Ulster champions Armagh will hope to bounce back from their Lidl NFL Division 2 Final disappointment and book a place in another TG4 provincial decider.
They’ll start as favourites too and when the sides met in the League, Armagh ran out winners by seven points.
A boost for Monaghan is the return of captain Kelly Mallon to the starting line-up.
She did feature during the second half of the League Final but is now back to full fitness following a lengthy injury lay-off.
Despite losing that League Final, Armagh are touted by many as potential Championship dark horses but they’ll want to lay down a marker in Ulster first.
The winners of this one will play the winners of the Cavan v Donegal semi-final, which is fixed for Sunday, May 8.
Having lost a number of experienced players in recent times, including former TG4 Al Star Ciara McAnespie, transitional Monaghan will look to continue their encouraging 2022 form.
The Farney girls gave a fine account of themselves too in the Division 2 semi-final loss to Kerry, losing out by just three points.
Armagh: A Carr, C Towe, C McCambridge, S Grey, G Ferguson, L McConville, T Grimes, B Mackin, C O’Hanlon, E Lavery, A McCoy, N Coleman, A Mackin, K Mallon (c), A Lennon.
Monaghan: O Kelly, S Brady, E Treanor, L Garland, C Treanor, A McCarey, A Burns, M Atkinson (c), L Jones, R Courtney, E Clerkin, A Garland, J Drury, J McQuillan, S Capaldi.
Armagh v Monaghan
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Saturday April 30, 2.15pm
