Niall Sludden believes ‘mark’ changing game is for the better

His manager is certainly no fan of the ‘mark’ but Niall Sludden thinks it is helping the game evolve for the better.

Tyrone boss Mickey Harte believes the trend towards longer kick-outs has come about because teams are pushing up and forcing goalkeepers to kick the ball out the field, not because the ‘mark’ is promoting high fielding.

Regardless of why it’s happened, Sludden, renowned as one of the speedsters in the Tyrone side whose transition game makes him a huge threat, feels it is helping his game.