Burke names Roscommon team to face Down in league opener
Brian Stack (middle) has been named captain of the Roscommon senior football panel for 2025. Daire Cregg and Diarmuid Murtagh will be vice-captains. Picture: Roscommon GAA
Roscommon senior football manager, Davy Burke, has named his first team of the new season to face Down in Sunday's opening Allianz Division Two Football League game at King and Moffatt Dr. Hyde Park.
Three players will make their league debut in defence — Colm Neary, Pearse Frost and Tim Lambe — while there are recalls for Eddie Nolan, Shane Killoran and Cian McKeon who have rejoined the panel this year.
Overall, there are just eight survivors from the starting 15 that were beaten by Armagh in last year's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final in Croke Park.
There are no players from county senior football champions, Pádraig Pearses, involved in the match-day 26.
The bench includes Ciaráin Murtagh, who has also returned to the panel, and Ben O’Carroll, who missed most of 2024 because of injury.
Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Brian Stack of St. Brigid's will, once again, be Roscommon senior football captain for 2025. Diarmuid Murtagh (St. Faithleach's) and Daire Cregg (Boyle) will be joint vice-captains.
1 Conor Carroll (Oranmore/Maree)
2 Colm Neary (Strokestown)
3 Pearse Frost (St. Brigid's)
4 Niall Higgins (Elphin)
5 Brian Stack (St. Brigid's)
6 Shane Cunnane (St. Brigid's)
7 Tim Lambe (Roscommon Gaels)
8 Eddie Nolan (St. Brigid's)
9 Keith Doyle (St. Dominic's)
10 Shane Killoran (Elphin)
11 Ultan Harney (Clann na nGael)
12 Enda Smith (Boyle)
13 Diarmuid Murtagh (St. Faithleach's)
14 Cian McKeon (Boyle)
15 Daire Cregg (Boyle)
Subs: 16 Aaron Brady (Elphin), 17 Senan Lambe (Roscommon Gaels), 18 Dylan Ruane (Michael Glaveys), 19 Ruaidhrí Fallon (St. Brigid's), 20 John McManus (Roscommon Gaels), 21 Ciaráin Murtagh (St. Faithleach's), 22 Ben O'Carroll (St. Beigid's), 23 Donie Smith (Boyle), 24 Conor Cox (Éire Óg), 25 Conor Hand (St. Brigid's), 26 James Fitzpatrick (Oran).
