Coalisland defender Michael McKernan is Tyrone's sole league debutant for their Allianz FL opening round trip to Tuam to face Galway.

Last year's U21 county captain has been named in the full-back line in which he is joined by Ronan McNamee who returns for his first start of the campaign.

New captain Matthew Donnelly and Dungannon's Padraig McNulty will form the Red Hand's midfield pairing in the absence of the club-tied Colm Cavanagh.

The starting 15 sees two sets of brothers in the McCann's (Tiernan and Conal) and the McGeary's (Hugh Pat and Kieran) with three more amongst the match-day squad - the Donnelly's (Matthew and Richard), the Brennan's (Lee and Rory) and the Burns' (Brendan and Frank).

Tyrone (Allianz FL v Galway): Niall Morgan; Michael McKernan, Ronan McNamee, Hugh Pat McGeary; Tiernan McCann, Padraig Hampsey, Peter Harte; Matthew Donnelly, Padraig McNulty; Conal McCann, Niall Sludden, Kieran McGeary; Darren McCurry, Cathal McShane, Connor McAliskey.

Subs: Mickey O'Neill, Mark Bradley, Lee Brennan, Rory Brennan, Brendan Burns, Frank Burns, Richard Donnelly, Declan McClure, Aidan McCrory, Ronan McNabb, Ronan O'Neill.

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