Red Hands far from peak of their powers

AFTER getting a good look at Kerry and Cork over the last two weekends I headed to Casement Park on Saturday, eager to see how Tyrone are shaping up.

They showed against Down that they are in decent form yet it was obvious that they are still far from the peak of their powers.

However one aspect Micky Harte will be especially pleased with was how his team coped with the attacking threat of Benny Coulter, Martin Clarke and Danny Hughes who had contributed hugely in their quarter-final victory over Donegal. From play, Martin and Danny managed a score apiece while Benny was held scoreless.