Harte seeks strength and power in attacking rebuild

Adding a more physical presence to Tyrone’s forward line is one of the major lessons Mickey Harte learned from 2018. The repositioning of Mattie Donnelly and Peter Harte to more advanced positions has been a marked difference in the team’s approach in the league so far and Harte admits they require a better blend of players upfront.

Holding up recent Tyrone forward lines against the county’s greats of the 2000s is unfair, but then compare them and most forward lines to Dublin and they have looked paltry, figuratively and literally. Three-time All-Ireland winning manager Harte is just looking for better balance.