Brian Gavin: Joe McQuillan kept mistakes to a minimum - he did his family and county proud
The All-Ireland final officials and umpires, with referee Joe McQuillan taking charge of the game. Picture: James Crombie/Inpho
Going into Saturday, all the talk about Joe McQuillan was how difficult he was going to have it. Mayo and Tyrone were not going to hold back from one another and Joe would be under pressure to keep up with the physical stuff.
From the word go, it was clear that Joe was going to be up to the task and had his house in order. His body language suggested he was in for a tough battle and set out his stall when he showed Brian Kennedy a yellow card in the third minute. Joe did well to identify that Kennedy used a closed fist when fouling among a group of four or five players.
