All-Star Mattie Donnelly wants Tyrone to atone in Croker

All-Star midfielder Mattie Donnelly says individual awards are no compensation for Tyrone’s failure to back up their Ulster title with a serious bid for the All-Ireland.

He said Tyrone’s main focus for 2017 is to give a better showing of themselves the next time they get to Croke Park.

A season that identified Donnelly as the stand-out midfielder in the country, earned him a first Ulster medal and a second All Star, the year was ultimately regarded as a failure as Tyrone failed to convert their good provincial form into a spot in the latter stages of the competition.