, Alan McGrath; Cormac Boyle, Eoin Price; Alan Devine, Brendan Murtagh, Niall O'Brien; Niall Mitchell, Derek McNicholas, Darragh Egerton.

Subs: Gary Healy, Shane McGovern, Jack Galvin, Mick Heeney, Kieran Duncan, Phelim Bourke, Joe Rabbitte, Liam Varley, Robbie Greville, Gary Greville, Kieran Doyle.


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