Brian Gavin: Tough day for Conor Lane in middle of Ulster derby

The referee made a couple of contentious calls in the keenly-contested clash.

MAN IN THE MIDDLE: Referee Conor Lane is surrounded as tempers flare between the two teams at the end of normal time. Picture: INPHO/Ben Brady

With the exception of Armagh and Monaghan, it was a drama-free All-Ireland football quarter-final weekend.

That isn’t necessarily a good thing for the game but it made the weekend easier for Brendan Cawley, Joe McQuillan and David Gough.