Ethan Rafferty: Exceptionally good off the tee, borderline ridiculous. Armagh were 18/18 on their own kickouts after 53 minutes. Brilliant point in the first half too. 8.5
Paddy Burns: Darragh Canavan got two points from just four shots, a very quiet day by his standards. Great turnover right at the start of the second half, but gave one away when caught for overcarrying. 7
Barry McCambridge: His toughest afternoon in a while as Tyrone’s Darren McCurry took him for three points from play and one foul. Regained some credit that none were in the final quarter, with the last of them on 47 minutes. 5.5
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Tomás McCormack: Restricted Ruairi Canavan to two shots, both of which went wide, and one assist. Helped turn the Errigal man over twice. Turned twice by McCurry for a score. 7
Ross McQuillan: Huge turnover on Darragh Canavan in the 67th minute capped another fine display. Scored 0-2 and involved in another two points, as well as winning three turnovers. 7.5
Greg McCabe: Sat in a protective role for a lot of it. Quiet afternoon. Won one pivotal free in front of goal and did well in a couple of aerial battles. 6
Jarly Óg Burns: Found himself on a lot of ball in the second half. Fisted two points, one of which was a crucial score three minutes from time. Untroubled by Aodhan Donaghy defensively. Hurt at the end. 7
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STAR MAN: Callum O’Neill: A month ago, nobody knew who Callum O’Neill was. They know now. Unbelievable stuff. Hit three points, two off the right and one with the left. Involved in three more that would have been five had others not let him down with the finishing. Full-length diving block on Niall Morgan. Superb tackle on Brian Kennedy. 9
Ben Crealey: Pitched into a 1v1 with Brian Kennedy, he did enough to negate the in-form Tyrone midfielder. First half turnover similar to his tackle against Galway last year, when Rafferty was out of goal. Kicked a point, couple of loose passes given away. 7
Darragh McMullan: Involved in a couple of scores and carried a bit of ball but had rash moments too like his first half wide and getting bottled up and turned over. 6
Oisin O’Neill: Kicked one two-pointer and it was clear he wanted to carry that threat, though he was inefficient with it. Did some really good assist work and did powerful work at times to negate McKernan on kickouts. 6.5
Oisin Conaty: Hit four points, three of which came in a three-minute spell either side of half-time. Had assists for two more and was involved in the move that led to McCabe being fouled in front of goal. 8
Peter McGrane: Got across well to shut down a half goal chance for Brian Kennedy. Penalised for overcarrying and hooked a shot wide he should have scored. 5.5
Rory Grugan: The man that makes them tick. Controlled the last three minutes. It was Grugan who slowed it down, brought them all back to earth. Popped Turbitt in then to win the free, one of his six assists as Armagh sealed their spot in the Ulster Championship final 8.5
Andrew Murnin: Brilliant left-footed score in the first half. Won a big kickout that led to a score for Grugan in the second half. Assisted a point for Conaty, earned a booking, kicked a wide, went off injured. 6.5
Subs
Conor Turbitt: Two big contributions, kicking a left-footed score and winning the free at the end. 7
Jemar Hall: Dropped one short, lucky to get away with steps before setting up a Jarly Og Burns point late on. 6
Cian McConville: Went and got himself involved, asked for the ball in the heat of those last few minutes. 6
Stefan Campbell: Had possession four times in the move where he kicked his superb equaliser. 6.5
Shane McPartlan: Not on long enough to be rated.
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