Tyrone playmaker Mark Bradley out of Carlow clash

Tyrone suffered a blow last night with the news that playmaker Mark Bradley has suffered a setback in his recovery from an ankle injury and will miss Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier at Netwatch Cullen Park.

Bradley limped off early in the Ulster championship first-round defeat to Monaghan last month, and missed the qualifier win over Meath, but had been expected to return to action this weekend.

Top scorer Lee Brennan will also be absent from the Tyrone attack, not fully recovered from a hamstring injury that he aggravated against Monaghan.