Sunday March 24

 

Lidl NFL Division 1

 

Mayo v Waterford; Ballina Stephenites – Live stream at https://page.inplayer.com/streamsportireland/

 

A positive result for Mayo on Sunday would guarantee top flight status again for 2024.

It’s incredibly tight at the bottom of the table, with Mayo relatively comfortable on seven points, four clear of Galway, Waterford and Cork, who are all on three points.

But a scenario could yet occur where Galway and Waterford both win on Sunday, moving them both to six points, and that would leave it all to play for as Galway have yet to play Waterford in the division’s outstanding game.

A draw between Galway and Waterford would then see Mayo, Galway and Waterford all locked together on seven points, with scoring difference coming into play at that juncture.

That particular permutation will be deemed irrelevant at the close of play on Sunday, however, should Mayo draw or win.

Mayo have made one change in personnel following the narrow one-point loss to table-toppers Armagh, with Fiona McHale coming in for Saoirse Lally, as Aoife Geraghty takes over as team captain for this outing.

Waterford have named an unchanged starting line-up after losing out by three points to Dublin.

 

Mayo: L Brennan; F McHale, N O’Malley, D Caldwell; K Sullivan, E Murray, J Mortimer; A Geraghty (capt.), H Reape; F McLaughlin, A Fitzpatrick, M Cannon; S Cafferky, L Cafferky, S Walsh.

 

Waterford: E O’Brien; H Power, E Power, A Murray; K McGrath, A McNulty, A O’Neill; E Murray, K Hogan (capt.); C Walsh, C Carroll, M O’Brien; B McMaugh, K Murray, L McGregor.