Cavlan in from the cold to lead Tyrone’s title retention bid

GERALD CAVLAN is back from the footballing wilderness to lead Tyrone’s bid to retain their Allianz NFL title.

Cavlan made his first start of the season less than two weeks ago but a superb performance in the win over Cork has earned him the centre forward berth for this weekend’s semi-final clash with Fermanagh.

A regular for seven years, Cavlan had failed to win the confidence of manager Mickey Harte, but an injury to Brian McGuigan has handed him his big chance.