By Michael McMullan

PADDY Tally has named his first Derry team for their league opener against Tyrone on Saturday in Omagh.

There are four changes from their All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to a the Kingdom last summer, who had Tally in the management team.

Gareth McKinless is on club duty, Chrissy McKaigue is retired, the injured Conor McCluskey and Eunan Mulholland are out.

There is a return for Anton Tohill, while Donncha Gilmore and Declan Cassidy come into the defence. Niall Toner comes in for Mulholland.

The Derry squad will come up against a Tyrone team managed by Malachy O’Rourke who will know the Oakleafers inside out from his time with Glen.

Both teams have the added caveat with a new set of rules for Saturday’s game at O’Neill’s Healey Park.

Derry: Odhrán Lynch, Diarmuid Baker, Eoin McEvoy, Donncha Gilmore, Conor Doherty, Brendan Rogers, Declan Cassidy, Conor Glass, Anton Tohill, Ethan Doherty, Ciaran McFaul, Paul Cassidy, Niall Toner, Shane McGuigan, Lachlann Murray

Subs: Neil McNicholl, Mark Doherty, Ryan Mulholland, Shea Downey, Jody McDermott,Dan Higgins, Ben McCarron, Callum McGrogan, Cahir McMonagle, Cormac Murphy, Charlie Diamond