Mickey Harte really has this Tyrone side in peak physical condition.
They are strong, they are lean and this allows them break at absolute break-neck pace.
Armagh simply weren’t able to keep up with this blend of physicality and skill and ended up losing out by 18 points.
It appears that every single member of this Tyrone team are programmed for this fast-paced, direct running and supporting game – but nobody on their team embodied these characteristics quite like second half substitution David Mulgrew.
The Ardboe starlet was willing upon his introduction, he was energetic, and his movement was as quick and as decisive as it could possibly have been.
The half forward, who was down to start this game, but was replaced in the eleventh hour by Declan McClure, was keen to make sure that Mickey Harte won’t omit him from the starting lineup in such fashion again.
The lively attacker got the ball rolling in the 53rd minute of the game when he netted just 23 seconds after a Niall Morgan kickout.
Mulgrew started his run from the half back line as can be seen here. Mulgrew is number 10 at the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
The ball made it’s way to their lively centre forward Niall Sludden.
He was finishing it into the Hill 16 goals just a few seconds later after a sweeping through ball from Sludden.
His second goal highlighted this focus on forward movement even better.
Again, at the right hand corner of the screen, we see Mulgrew beginning his run.
Mulgrew was on his bike when Tyrone won a free.
Sean Cavanagh won a free and quickly released the lively runner.
And he was straight through for goal again just thirteen seconds after Morgan’s kickout.
Break-neck.
