Banner Bid To Storm The Kingdom

Photo © Martin Connolly

Clare will look for a first ever championship win over Kerry in Fitzgerald Stadium this afternoon.

Colm Collins side make the trip to Killarney to take on the Kingdom in Killarney for the second time in the last three years.

The Banner are unchanged from the side that eased past Limerick in the provincial quarter final with 1-22 of Clare’s tally on that night coming from play.

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Captain Gary Brennan says they know they’re facing one of the superpowers of the game

Meanwhile Kerry’s starting 15 will feature seven players who are featuring in the green and gold in the championship for the first time.

Last years minor star David Clifford is joined in the full forward line by Paul Geaney and James O’Donoghue.

Sean O’Shea makes his first championship appearance at centre forward while in defence Jason Foley comes in at corner back while Shane Murphy captains the side from between the sticks.

His Dr Crokes clubmate Fionn Fitzgerald has to be content with a place on the bench and he’s expecting a tough afternoon in Killarney

Throw in this afternoon in Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney is at 3.30pm with live commentary here on Clare FM in association with Jones’s Supervalu Miltown Malbay and Tubridy’s Bar & Restaurant Doonbeg.