Captains Daniel Marley, Kevin Whyte and match referee Ryan Walsh
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07 Sept 2025
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Michael Murphy - Ranked third best in the Centre Half-Forward position
Michael Murphy was a seventeen-year-old schoolboy at St Eunan's College in Letterkenny when he first played senior football for Donegal in 2007.
Four years later, he was appointed Donegal captain by manager Jim McGuinness, and, in 2012, became only the second player from the county to lift the Sam Maguire Cup as captain after Donegal beat Mayo in the All-Ireland final.
A three-time All-Star in three different positions, it underlines his versatility in a career that lasted until 2022 but is now back for the 2025 season after two years away from the county scene.
The No 11 position was filled by Galway's Seán Purcell in the final cut.
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