Shane Ryan: Had nothing to do in terms of shot-stopping or dealing with anything tricky that came in high. Won 20 of his 24 kickouts but Tyrone pressed up so seldom that it was a handy day. 6.5
Jason Foley: Cathal McShane ended up with 0-4 from play and a handful of assists, and yet Foley did as much as any man could have given the space he was trying to contend with in front. Won a good few of the contests. 7
Tadhg Morley: Struggled with Mattie Donnelly’s timing and power throughout the first half. Moved on to McShane late on and made slightly better work there. Fouled a fair bit. 6
Gavin Crowley: Popped up on a few balls but found it a mental taxation knowing when Niall Sludden was going to make his move. Would’ve been delighted to see the Dromore man taken off. 6
Paul Murphy: His positioning in the first half was completely up the left. Far too far out to have any impact as the sweeper. Went into a more orthodox wing-back slot after half-time and was vastly improved. 6
Tom O’Sullivan: You could almost hear Peter Keane giving him the old club manager speech: ‘If Peter Harte goes to the toilet, you follow him’. Did exactly that. Diligent, disciplined and strong. 8.5
Brian Ó Beaglaoich: Switched constantly with Shane Enright in terms of picking up Frank Burns, but neither was hugely effective. Made a great last-ditch block on a goal chance all the same. 6.5
Shane Enright: Dropped back on the wing but didn’t have any real impact on the game at all and was replaced at half-time. 5
David Moran: Michael Cassidy did well to nullify him for most of the first 45 minutes, but the Kerins O’Rahillys man had a significant role in their strong finish. 7
Adrian Spillane: Really struggled against Richie Donnelly and wasn’t efficient with the ball. Taken off at the break. 5
Sean O’Shea: Was quiet for a long time in terms of open play, but came more into it when he started to drift to full-forward. Kicked a number of superb frees. 7
STAR MAN
Stephen O’Brien: In Footballer of the Year contention. Quietish first half but outstanding second, capped by a goal where he won the turnover and then popped up 100 yards later to finish. 9
David Clifford: Troubled somewhat by a calf injury, Ronan McNamee had him in the first 20 minutes but thereafter, Clifford started to do what he does. Kicked some outstanding scores off both feet. 8
Paul Geaney: Struggled to get into the game at all in the first half, his only score coming off a Niall Morgan error, but was a bigger factor after the break. 7
Killian Spillane: Rarely breached the Tyrone defensive line. Spritely enough to try it a few times but didn’t have the effect of recent weeks. 5.5
Subs
Jack Sherwood: Gave Kerry a real spark in an unfamiliar midfield role. Got his hands on as much ball as he could and put pace into them. Kicked a fine score. 7
Gavin White: Some unknown affliction kept him out of the starting side but he was a big influence on the second half, in terms of Kerry running at Tyrone. 7
Tommy Walsh: Won and popped off a host of ball at full-forward, and then went scavenging around the middle too. 7.5
Jonathan Lyne: Not on long enough to be rated.
Jack Barry: Not on long enough to be rated.