Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney will be without a score of first-team regulars for Saturday’s Division One opener against Galway in Pearse Stadium on Saturday.

Just 10 of the players who started last summer’s All-Ireland final win over the Tribesmen in Croke Park have been named for Saturday’s rematch in Salthill with defenders Paddy Burns and Aaron McKay and attackers Rian O’Neill and Joe McElroy all absent from the squad. Conor Turbitt is named on the bench.

Tomás McCormack and Greg McCabe have been drafted into the defence in place of Burns and the injured McKay.

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Darragh McMullen and Cian McConville have their chance to impress in the forwards with Stefan Campbell, often used as an impact sub last season, named to start.

Of last year's All-Ireland winning squad, Oisin O'Neill, Aidan Nugent and Jarly Óg Burns are also missing from the Armagh's squad for their Division One opener.

Galway have also named their starting team for Saturday’s clash with Damien Comer and Rob Finnerty notable absentees while Shane Walsh has been named on the bench.

Armagh: Blaine Hughes; Tomás McCormack, Barry McCambridge, Aidan Forker; Connaire Mackin, Tiernan Kelly, Greg McCabe; Ben Crealey, Niall Grimley; Oisin Conaty, Rory Grugan, Darragh McMullen; Cian McConville, Andrew Murnin, Stefan Campbell.

Subs: Ethan Rafferty, Gareth Murphy, Callum O’Neill, Fergal O’Brien, Daniel Magee, Conor Turbitt, Ross McQuillan, Jason Duffy, Ciaron O’Hanlon, Jemar Hall, Shane McPartlan.

Galway: Connor Gleeson; Johnny McGrath, Sean Fitzgerald, Daniel O’Flaherty; Dylan McHugh, John Daly, Sean Kelly; Paul Conroy, Cillian McDaid; Cathal Sweeney, Finnian Ó Laoi, Cein Darcy; Cillian Ó Curraoin, Matthew Tierney, Sam O’Neill

Subs: Conor Flaherty, Jack Glynn, Kieran Molloy, Sean Ó Maoilchiarain, Liam Silke, John Maher, James McLoughlin, Liam Ó Conghaile, Colm Costello, Shane Walsh, Johnny Heaney

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