Red Hands shake, rattle and roll over Laois

Tyrone 0-21 Laois 1-8

Tyrone may have temporarily lost their way after virtually monopolising the opening 20 minutes but, once they re-imposed their grip on the game early in the second half, they were never going to be caught.

Mick O'Dwyer's team was outclassed, but by no means disgraced after a contest which lacked the cut and thrust of the Division 2 decider earlier. With Tyrone succeeding with much the same ease as they won their first title in Clones last year, it was a noteworthy achievement for new manager Mickey Harte and, for inspirational captain Peter Canavan.