Any word on whos taking the team this year? Anybody know whos being called up into the panel. About time that the best possible team was put out involving dungannon, carrickmore, strabane and coalisland. Any ideas? Armagh are now in division 2 of NHL, Tyrone should be there also!
Quote from: nrico2006 on November 28, 2006, 12:14:57 PM
Any word on whos taking the team this year? Anybody know whos being called up into the panel. About time that the best possible team was put out involving dungannon, carrickmore, strabane and coalisland. Any ideas? Armagh are now in division 2 of NHL, Tyrone should be there also!
aye gud lad, im while thankfull for u startin this thread
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Quote from: Mortar Man on March 30, 2009, 05:07:24 PM
Quote from: nrico2006 on November 28, 2006, 12:14:57 PM
Any word on whos taking the team this year? Anybody know whos being called up into the panel. About time that the best possible team was put out involving dungannon, carrickmore, strabane and coalisland. Any ideas? Armagh are now in division 2 of NHL, Tyrone should be there also!
aye gud lad, im while thankfull for u startin this thread
clampit
I'm thankful that you've joined this board mortar man! You provide such insightful comments!
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We've had gobshites like this one on the Antrim boards, best ignored and they skulk back to the hole they crawled out of.
Donegal 3-19 Tyrone 0-09
by Alan Foley (Donegal People's Press) at O'Donnell Park
Manager Eamonn Campbell will have been content enough with what he saw, although Donegal played only in fits and starts to begin with, before settling the more the game went on. Lee Henderson grabbed two goals after Ciaran Mathewson scored the opener in the second half.
By half-time, Donegal led by five points, 0-9 to 0-4, which was a fair enough reflection of their showing to that point. Niall Campbell from play and Kevin Campbell's free were added to by three from Enda McDermott, while Lee Henderson and Stephen Boyle added braces.
At the other end, Tyrone's attacks were infrequent, although Jimmy Treacy's two points were supplemented by Paul Lavery and Seamus McLaughney, as Tyrone finished the half stronger.
Donegal, despite being the better team to begin with, were more than aware of the possibility of swift change as they headed for the dressing rooms. A fortnight ago, despite leading by 14 points at one stage against Longford, the midlanders actually fought back to level at one stage. Against Tyrone, such complacency was not permitted.
The visitors scored the opening score of the second half through a smart David Lavery effort, but Donegal reasserted themselves, on 47 minutes, with the first goal of the game when Mathewson smashed past McCabe. Henderson's second goal on 61 minutes, when he broke through and finished neatly, put the icing on the cake for Donegal and he put the cherry on top when, without a hurl in his hand, he kicked home two minutes later.
Donegal: Ciaran Kelly; Conor McLoughlin, Joe Boyle, Warren Scanlon; Mickey McCann (0-1), Danny Cullen, Barry Friel; Paddy Hannigan, Enda McDermott (0-3); Stephen Boyle (0-3), Kevin Campbell (0-5, 3f), Niall Campbell (0-2); Ciaran Mathewson (1-0), Sean McVeigh (0-1), Lee Henderson (2-4).
Subs: Eugene Organ for McDermott (31 mins), Michael McGee for Cullen (36 mins), Benny Hannigan for Boyle (yellow card, 58 mins)
Tyrone: Declan McCabe; Niall O'Neill, Mickey Kelly, Sean O'Neill; Sean Paul Begley, Damian Maguire, Conor Gallagher; Shea McKiver, Justin Kelly (0-1); Jimmy Treacy (0-3, 2f), Paul Lavery (0-1), Peter O'Connor; Seamus McLaughney (0-2), Conor O'Neill, D Lavery (0-1).
Subs: Aidan Kelly for McKiver (27 mins), Terry McIntosh for S O'Neill (46 mins), Conor Grogan (0-1) for D Lavery (57 mins), Aidan Taggart for S O'Neill (yellow card, 63mins), Stephen O'Loughlin for McCabe (68 mins), McKiver for McIntosh (68 mins).
Referee: Eoin Elliott (Antrim).
RedHand Hurlers outclassed by technically superior exiles
London....7-21
Tyrone......0-8
THE scoreline says it all about this one-sided Division 3B National Hurling League clash at Oxley Park in Watford on Sunday, as the Tyrone hurlers slumped to a comprehensive defeat against a technically superior London side.
Fielding a youthful team, it was always going to be an uphill challenge for Tyrone and their cause wasn't helped when injury forced the influential Terry McIntosh to withdraw from the starting line up prior to the throw-in.
However, such was the dominance of the exiles, it is doubtful whether his presence would have made any difference as London's first touch, support play and finishing was superior to a Tyrone team who failed to get going.
Tyrone were lethargic in the opening period and they paid the price for a very flat display as London established a healthy 3-13 to 0-4 interval lead.
Mark Winters, Sean Paul Begley and Conor Gallagher battled heroically throughout but London with Niall O'Grady and Keith Kennedy on top at midfield always held too much class for the youthful visitors.
The London attack spearheaded by Martin Finn and Kevin McMullan oozed confidence as they clocked up the scores on their way an emphatic winning margin.
They were two points up before James Treacy fired over a free to open Tyrone's account on three minutes, but the enormity of the challenge facing Tyrone hit home in the following attack, when Jason Cody struck for their first goal for a 1-2 to 0-1 lead.
Further points increased their lead and while Treacy belted over another free London struck for a second major on nine minutes from Stephen Fox to effectively end the game as a contest.
With Finn, Brian McCormack and Cody wreaking havoc London reeled off another five points before striking for their third goal on 17 minutes via top scorer Finn for a 3-9 to 0-2 lead.
Justin Kelly and Treacy registered Tyrone points but it was London who continued to enjoy a monopoly on possession with another five-point flurry easing them into an eighteen-point interval lead.
The second half was always going to be about damage limitation but two goals in the opening two attacks underlined the gulf in class between the teams.
The points flowed over at regular intervals and while Tyrone managed second half scores from Treacy 0-3 and Paul Lavery, it wasn't enough to trouble a London team who have sent out a clear message of their title ambitions in the coming months with Brian McCormack registering a brilliant seventh goal ten minutes from time.
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Tyrone 1-10 Roscommon 3-18
TWO goals in the space of a minute maintained Roscommon's push for promotion in Division 3B yesterday.
Brendan Kelly and Thomas Seale hit the net after Seamus McLoughney had edged Tyrone into an unlikely early lead.
But Roscommon hit back to lead by 2-7 to 1-7 at the break and cruised to victory on the resumption with Seale snatching the third goal, his second of the day.
Scorers -- Roscommon: T Seale 2-1; B Kelly 1-1; A Cunniffe, S Sweeney, M Kelly (2f) 0-3 each; D Nolan, M Connaughton 0-2 each; J Coyne, G Fallon, J Moran 0-1 each. Tyrone: J Treacy 0-5 (1f); S McLoughney 1-0; P O'Connor 0-2; C Grogan 0-1.
Tyrone -- D McCabe; N O'Neill, M Kelly, S O'Neill; C McCallan, SP Begley, L Moore; J Treacy, J Kelly; A Taggart, C Grogan, P O'Connor; G Fox, S McLoughney, C O'Neill. Subs: S Grogan for McCallan (y/c), S McLaughlin for D McCabe, R Woods for A Taggart.
Roscommon -- P Mulry; E Browne, M Keaveney, S Curley; A Craven, M Kelly, P Kelly; A Cunniffe, D Nolan; J Moran, B Kelly, T Lennon; T Seale, G Fallon, S Sweeney Subs: M Connaughton for T Lennon, J Coyne for G Fallon, D Nolan for S Sweeney.
Ref -- R Matthews (Antrim).
County hurlers suffer slender defeat against Tyrone
Tyrone 0-13 Longford 1-9
Sunday, 1st March 2009
BY LONGFORD LEADER
After losing against Roscommon in their opening fixture, the Longford hurlers suffered a slender defeat against Tyrone at Healy Park, Omagh on Sunday last and the midlanders are clearly fighting a tough battle to survive in Division 3B of the National League.
In the end it took a Peter O'Connor point two minutes from time to settle the issue. Tyrone held wind advantage first and dominated proceedings throughout the opening half on their way to a merited doubles scores lead, but having hit six wides to their opponents one, many felt their four point cushion wasn't sufficient.
They were right because Longford emerged for the second half a totally transformed team, and while Declan Tanner remained their main scoring threat the visitors took control. A Ciaran Finnucane goal handed them a 1-9 to 0-9 lead after 52 minutes, and as Tyrone laboured, Longford appeared to have the platform needed for victory.
Instead Tyrone redoubled their efforts with Sean O'Neill, Terry McIntosh, Justin Kelly and captain James Treacy raising their confidence before O'Connor hit the winning point. Longford missed a late chance to salvage the draw, but on the balance of play Tyrone just about deserved their victory.
It was Longford who took a fifth minute lead via the hurl of Tanner which was to be a trend repeated throughout the afternoon as he fired over a total of eight points. He levelled the game twice in the opening quarter after points from Paul Lavery and Kelly (two) edged Tyrone ahead. However, Tyrone were up for the challenge as they battled ferociously for every ball.
A Rory O'Neill point edged Tyrone 0-4 to 0-3 ahead on 20 minutes, but they were then let off the hook when Longford full-forward Brian Kirby flicked a Tanner delivery into the net. However, referee Brendan Sweeney disallowed the score for a square ball infringement and when Longford had Seamus Hannon yellow carded for a rash challenge on Lavery the momentum was firmly with the home side.
Lavery and Treacy converted frees to extend Tyrone's lead, and while a Tanner '65' kept Longford in contention, Tyrone finished the half strongly with two Treacy frees (one a '65') for a deserving 0-8 to 0-4 interval cushion.
Longford reduced the margin within 45 seconds of the restart courtesy of the influential Declan Tanner, who was posing all sorts of problems for the Tyrone defence.
Tanner's sixth point illustrated their determination and while Treacy replied with a quality long range score on 41 minutes, the impetus was with Longford.
Defender Anthony Corcoran floated over the score of the game from the sideline having collected a Brendan Stakem delivery before two further Tanner frees had the sides level for a fourth time, at 0-9 apiece after 46 minutes.
Tyrone were struggling to keep their shape and as a scrappy period unfolded Longford struck for a goal to take a firm grip of proceedings.
Tyrone defender Michael Kelly lost possession under pressure from Kirby and Finnucane, who kicked to the net for a three-point cushion. But that was Longford's final score as Tyrone, aided by the introduction of Conor Gallagher, responded in positive fashion.
James Treacy belted over three successive frees in a five minute period to level proceedings again before Leigh Moore and Gallagher combined to set up Peter O'Connor for the winning score.
TYRONE: Declan McCabe; Aidan Kelly, Michael Kelly Sean O'Neill; Sean Paul Begley, Terry McIntosh, Leigh Moore; Shea McKiver, Justin Kelly (0-2); James Treacy (0-7), Paul Lavery (0-2), Peter O'Connor (0-1); Conor Grogan, Rory O'Neill (0-1), Conor O'Neill.
SUBS USED:- Conor Gallagher for S McKiver; Gary Fox for R O'Neill.
LONGFORD: John Minnock; Seamus Hannon, Sean Browne Anthony Daveron; Anthony Corcoran (0-1), Brendan Stakem, Joe Dempsey; Neil Casey, Robbie Ryland; Conor Egan, John Newman, Nathan Cox; Ciaran Finnucane (1-0), Brian Kirby, Declan Tanner (0-8).
SUBS USED:- Diarmuid Williams for J Newman; Martin Coyle for S Hannon; J Newman for C Finnucane.
REFEREE: Brendan Sweeney (Cavan).
McCabe on the double for Fingal
Tyrone 2-10 Fingal 2-14
Emmet McCabe of Naomh Barróg responded to the disappointment of losing the Dublin JHC A final replay on Saturday when hitting 2-4 for Fingal in NHL Division 3B action on Sunday at Derrytresk.
His second goal was a superb individual effort as Fingal went in at the break with a commanding 2-9 to 0-5 lead.
SCORERS–Fingal: E McCabe 2-4 (0-3f), D Harris, C OMahony, P Garbutt, C McCafferty 0-2 each, D Byrne (65), C Power 0-1 each. Tyrone: J Treacy 0-4 (0-3f), C Grogan, S McLoughney 1-0 each, J Kelly 0-3, P Lavery, D Lavery, S McKiver 0-1 each.
FINGAL – R Fennelly; P Coyne, S OSullivan, D Vaughan; D OByrne, B Kelly, B Powell; R McGarry, P Garbutt; P McAllister, D Harris, O Power; E McCabe, C McCafferty, C OMahony. Subs: B McCarthy for McAllister, M McNulty for Garbutt, G Gearney for B Kelly.
TYRONE – D McCabe; N ONeill, M Kelly, S O'Neill; S Begley, D Maguire, A Kelly; S McKiver; J Kelly; J Treacy, P Lavery, P OConnor; T McIntosh, C McHugh, G Fox. Subs: C Grogan for A Kelly, D Lavery for McHugh, S McLoughney for Fox.
REF – M Bartley (Meath).
The minors had a good win over Monaghan a couple of weeks ago. Some handy hurlers.
Has mortar man finally stirred some interest in Tyrone hurling two or three years after nrico starting the thread. Good to see them getting a win against Longford as it must be pretty depressing being on the wrong end of 7 goals and a rake of points against London.
What is the commitment like in the county to hurling? I remember years ago there would have been some half decent boys in Carrickmore.
Ulster Minor Hurling League Div 2
Tyrone 3-7 Donegal 4-7
Two Donegal goals in the dying minutes saw Donegal snatch victory away from a very unlucky Tyrone Minor Hurling team in Carrickmore on Sunday. The Tyrone lads suffered an early setback conceding a goal in the first minute of the game when the defence failed to deal with a long ball from open play. They did however get back on terms a short time later when Declan Mullan struck a goal after some brilliant play from wing forward Sean Kelly. A free from centre half forward Ciaran Donavan was quickly followed up by a second Tyrone goal again from the stick of Donavan with ten minutes to go in the first half. It was Donegal who finished the half the stronger though adding another 1-1 to go in the break 2-3 to 2-1 ahead. The second half was saw some of the best hurling in the game and Tyrone went about cancelling out the lead with smart scores from Liam Armstrong and a neat turn and point from substitute Kevin Barry Corrigan. The Tyrone defence at this stage were mopping up everything that Donegal threw at them with full back Brendan Begley and centre half back Aidan Kelly particularly impressive. Mid way through the half Tyrone's dominance was rewarded with a third goal from sub Dylan Cushley shortly before the Sean Kelly and Kevin Barry Corrigan added scores to stretch the Tyrone advantage to four. That advantage however was cruelly cut down in the 59th and 60th minutes when Donegal scrambled in two goals in quick succession. A Declan Mullan point deep into injury time cut the deficit to three but the damage had been done.
Final score ... Tyrone 3-7 Donegal 4-7
Tyrone Team – Conor Coyle, Hugh O'Neill, Brendan Begley, Tony McRory, Jimmy McRory, Aidan Kelly, Colm Connolly, Aidan McKernan, Tommy Fox, Sean Kelly, Ciaran Donavan, Niall Grimes, Liam Armstrong, Declan Mullan, John Conlon
Subs – Conor McGurk for Niall Grimes, Kevin Barry Corrigan for John Conlon, Dylan Cushley for Liam Armstrong
ULSTER MINOR HURLING LEAGUE
Report Courtesy of Geoff Gillis
Tyrone 4-11 – Monaghan 0-6
Sunday March 22nd
At Derrytresk
The score line says it all about this one sided Ulster Minor League encounter, at Derrytresk on Sunday, as Tyrone got their campaign up and running with an impressive victory over Monaghan, writes Geoffrey Gillis.
Aided by a strong breeze Tyrone established control from an early stage and after Aidan Kelly gave them the lead full forward Declan Mullan struck for the opening goal on 8 minutes for a 1-1 to 0-0 advantage. Monaghan replied with a Fergal Greenan free on 11 minutes, and while Greenan added another it was evident Tyrone were the superior team. Kelly was a tower of strength in defence, while KB Corrigan and Aidan McKernan provided a solid midfield platform from which Mullan, Sean Kelly and Liam Armstrong excelled from a continuous flow of possession.
Armstrong rifled in a second goal after 14 minutes before Tony McCrory, Armstrong, Kelly (two), Cushley and Donovan eased Tyrone into the comfort zone. Greenan's third free of the half reduced the margin 2-8 to 0-3, at the break.
Given the strength of the breeze Tyrone were expecting a Monaghan backlash on the restart, but it never materialised because Cushley and Mullan crashed home goals within nine minutes to settle the issue.
Sub Emmett Kelly and Armstrong edged Tyrone 4-10 to 0-3 ahead, but Monaghan with Greenan, Gavin Baxter and Liam Hahessy toiling gamely staged a spirited revival to put some respectability on the final score. Greenan's fourth free ended a lengthy scoring sequence before Tyrone responded via the hurl of McKernan. As Tyrone emptied the bench Hahessy and Baxter hit two late points on a day the visiting Oriel teenagers played second best to an accomplished Tyrone performance.
TEAMS AND SCORERS
Tyrone – Conor McElhatton, Hugh O'Neill, Brendan Begley, Jimmy McRory, Tony McCrory, Aidan Kelly, Conor Connolly, Kevin Barry Corrigan, Aidan McKernan, Liam Armstrong, Sean Kelly, Ciaran Donovan, John Conlon, Declan Mullan, Dylan Cushley. Subs – Emmett Kelly for Conlon, Niall Grimes for Mullan, Stephen Fox for Cushley, Cillian McHugh for Jimmy McCrory, Conor Grogan for Donovan
SCORERS – Declan Mullan 2-0, Liam Armstrong 1-2, Dylan Cushley 1-1, Aidan Kelly 0-2, Sean Kelly 0-2, Tony McCrory 0-1, Ciaran Donovan 0-1, Emmett Kelly 0-1, Aidan McKernan 0-1
Monaghan – Ronan McAteer, Eoghain Leonard, Vincent Campbell, Stephen Corrigan, Fergal Greenan, Rory McCann, Conor Cahill, Shane McNally, Gavin Baxter, Chris Morgan, Paul Lee, Colm Connolly, Liam Hahessy, Cathal Swinburne, Barry Duffy. Subs – Jack Deasy for Lee, Brian Flanagan for V Campbell,
SCORERS – Fergal Greenan 0-4, Liam Hahessy 0-1, Gavin Baxter 0-1
Referee – Liam Quinn, Down
Wots up with Dugannon lads, couldn't field against cuchulainns in the ulster league a few saturdays ago, looks bad at this time of the year, always had a good side though.
I'll push this thing into 2 pages.
Louth finish on high note
NHL DIVISION 3B
LOUTH.......................0-24 TYRONE......................0- 9
By John Savage
Wednesday April 22 2009
Louth produced an impressive second-half blitz to dispose of a poor Tyrone outfit and finish their Division 3B campaign on a high in Dowdallshill on Sunday.
With Longford idle and already relegated before the final round of league games, there was nothing at stake in St Brigid's Park and the lack of competitive edge certainly counted against Louth in the first period as they struggled to crank up any real momentum.
Ironically, Tyrone - who struggled to put a team together for the game - started much brighter and took advantage of a lethargic start by Pat Clancy's team.
Midfielder, Jimmy Treacy (one of only five Tyrone regulars on duty) did most of the damage as the Red Hand opened a 0-4 to 01 lead after just eight minutes.
The big midfielder opened his account with a booming free from all of 80 metres and his accuracy over dead balls continued as Tyrone led by 0-7 to 0-3 after 25 minutes.
Louth's poor start could be partially attributed to the fact that they choose to play against a strong wind in the first-half, but there was also a lack of urgency about their play that wasn't really arrested until the closing minutes of the half when Diarmuid Murphy converted a brace of frees and Ronan Byrne added a '65' to send the sides in level at the break, 0-7 apiece.
That late Louth burst proved a sign of things to come as the Reds stormed into the lead for the first time after the break.
Collins Connolly started the blitz after just 30 seconds and nine more points without reply had Louth 0-17 to 0-7 ahead by the end of the third quarter. Clancy will gain further staisfaction from the fact that his side didn't even shoot a single wide during that impressive spell.
The gap was out to 11 points by the time Tyrone summoned a response through Treacy. Louth though weren't finished and Donnagh O'Sullivan, Brian McCabe and Ronan Byrne made it 0-21 to 0-8 and when Treacy added his seventh point of the match, Louth hit back with another treble from Brian Corcoran, O'Sullivan and Conor Kerrigan to run out easy winners.
- John Savage
Just seen the scores for todays Ulster Championship. Jesus thats an awful hammerring Tyrone got.
Whats the story?
Have been hearing reorts of unrest in the camp and certain players withdrawing from squad but id have thought they would have put up a better fight than this.
Historic game for the Hurlers this weekend - will they fill croke park?
Bredagh Talks Sam and Liam-Wellington Park Hotel @8.30pm Thurs 3rd Sept
Regular guest Joe Brolly will be joined this year by fellow Derry man and Antrim Football Manager Liam Bradley,
Armagh's Oisin Mc Conville,Radio Ulster's Lynnette Fay,Tyrone's Ryan Mc Menamin and Cork's All-Ireland Hurling winning Captain in 1990,RTE Hurling analyst Tomás Mulcahy.
Throw-in @ 8.30pm and MC for the event will be Jerome Quinn.
Tickets £10 to include entry to a draw for two All-Ireland Hurling Final tickets and two All-Ireland Football Final tickets
Under 16 'C' All Ireland Hurling Blitz 2009
TYRONE 2-06 SLIGO 0-06
TYRONE 2-08 LOUTH 1-04
TYRONE 2-06 DONEGAL 0-03
TYRONE 2-06 FERMANAGH 0-02
TYRONE 1-07 LONGFORD 2-04
FINAL
TYRONE 1-08 SLIGO 0-01
This is great news for Tyrone and a big congrats to the boys involved for winning the All Ireland (All be it in the C section). These results show clearly the strength of hurling in our county.
Quote from: ceol agus peil on August 31, 2009, 10:49:41 AM
Under 16 'C' All Ireland Hurling Blitz 2009
TYRONE 2-06 SLIGO 0-06
TYRONE 2-08 LOUTH 1-04
TYRONE 2-06 DONEGAL 0-03
TYRONE 2-06 FERMANAGH 0-02
TYRONE 1-07 LONGFORD 2-04
FINAL
TYRONE 1-08 SLIGO 0-01
This is great news for Tyrone and a big congrats to the boys involved for winning the All Ireland (All be it in the C section). These results show clearly the strength of hurling in our county.
Might only be C hurling but fair dues.
is ryan o neill still playing?
Fawl rues poor preparation
18-02-10
By Geoffrey Gillis
SUNDAY marks the start of the 2010 National Hurling League campaign, but sadly from a Tyrone point of view, it is the same old story with the team having little or no preparation for their opening Division Three joust with neighbours Donegal.
The scenes of celebration and success from winning the Lory Meagher Cup last July was seen as a platform to boost hurling within the Red Hand County but, as this weekends opening game drew nearer manager Tony Fawl was seriously pondering the future of the Tyrone Senior Inter County Team.
"Things are so bad at the minute that I can't even name a panel for the Sunday's match programme because I don't know who is going to turn up," Fawl lambasted.
"It is the same old story in Tyrone. Everyone has good ideas, but when it comes to commitment and putting these ideas into practice no one wants to take the responsibility."
Tony has put serious behind the scenes effort into getting to the core of the problem, but as yet he is still in limbo as to what the actual problems are. The Strabane man admitted several players have withdrawn from the panel because they are currently travelling abroad, while efforts to hold clear the air talks on Tuesday evening failed as only thirteen players turned up.
"Peadar McMahon and Tony Hughes are in Australia, while James Treacy is in Scotland. Damien Maguire and Declan McCabe have quit the County panel, but both men have not ruled out a return to County colours if the situation improves," Fawl said.
"We tried to hold a meeting on Tuesday evening to get to the bottom of it but only thirteen players bothered to turn up," he revealed before continuing "It was the same during training. Why should we be paying to provide food and refreshments for thirty people after sessions, when only a handful or turning up. It doesn't make sense. We held a challenge game against a team in Belfast, but had to borrow players to make up our numbers. Okay we will have the Naomh Colum Cille player back on board following their All-Ireland Club commitments"
Tony tried to draw on the positives of their return.
"At least they will have a decent level of fitness which will help us. Jackie Loughran from Armagh has agreed to come on board for the coming year, but given the current level of commitment from the players he will not be hanging around to long. It is a pity. I believe it is an honour to be asked to wear your county jersey, but again in Tyrone, we have the problems of club comes before county"
Fawl admitted the Tyrone County Board could be faced with the prospect of pulling the plug on the Tyrone seniors in 2010 if the situation doesn't improve. It is that bad. "We have given the players until Friday to make up their minds. Hopefully we will be able to field a team on Sunday against Donegal but it is not without any justification that we could be withdrawing the team from all competition this year," Tony declared.
"Donegal were hurt at their Lory Meagher defeat last year. They have been preparing away over the last couple of months with a view to Sunday's game and getting revenge. They have all the motivation needed going into this weekends game but from a Tyrone point of view I don't see the point of continuing if the players attitudes towards hurling doesn't improve."
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Tyrone's Aidan Kelly attempts to clear to clear his lines as he comes under pressure from Donegal.
TYRONE.................0-11
DONEGAL...............2-13
By Geoff Gillis
TWO goals in a six-minute spell entering the final quarter gave Donegal the breathing space needed to fend off a spirited Tyrone performance in a keenly contested Division 3B National Hurling League opener, at Healy Park yesterday.
Tyrone may have had their problems off the field of play, but despite an evident lack of preparation for this game, they responded admirably to the challenge, as they made the hottest of favourites work hard to claim the spoils.
Eugene Organ blasted to the net after 51 minutes to give Donegal a 1-8 to 0-9 and, having punished some poor defending, he posted a second to open up sufficient day with the 61st minute red card dismissal of Shea McKiver all but ending Tyrone's brave effort.
All the indications were that Donegal were going to enjoy a comfortable afternoon, as Niall Campbell floated over three frees inside the opening five minutes to punish carelessness in the Tyrone defence.
The first coming after goalkeeper Sean McLaughlin fouled possession in the second minute, but after that shaky opening Tyrone battled back and matched Donegal throughout the field.
efforts
The efforts of Stephen Donnelly, Jason Patton and Michael Kelly in defence allowed Tyrone to settle with a superb David Lavery free boosting their confidence after 11 minutes. Two Campbell frees stretched the Westerners advantage to four points by the end of the opening quarter.
Donegal were enjoying a decisive physical advantage and, they provided the best score of the opening half on 21 minutes, when Ciaran Matthewson thumped over to compliment the industry of Michael McCann and David White for a 6-2 lead.
Jamesie Donnelly, Joe Boyle and Colm Breathnach looked assured in the visiting defence, but battling Tyrone continued to frustrate their efforts.
Lavery, Shea McKiver and Conor Grogan combined with the introduction of Cormac McHugh gave Tyrone an edge around midfield. Grogan powered through to hit a quality score and, Lavery followed up with a free to highlight their change in fortunes. McKiver reduced the gap to one before Campbell's sixth free handed the visitors a narrow two point 7-5 interval advantage.
RESUMPTION
Tyrone maintained the upper hand on the resumption with Donegal goalkeeper Paul O'Brien and Justin McGee making vital clearances in an attempt to quell Tyrone's enthusiastic approach. Grogan pointed and when Rory O'Neill latched onto a long Donnelly delivery the sides were back on level terms after only seven minutes.
It was game on and even though Organ lofted over Donegal's opening score of the half on 46 minutes, Tyrone remained the better team.
Two Lavery frees handed them the lead 9-8 for the first time in the contest, but the warning signs were there with SP Begley and Patton making vital clearances as Donegal threatened goal.
STUNNING
Donegal made the breakthrough in stunning fashion, when midfielder Paddy Hannigan smashed an effort against the crossbar with Organ hammering home the rebound.
Fox responded for Tyrone, but having wasted a couple of scorable frees Donegal settled the argument on 57 minutes, when Organ crashed home his second goal.
Lavery kept Tyrone in contention, but following McKiver's dismissal Donegal closed the game out with late points from Matthewson, McCann and Campbell for a comfortable eight point winning margin.
The result reverse last year's Lory Meagher Cup Final result which saw Tyrone emerge winners at Croke Park.
After a difficult few weeks, things are likely to get far tougher when they make the long trip to Roscommon next week for round two of the competition.
The Connaught side will be highly tipped to win promotion, leaving Tyrone with an uphill task to make their mark.
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Tyrone's Conor Grugan eludes the attention of Donegal defender Justin McGee during Sunday's National League Division 3B match in Healy Park, which the hosts lost by eight points. Photo: Judith Browne
LIFE in Division 3B of the National Hurling League was never going to be an easy transition for the Tyrone Seniors, but as they prepare for Sunday's daunting trip to Roscommon, Jack Loughran was hoping to instil a new mentality into the team.
The Belfast man, who was involved with the Armagh hurlers last season has joined Tony Fawl's managerial set-up and, having watched the Red Hands slump to a disappointing opening round defeat to Donegal, he believed that with the proper attitude Tyrone could become a genuine challenger in this ultra competitive division.
"The problem we have here is simply that we have had no practice matches whatsoever. The players seem to have a lack of commitment, but I hope to turn that around very shortly," he commented. "We went out not knowing our strengths and our weaknesses last Sunday, but we certainly found out what is wrong and, you could see in the last ten minutes of the game that we flagged very badly. It is only the first the match. Donegal came well prepared whereas we weren't and, that was basically the difference between the two teams."
Tyrone's battling display unsettled Donegal for long periods before the 61st minute dismissal of Shea McKiver on a harsh red card ended any prospects of an opening round win and, the Michael Cusack's clubman was at pains to come to terms with the decision, although he contested the better team won.
"Tyrone went in front okay, but shortly after that we lost a man. It is debatable what Shea was actually sent off for.
" The referee says it was a clear strike, an elbow to the head. He seemed to be the only person in the park that seen that including the Donegal men. It is no excuse for losing. It is clearly a lack of match practice that we are suffering from at the minute."
Jack was eager to build momentum following less than satisfactory preparations for the new campaign, but with players gradually throwing their weight behind the current regime he felt it was possible to turn the corner.
"Obviously I do believe there is potential in this current Tyrone team or I wouldn't be here. The problem we have at the moment is that we have had a lack of facilities, a lack of pitches to get training on and, that is something that is going to have to be addressed. If we can get our boys out two or three nights a week and, a match on a Sunday then I have no doubt this team will improve immensely."
Turning his thoughts to Sunday's game in Athleague Loughran acknowledged it was going to be another tough hurdle for Tyrone because the Rossies are widely expected to feature in the promotion shake up.
"Roscommon will be another tough hurdle," he agreed. "It will be tougher than Sunday but it is up the boys now. They know what it is like now. They were beaten today, so they have got to lift themselves up, dust down and maybe get two nights training this week. We will take it from there. All we can do is go forward from here."
The tone of Loughran's voice suggested Tyrone would take another few weeks to adjust to their higher league surroundings, but if they put in the effort requested he was optimistic it wouldn't be a lost cause.
Roscommon had no game at the weekend and, Tyrone will have benefited from the rigorous workout against Donegal. Several injured players are expected to return to the equation to boost competition for places, as the wheels slowly but surely start to move in the right direction.
Tyrone hurlers lose in one-sided game
Roscommon..8-15
Tyrone..........1-06
By Geoff Gillis
ROSCOMMON justified their tag as genuine Division Three National Hurling League contenders with an emphatic victory over Tyrone in an alarmingly one-sided contest, at Athleague yesterday.
Tyrone made a sensational start to the game, as they bulged the Rossies net after only three minutes, when Seamus McLoughney punished a goalkeeping error, but their cause was dealt a hammer blow in the 10th minute, when referee Alan Kelly issued a straight red card to corner back SP Begley following an off the ball incident with John Coyne.
After the dismissal it was all Roscommon with several impressive contributions from Shane Curley, David Dolan, and corner forward Coyne, who contributed 4-3 in a thirty point rout.
Battling
Roscommon led 2-5 to 1-3, at the break and, despite some battling displays from Leigh Moore, Stephen Donnelly, Mike O'Gorman and Aidan Kelly Tyrone at no stage looked like retrieving the deficit, as they find themselves rooted to the foot of the Division 3B league table.
Following the dismissal it only took Roscommon two minutes to get their noses in front courtesy of a well-taken Coyne point before he fired to the net following good work from Declan Nolan and Gerry Fallon on 12 minutes.
Yet for all their dominance Roscommon struggled to convert their chances, as they hit ten first half wides.
Several shots dropped short before Coyne rifled the back of the visiting net again on 19 minutes after he fetched a long Ian Delaney delivery for a 2-1 to 1-0 lead.
Advantage
Two Shane Curley frees and one from Dolan extended their lead before Tyrone responded with a fine McLoughney point on 27 minutes. Lavery added two points with an excellent Brendan Hanley score helping Roscommon into a healthily looking five point interval advantage.
Roscommon took complete control on the restart and, after Dolan pointed Coyne powered through for a third minute goal and, when Curley drove a close range free to the net it was game Tyrone will simply want to forget in a hurry.
Hurlers Run Riot
A phenomenal return of 8-15 got Roscommon's National Hurling League campaign off to a blistering start in Athleague against a feeble Tyrone side last Sunday.
John Coyne hit an impressive 4-3 from left-corner forward as the home side ran riot against a substandard Ulster team who played with 14 men for more than 60 minutes after an early sending-off.
Roscommon began the game sluggishly and suffered an early scare when Tyrone corner-forward Seamus Loughney pounced for a goal after only two minutes.
It provoked a nervous opening ten minutes for the home side as they proceeded to hit four consecutive wides.
But Tyrone then managed to shoot themselves in the foot spectacularly as Sean P. Begley saw red for an off-the-ball challenge on Coyne.
It left the Roscommon sharpshooter stretched across the Athleague turf requiring treatment. Tyrone paid dearly for their transgression because within three minutes Coyne had picked himself off the ground to shoot a quick fire 1-1.
From then on it was a cakewalk as Roscommon blew the inept Ulster men away. It was a facile baptism for newly appointed Roscommon manager Seamus Qualter.
The Galway native was understandably pleased with the impressive tally racked up by his team.
"Scoring averages could count later on so when you have a team on the rack you keep going. When you put up a score like that you have to say they (the players) did something right" Qualter commended afterwards.
The former Westmeath hurling manager also noted the "huge" wide count (17 in total) hit by his side and felt there was plenty of room for improvement despite the comprehensive victory.
"I was very disappointed with the first-half. We let in a sloppy goal at the start and it took us a while to get into our rhythm. We weren't clinical enough at the start but overall the second-half performance was very good. When we started moving ball into the lads inside they showed good speed.
"We'll have to improve for Louth next week," Qualter continued. "And then we have two big games against Fingal and Wicklow. If we can get two points in Louth next week we'll have Fingal at home here. Those are three real crucial games."
Roscommon made five substitutions in the secondhalf, including the return from injury of influential midfielder Mervyn Connaughton in the 42nd minute.
The Athleague man showed some nice touches and scored a couple of points.
The other substitutions also worked well with Brendan Kelly catching the eye with a late 1-1. It provided a boost for Qualter who has been emphasising the importance of a strong panel since his appointment in early-December.
"It's all about the panel and these lads know that. Everyone deserves their chance and everyone deserves a run. And the pressure is on them then to perform when they go in. It is no good just going through the motions. We did that very well there in the second-half and we're happy enough with it," the Roscommon supremo concluded.
Coyne hits four as Rossies hammer Tyrone
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Roscommon 8-15
Tyrone 1-06
ROSCOMMON made little work of a disappointing Tyrone in the National Hurling League played in brilliant sunshine in Athleague on Sunday afternoon.
For Roscommon it was an excellent start to their league ambitions but Tyrone will have to do a lot of soul searching if they are to continue following what was honestly a hammering in front of a very disappointing crowd.
Incredibly the opening stages gave no indication that this was going to happen. In fact, the game was quite close up to half - time. Both teams struggled to find their feet in what were beautiful conditions with the breeze blowing across the pitch. It was the red hand county who struck first. The goal coming after Roscommon keeper Padraig Dolan failed to control a Garry Fox shot leaving the door open for Seamus McLaughney to pounce and score the goal. This spurred Roscommon into action with Declan Nolan unlucky not to have a point with his side's first attack of the game. With the game barely underway Tyrone found themselves down to fourteen when Sean P Begley was sent off for an off the ball incident that was seen by the umpire who immediately signalled the referee Alan Kelly. Following a short conversation a red card was issued and Begley was sent to the line.
Following the sending off Roscommon opened the scoring with a point from Johnny Coyne who then added a goal moments later to put Roscommon ahead. Roscommon would not look back from here as they began to dominate proceedings. Four minutes Coyne had the ball in the back of the net again and two Shane Curley frees and a free from David Dolan had Roscommon comfortably ahead coming up to half time. Tyrone's only response a free from David Lavery to close the gap slightly. As the game came to half time both teams swapped points to leave Roscommon ahead by five points. It would be the closest that Tyrone would get to the Rossies as from the restart the primrose and blue went through the gears. First a point from Dolan and then two goals in the space of a minute. Coyne got his third before Curley fired a free past the Tyrone backs to score Roscommon's fourth goal.
By the end of the third quarter Roscommon led by fourteen points and more was to come as Roscommon added two more goals in the space of a minute. Curley added his second and Coyne got his fourth as the Tyrone challenge collapsed and as the game reached the final minutes Roscommon manager Seamus Qualter took the opportunity to introduce some fresh legs with the welcome return of Mervyn Connaughton to the Roscommon jersey. He added two points from play while Brendan Kelly also took the opportunity to take advantage as he scored 1-1 during his time on the pitch.
There was one other goal for Roscommon before the referee blew for full time. It came from Dolan who was some distance out from the Tyrone goal when he let fly. The ball missing everyone and nestling in the back of the net.
While it was a welcome result for Roscommon and an excellent start for Seamus Qualter in his first game in charge of Roscommon. But as admitted by the Roscommon manager following the game there will be much tougher games for Roscommon in the league and the next game against Louth will be one of the toughest of the lot.
Hurlers run out of steam against Louth
TYRONE.................0-09
LOUTH................0-18
By Geoff Gillis
FOR the third successive game Tyrone's evident lack of fitness and preparation contributed to yet another disappointing NHL League defeat against Louth at Omagh yesterday afternoon.
Ten minutes into the second half Tyrone led 0-9 to 0-8, but even though Justin Kelly tagged on another point Tyrone collapsed in the final quarter, as Louth took the game by the scruff of the neck, reeling off the final eight points without reply as the injury time dismissal of Jason Kelly on a second yellow card compounded Tyrone's disappointing afternoon.
A new look Tyrone side battled admirably throughout the opening period with solid defensive contributions from Jason Patton, Damien Maguire and Michael Kelly keeping a normally reliable Louth attack of Shane Fennell and Aidan Callan quiet to such an extent that the bulk of the visitors' opening half scores came from midfielder Gerard Smyth. Smyth accounted for five points, but in Justin Kelly and Leigh Moore Tyrone had strong competitors at midfield, while the energy of Aidan Kelly and Garry Fox allowed them to remain in contention at the halfway stage.
Louth looked the more accomplished side, but a hefty wides tally showed where their problems lay as Ronan Byrne and Mark Wallace commanded their defence with authority. Donagh O'Sullivan gave Smyth useful assistance in the engine room, but their attack struggled to avail of their chances.
Louth had three wides on the board before Smyth opened their account on five minutes from distance after good approach play from Fennell and Callan and, even though Derek Horan doubled their lead Tyrone responded with a superb Kelly free in the 14th minute. Smyth and Kelly swapped long range frees before Tyrone's dogged display restored parity on 24 minutes at 0-3 apiece courtesy of Moore.
Tyrone spurned a glorious goal chance on 32 minutes, when McLoughney tried to catch instead of flicking Fox's delivery with Louth augmenting their tally via another Smyth conversion in response to a David Lavery free for a deserving 7-4-interval cushion.
Tyrone emerged for the second period displaying more belief and with Maguire and Moore foraging for possession, they carried the game confidently to Louth with successive Lavery frees raising their hopes before the Dungannon man supplied the point of the game on 45 minutes, when he caught an Aidan Kelly delivery to point on the turn.
Three points in quick succession from Ronan Byrne, Smyth and Diarmuid Murphy handed Louth a 10-8 lead and, even though Kelly kept Tyrone in contention they failed to raise a flag for the final seventeen minutes.
Tyrone's exertions had taken their toll and as a sharp Louth side clicked through the gears, they notched up the scoring returns with Byrne, Horan, Fennell and Murphy all supplying points before referee Owen Elliott issued his twelfth yellow card of the afternoon. Unfortunately it was a second for Jason Kelly, as Tyrone saw out the final seconds a man short and firmly rooted to Division 3B basement.
Hurlers hope to turn the corner against Fingal
By Alan Rodgers
SEVERAL players are preparing to make their return for the Tyrone senior hurlers ahead of what looks set to be another tough outing against Fingal this weekend.
Three defeats in the opening trio of matches have marked a dismal start to the campaign for the Red Hands. Defeats at the hands fo Roscommon, Donegal and Louth have removed the positive pointers generated by last year's Lory Meagher Cup success.
Strabane's Peter O'Connor and Cormac McHugh of Dungannon were due to return to training last night. Carrickmore's Damien Maguire is also back on track as the injury concerns surrounding the squad ease slightly.
It follows a crucial meeting last week between the players, team management and the County Board, and attended by Chairman, Ciaran McLaughlin, to discuss the disastrous run of form.
But team manager, Tony Fawl, is nevertheless well aware of the challenges facing them against a Fingal side which has been showing good form in Division 3A.
"Fingal will not be any easier than any of our previous matches. But I think things are a lot better than they were a few weeks ago," he said.
"Hopefully the meeting last week will focus attention on the challenges ahead. There was a positive response to it and there was an improved attendance at the training as well.
"But this week is going to provide the first real indication of whether we have turned a corner. The resolve is definitely there from the players and I think the few coming back into the panel should be a help.
"Realistically at this stage we're not going to gain much ground in the National League. It's a case of trying to get something from the couple of remaining matches and concentrating on the championship then," he added.
The match is due to take place in Swords and has a 2.30pm throw-in.
Tyrone demolition keeps Fingal in race for Division 3B Final
Fingal 7-15 Tyrone 0-7
Fingal hammered a woeful Tyrone side at Swords to stay in contention for a place in the NHL Div 3B decider.
The result puts the North Dublin team level on points with Roscommon and Louth and with a crucial game away to the latter next weekend it is set to come down to who wins that game following Roscommon's defeat to table-toppers Wicklow today.
There was never a doubt about the outcome here after Peter Daly scored the first of his four goals on 16 minutes and two more goals coming up to the break had Fingal well in the driving seat as they led 3-4 to 0-4 points.
"We didn't actually play that well at all in the first-half," said Manager Denis Murphy afterwards.
"We didn't get any point from play and while there was never a doubt about the outcome I thought we could have been further ahead. But I suppose we got our act together in the second-half, we needed to drive our score on and thankfully that's what we did," he added.
The other goals came from Cian O'Mahony, Emmett McCabe and Paul McAllister.
Wicklow Hurlers Into League Decider
Alan O'Briain
Tyrone 0-03 Wicklow 6-22
Wicklow have been promoted and will play in the Division 3B Hurling final after a huge win in Omagh over Tyrone by 6-22 to 0-3.
Paul Sutton and Don Hyland grabbed 5 goals between them as Tyrone were ran ragged in Omagh. Substitute Sutton grabbing a fine hat-trick after his introduction in an easy win for the Garden County that seen them make an immediate return to Division 3A.
Casey O'Briens men will now face Louth or Roscommon next week depending on results. The Wee men travel to Arklow to face Wicklow on the 18th of April and if they avoid defeat they will be into the May 1st decider.
Scorers:
Wicklow: P Sutton 3-1, D Hyland 2-1, J Connors 1-2, C Kavanagh 0-5, R Keddy 0-4, A Driver 0-3, T Doyle, N Heffernan 0-2 each, B Cuddihy, N Driver 0-1 each.
Tyrone: SP Begley (f), R O'Neill, A Kelly (f) 0-1 each.
Wicklow — E Kennedy; C O'Neill, G Keogh, W Collins; B Cuddihy, L Kennedy, N Skelton; M O'Neill, T Doyle; A Driver, R Keddy, N Driver; C Kavanagh, D Hyland, J Connors. Subs: P Sutton for Hyland, J Tanner for Kennedy, N Heffernan for Connors.
Tyrone — N Gallagher; S McLaughlin, J Patton, R Woods; C Cross, SP Begley, M O'Gorman; L Moore, A Kelly; G Fox, T Nixon, R O'Neill; M Kane, P Conway, T O'Hagan. Subs: S Michael for O'Hagan, F Stewart for McLaughlin.
REF — E Hasson (Derry).
Sligo Hurlers avoid relegation
By Paul Healy
Sligo 3-17 Tyrone 1-13
SLIGO retained their place in Allianz GAA Hurling National Hurling League Division 3B courtesy of an eventually comprehensive 3-17 to 1-13 victory over Tyrone, who were themselves consequently relegated from this competitive section along with Donegal.
Going into the game at Markievicz Park last Sunday a head-to-head win for the visitors would have meant they would have leapfrogged Sligo and consigned the Frank Browne-managed side to life in the bottom tier next year – despite Sligo, last year's Division Four champions, having a sizeably healthier for-against scoring average.
Fortunately, there was no repeat of a return to Division Four for Sligo, where they had been forced to tread their wares throughout 2009, as a determined performance, sometimes worryingly patchy in the first-half but one in which the hosts mostly looked the likelier winners, ensured another season in the third tier.
A blistering start saw a Colin Herity-inspired Sligo race into an 0-4 to 0-0 lead inside five minutes, with the Kilkenny native unlucky to see that fourth point rise over the bar when a goal looked certain.
Tyrone recovered strongly, however – with the home side only able to add Larry Cadden's 20th minute point to their own total before the half-hour mark – and a poacher's finish from Ryan Woods on 28 minutes gave the visitors an ominous 1-6 to 0-5 lead.
Yet a settling Herity free on 30 minutes seemed to reignite Sligo and, within 60 seconds, Larry Cadden had struck for their opening goal.
Sligo followed up with four rapid pre-interval scores – with a Justy Kelly free on 32 minutes Tyrone's solitary response – to open up a 1-10 to 17 advantage at half-time.
The hosts enjoyed a 1-14 to 1-10 lead 15 minutes into the second-half but it was a well-executed second Sligo goal from the introduced Aidan Walsh on 52 minutes that gave his side some real distance on the scoreboard (2-14 to 1-10).
Kelly valiantly tried to keep Tyrone in touch but Herity's frees kept restoring the home side's seven-points advantage and, in added-time, Cadden grabbed his own second goal, Sligo's third, to seal a 10-points win (3-17 to 1-13).
Overall, Sligo can look forward to their upcoming Nicky Rackard Cup campaign, with a good balance evident now from goalkeeper Mark Kearney's accurate deliveries to Herity's assuredness in front of the posts.
Furthermore, should talisman Keith Raymond recover from injury, a strong Nicky Rackard Cup run should be attainable.
Sligo: Mark Kearney, Cian Hackett, Jamie Kenny, Derek O'Brien, Shane Glynn (0-1), Mark Burke (c), Niall Cadden, Ciaran Brenan, Liam Reidy, Alan Cawley (0-1), Robert Molloy (0-3), Damien Burke (0-1), Mark Gordon, Colin Herity (0-10, 6f, 1 '65'), Larry Cadden (2-1) Subs used: Aidan Walsh (1-0) for Gordon (21 mins); Pat Quinn for D Burke (47 mins); Michael Gilmartin for Cadden (47 mins); Niall McDermott for Gilmartin (62 mins); Vinny O'Hora for Brenan (66 mins)
Tyrone: Nicky McBride, Sean Paul Begley, Jason Patton, Chris Cross, Gareth Fox, Jason Kelly, Michael O'Gorman, Justy Kelly (0-9, 6f), Leigh Moore (0-2), Garry Cox, Aidan Kelly (c) (0-1), Eric Kirwin, Ryan Woods (1-0), Paddy Conway, Seamus O'Hagan Subs used: Damien Maguire (0-1) for Conway (halftime); Conway for Fox (52 mins)
Referee: Ger Hoey (Clare)
08/05/2010 - 16:01:35
Tyrone 6-24 Cavan 1-14
Tyrone put a disastrous league campaign behind them to turn on the style with a resounding Ulster SHC win over Cavan at Healy Park.
The Breffni men found themselves on the end of a 25 points hammering, with Red Hand corner forward Conor Grugan doing most of the damage.
The Carrickmore man helped himself to a 3-8 tally, all from play, with his clubmate Justin Kelly contributing a handsome 1-8 total.
Grugan hit his first goal in the eighth minute, getting on the end of a Kelly free to finish from eight yards.
Kevin Downes kept th Brefni men in touch with some excellent striking from long range frees, and it was Micky O'Connell who brought the visitors level in the 27th minute.
Two minutes later, however, Grugan grabbed a second goal, skipping past his marker to beat Darren Sheridan with a brilliant finish.
Three stoppage time points, two of them sublime efforts from Grugan, eased the red Hands six points clear, but there was still time for Downes to get in for a goal, following neat approach work from substitute Rory O'Hanlon.
Tyrone led by 2-10 to 1-10 at the break, and completely overwhelmed their opponents in the second half.
Justin Kelly's long range free went all the way to the net in the 45th minute, and that signalled the beginning of Cavan's collapse.
Grugan completed his hat-trick on49 minutes, and four minutes later, Cormac McHugh banged in Tyrone's fifth goal.
The points continued to flow, off the sticks of Grugan, Mike O'Gorman, Sean Pauil Belgey, and Kelly, and with five minutes to play, Cavan's misery was compounded when Sean McLoughney scored a sixth goal.
Tyrone: N McBride, SP Begley (0-1), J Patton, M Kelly, B McGilloway, D Maguire, S McCrory, J Kelly (1-8, 1-7f), A Kelly, Gary Fox (0-1), S McLoughney (1-1), P O'Connor (0-2), C Grugan (3-8), C McHugh (1-2), Gareth Fox.
Subs: M O'Gorman (0-1) for Gareth Fox, E Kirwan for Begley, C Cross for M Kelly, S Jackson for Grugan,
Cavan: D Sheridan, D Neary, M Carr, A Sheridan, B Devine, A Neilligan, S Og Brady, E Hill (0-3), P Sheridan (0-2), R O'Hagan, K Downes (1-6 (5f), J Leahy, B Harte (0-1), J Leahy, M O'Connell (0-1).
Subs: R O'Hanlon (0-1) for Leahy, M Curry for S Sheridan, K Fitzpatrick for Harten, M Doheny for O'Connell
Referee: J O'Rourke (Monaghan)
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Armagh win to set up Down quarter-final
Armagh 3-20 Tyrone 2-09
Armagh will meet Down in the Ulster SHC quarter-final, following their comprehensive defeat of Tyrone at Casement Park.
A Brian McNaughton hat-trick inspired the Orchard men to the last four, with sharpshooter Paul Breen contributing nine points.
Tyrone did make a game of it with a plucky second-half display, but they had left themselves too much to do.
Breen rattled off five points, three of them from frees, in the opening 10 minutes to set the trend.
Midfielder Barry Breen also fired over a couple of scores as the Orchard men forged into a 0-8 to 0-0 lead.
David Lavery got Tyrone's opening score in the 16th minute, and added another from long range to raise Red Hand spirits.
But Armagh men stepped up the tempo again. A couple of Fiachra Bradley points and well taken Ger Enright effort made it 0-13 to 0-3, with Cormac McHugh getting Tyrone's score.
And two goals in the space of a minute from full forward Brain McNaughton all but sealed Tyrone's fate.
First he got in behind the defence to blast home, then showed his predatory instincts to finish from close range after Nicky McBride had made a superb save from Bradley.
Tyrone's Conor Grugan could only manage a point from a stoppage time penalty, and at the break, Armagh held a commanding 2-14 to 0-5 lead.
But after being reduced to 14 men with the dismissal on a second yellow card of defender Nathan Curry, Armagh found themselves forced onto the back foot by the resurgent Red Hands.
Substitute Shea McKiver pulled back a couple of Tyrone points, and Grugan scrambled a 56th minute goal.
Three minutes later, Lavery darted through for as superb individual goal, and a 17 points deficit had been trimmed back to 10.
But Armagh managed to lift the siege, for McCormack to plunder another goal to complete his hat-trick on 64 minutes.
Armagh: J Burke, B Mallon, F McMullan, N Curry, D Carvill, P McCormack, B McCormack, B Breen (0-3), C Carvill, R Gaffney (0-1), G Enright (0-2), F Bradley (0-3), P Breen (0-9, 6f, 1 '65), B McNaughton (3-1), C Christie (0-1).
Subs: J Corvan for Enright, P Burke for B McCormack
Tyrone: N McBride, M Kelly, B McGilloway, J Patton, SP Begley, D Maguire, S McCrory, J Kelly (0-1), L Moore, G Fox, C McHugh (0-1), A Kelly, C Grugan (1-1, 0-1 pen), D Lavery (1-4, 0-2f), P O'Connor.
Subs: S McKiver (0-2) for Fox, M O'Gorman for M Kelly
Referee: O Elliot (Antrim).
Hurlers rue first quarter performance
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Tyrone's Conor Grogan slips past Nathan Curry and Cathal Carvill. PHOTOS: SPORTSFILE
By Geoff Gillis
TYRONE'S Ulster Senior Hurling Championship journey ended at Casement Park on Saturday, when rivals Armagh strolled to a convincing fourteen point victory. However captain Damien Maguire was keen to dwell on the positives, as his team emerged with their pride intact following a courageous second half showing.
The Eire Og clubman was a driving force behind a battling performance and, even though the final score-line suggested a hammering, at no time did Tyrone put their heads down. Indeed with a little more composure Tyrone could have been a lot closer on the scoreboard because they missed a penalty and saw several scoring chances falling short into the hands of gracious Armagh defenders.
Reflecting on the game the Tyrone skipper pointed towards a disjointed opening quarter as the catalyst for defeat because they slipped 8-0 behind and, by the time Tyrone realised they were in a game the damage was already done.
"We are very disappointed because we never really got going in the first half," Maguire lamented. "It was game over, at half time, but we said we would go out and give it a bit more effort and play with some pride in the second half. And I still believe there is more to come from this team."
It is hard to argue with that assessment because throughout the second half the displays of SP Begley, Jason Patton, David Lavery and substitute Shea McKiver illustrated the potential within the current squad and Maguire claimed it was only a matter of the team gelling following an indifferent league campaign.
"The talent is there and it's about trying to play as a team. You probably seen it yourself from the sideline that we can be a wee bit individual the odd time. It took a while for us to click as a team, but hopefully once we get a bit more training together, the thing will come good. It is just gelling the boys together to play as a team."
Tyrone have three weeks to prepare for the Nicky Rackard Cup game with Louth and Damien was optimistic following some encouraging signs in recent games.
He added, "Morale is steadily improving and we are getting everyone back on track. We have beaten Louth before and there is no reason why we can't beat them again but before then we have to keep the momentum going."
Tyrone 1.16 ,Donegal 2.20 , in Ulster U21B semi final played tonight in HealyPark.