Offaly reshuffle

Offaly have made four changes for their fourth round senior football qualifier against Laois to be played in Portlaoise on Sunday…

Offaly have made four changes for their fourth round senior football qualifier against Laois to be played in Portlaoise on Sunday afternoon.

Centre-fielder Alan McNamee has failed to recover sufficiently from a knock sustained against Dublin in the Leinster final to make the starting line-up, although he is likely to be called in at some stage should the need arise.

Also gone from the side which started the provincial final are Scott Brady, Damian Hunt and John Reynolds with the four replacements being Cathal Daly, Mark Daly, Colm Quinn, and Jimmy Coughlan.

OFFALY (v Laois): P Kelly; C Daly, G Rafferty, N Grennan; P McConway, S Sullivan, K Slattery; M Daly, N Coughlan; C Quinn, C McManus, P Kellaghan; T Deehan, J Coughlan, N McNamee.

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