Grimley’s men buoyed by siege mentality

While the stands emptied and Tyrone players disjointedly made their way to the dressing room, in the middle of the pitch, an Armagh squad stood with their arms wrapped around each other huddled tightly together listening to the man in the middle.

Kieran McGeeney is bringing closure to a performance and result that this Armagh team have been building towards.

In recent years, a Tyrone and Armagh championship match in early July could only mean an Ulster final, however yesterday in Healy Park while the intensity may have felt like those battles of the past, the standard on show was noticeably lower.