Bobby O’Dwyer will get an early opportunity to road test his Under-20 football panel with the re-introduction of the U-20 Football Development Leagues, which will give Cork three games in the John Kerins Cup.

Cork are grouped with Kerry and Galway – in the only three-team group across the five developmental Cup competitions – and are scheduled to host Kerry first, and are down to be away to Galway, before contesting either the Kerins Cup final or a play-off game that will ensure a third game for all competing counties.

The Under-20 Football Development Leagues are designed to aid development by giving each county at least three games in advance of the knock-out provincial championships. 
They were inaugurated in 2019 – played in June that year – and continued in 2020, when games were played in January. Cork won the 2020 John Kerins Cup Cork after beating Kildare in the final by 2-14 to 1-11.

The Cork Senior Football team V Derry on Sunday 20th February 1pm at CoE Owenbeg is as follows;

1. Chris Kelly (Eire Og)
2. Kevin O’Donovan (Nemo Rangers)
3. Sean Meehan (JC) (Kiskeam)
4. Tadhg Corkery (Cill Na Martra)
5. Rory Maguire (Castlehaven)
6. Billy Hennessy (St Finbarr’s)
7. Mattie Taylor (Mallow)
8. Ian Maguire (St Finbarr’s)
9. Shane Merritt (Mallow)
10. Colm O’Callaghan (Eire Og)
11. Fionn Herlihy (Dohenys)
12. Daniel Dineen (Cill Na Martra)
13. Stephen Sherlock (St Finbarr’s)
14. David Buckley (Newcestown)
15. Brian Hurley (JC) (Castlehaven)
16. Micheal Aodh Martin (Nemo Rangers)
17. Paudie Allen (Newmarket)
18. John Cooper (Eire Og)
19. Joe Grimes (Clonakility)
20. Daniel O’Connell (Kanturk)
21. Blake Murphy (St Vincent’s)
22. Cian Kiely (Ballincollig)
23. Eoghan Sweeney (Knocknagree)
24. John O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers)
25. Kevin Flahive (Douglas)
26. Mark Cronin (Nemo Rangers)