Both Kieran McGeeney and Padraic Joyce has stayed loyal to their players after they named their teams for this year's All-Ireland Football final.

Armagh and Galway both aim to end their All-Ireland droughts in one of the most intriguing finals in recent years.

In was been a rollercoaster year for both sides, Galway underperformed at times in both the Connacht Championship and All-Ireland group stages but were also seriously impressive against Dublin and Donegal in the quarter and semi-final stages of the tournament.

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Armagh will have been desperately disappointed with the manner in which they lost the Ulster Football final but a good comeback against Galway to top the group has looked like the start of something special for the Orchard.

After years of knocking on the door, Armagh were involved in a classic when they beat Kerry in extra time to book their place in the final.

Connaire Mackin returns in place of Peter McGrane in Armagh's only change while Galway's captain Sean Kelly is named to start in midfield in place of Cein Darcy after missing out on the Donegal game through injury.

Armagh: Blaine Hughes; Paddy Burns, Aaron McKay, Barry McCambridge; Connaire Mackin, Tiernan Kelly, Aidan Forker; Niall Grimley, Ben Crealey; Joe McElroy, Rian O’Neill, OisínConaty; Rory Gurgan, Andrew Murnin, Conor Turbitt

Subs: Ethan Rafferty, Greg McCabe, Peter McGrane, Ciaran Higgins, Ross McQuillan, Shane McPartlan, Jason Duffy, Oisín O’Neill, Stefan Campbell, Aidan Nugent, Jarly Og Burns

Galway team: Connor Gleeson - Johnny McGrath, Seán Fitzgerald, Jack Glynn - Dylan McHugh, Liam Silke, Séan Mulkerrin - Paul Conroy, Sean Kelly (c) - Matthew Tierney, John Maher, Cillian McDaid - Robert Finnerty, Damien Comer, Shane Walsh.

Substitutes: Conor Flaherty, John Daly, Eoghan Kelly, Daniel Ó Flaherty, Kieran Molloy, Cathal Sweeney, Cein Darcy, Johnny Heaney, Liam Ó Conghaile, Tomo Culhane, Niall Daly

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