Niall Sludden: 'It wouldn’t have been possible for Tyrone to play last week'

Sludden managed to avoid the virus, but first-hand accounts of the toll it took on his affected team-mates caused him grave concern

Tyrone’s Niall Sludden celebrates after beating Monaghan in the Ulster final. Picture: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

Niall Sludden says it would have been physically impossible for Tyrone to face Kerry last weekend, but insists they’ll give it a mighty go in Saturday’s rearranged All-Ireland SFC semi-final.

Covid chaos in the Red Hand camp led to two postponements of the meeting of the Ulster and Munster champions, with one player hospitalised, several more testing positive for the virus, and others self-isolating.