Andy McEntee

Two changes for Tyrone test

Meath manager Andy McEntee has been forced into two changes for this evening's All-Ireland SFC qualifer round one clash with Tyrone as Shane McEntee misses out because of suspension and Paddy Kennelly is injured.
Shane McEntee's place on the half-back line goes to Simonstown's Shane Gallagher who comes in to make his championship debut, while Kennelly is replaced at midfield by Adam Flanagan.
Kennelly picked up a knock in the Leinster SFC loss to Longford and hasn't recovered, while Shane McEntee is serving a one match ban after receiving a straight red card following an off-the-ball incident in the same game.
Gallagher has only featured once for Meath this year, starting the O'Byrne Cup game against Carlow where he was forced off injured early on, and he is the only debutant as the manager keeps faith with 13 of ther side that went down 0-14 to 0-16 to Longford.
Tyrone boss Mickey Harte has made four chances to his team from the side that lost 1-16 to 1-18 to Monaghan on the Ulster SFC quarter-finals.
Hugh Pat McGeary and Michael McKernan come into defence, while Padraig McNulty and Richard Donnelly are in for injured pair Mark Bradley and Lee Brennan.

Meath - Andrew Colgan; Seamus Lavin, Conor McGill, Seán Curran; James McEntee, Donal Keogan, Shane Gallagher; Bryan Menton, Adam Flanagan; Cillian O’Sullivan, Ben Brennan, Mickey Burke; Bryan McMahon, Graham Reilly, Donal Lenihan. Subs - David Gallagher, Conor Dempsey, Daniel O’Neill, Cian O’Brien, Liam Ferguson, Eamon Wallace, Joey Wallace, Thomas O’Reilly, Luke Martyn, Shane Glynn, Gavin McCoy.

Tyrone - Niall Morgan; Padraig Hampsey, Ronan McNamee, Hugh Pat McGeary; Tiernan McCann, Frank Burns, Michael McKernan; Colm Cavanagh, Padraig McNulty; Mattie Donnelly, Niall Sludden, Conor Meyler; Cathal McShane, Richard Donnelly, Connor McAliskey