Star and Gooch are in. Darran O’Sullivan is in reserve.
Eamon Fitzmaurice has turned to Colm Cooper and Kieran Donaghy, Kerry’s veteran talismen, to undo the All-Ireland champions.
Donaghy is retained in the Kerry side that did for Clare in the quarter final while Cooper replaces O’Sullivan in the frontline.
There are welcome returns for Michael Geaney and Johnny Buckley but both are named on the bench.
Here is the full matchday selection.
KERRY
1. Brian Kelly (Killarney Legion)
2. Shane Enright (Tarbert)
3. Mark Griffin (St Michaels/Foilmore)
4. Killian Young (c) (Renard)
5. Brian Ó Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht)
6. Peter Crowley (Laune Rangers)
7. Tadhg Morley (Templenoe)
8. Kieran Donaghy (Austin Stacks)
9. David Moran (Kerins O’Rahillys)
10. Paul Murphy (Rathmore)
11. Colm Cooper (Dr Crokes)
12. Donnchadh Walsh (Cromane)
13. Stephen O’Brien (Kenmare)
14. Paul Geaney (Dingle)
15. James O’Donoghue (Killarney Legion)
Substitutes
16. Brendan Kealy (Kilcummin)
17. Darran O’Sullivan (Glenbeigh-Glencar)
18. Bryan Sheehan (St Marys)
19. Barry John Keane (Kerins O’Rahillys)
20. Marc Ó Sé (An Ghaeltacht)
21. Jonathan Lyne (Killarney Legion)
22. Fionn Fitzgerald (Dr Crokes)
23. Anthony Maher (Duagh)
24. Aidan O’Mahony (Rathmore)
25. Michael Geaney (Dingle)
26. Johnny Buckley (Dr Crokes)
Throw-in for Sunday’s semi-final is 3:30pm.
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