Kerry v Meath LIVE updates from the All-Ireland Football Championship
Kerry meet Meath to decide who will emerge at the top of Group 2 of the All-Ireland Football Championship round robins.
An unbeaten record will end here in O'Connor Park today unless the teams draw, which would leave Kerry as the group winners.
It's first versus second in the group as Kerry look to extend their perfect start to the championship.
You can follow all the action from Tullamore right here.
Kerry: Shane Ryan; Paul Murphy, Jason Foley, Tom O'Sullivan; Tadhg Morley, Mike Breen, Gavin White; Joe O'Connor, Mark O'Shea; Graham O'Sullivan, Dara Moynihan, Micheál Burns; David Clifford, Killian Spillane, Dylan Geaney
Replacements: Shane Murphy, Dylan Casey, Tony Brosnan, Armin Heinrich, Conor Geaney, Evan Looney, Seán O'Brien, Tom Leo O'Sullivan, Darragh Lyne, Cillian Trant, Ruairí Murphy, Damien Bourke, Seán O'Shea
Meath: Billy Hogan; Seamus Lavin, Sean Rafferty, Brian O'Halloran; Donal Keogan, Sean Coffey, Ciaran Caulfield; Bryan Menton, Adam O'Neill; Conor Duke, Ruairí Kinsella, Cathal Hickey; Jordan Morris, James Conlon, Eoghan Frayne
Replacements: Sean Brennan, Ronan Ryan, Eoin Harkin, James McEntee, Cian McBride, Conor Gray, Shane Walsh, Aaron Lynch, Dáithí McGowan, Keith Curtis, Diarmuid Moriarty
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