Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Michael McKernan goes off injured against Cavan.Ryan Byrne/INPHO Tyrone defender Michael McKernan set to miss out on semi-final Selector Colm McCullagh believes his side are underdogs on Saturday 8.01pm, 8 Jul 2025 Share options TYRONE SELECTOR COLM McCullagh has ruled Michael McKernan out of contention to play against Kerry in this Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final. The Coalisland defender was among the shining lights in the Red Hands side in a difficult league season and had brought that form into the championship. However, he continues to struggle with a shoulder injury, sustained in the group stages win over Cavan. Advertisement “Probably the time would be running out there for Michael. He’s doing a bit of non-contact stuff,” said McCullagh at Tyrone’s press event on Tuesday. “He’s doing a bit of running stuff, non-contact but no contact up to now. If he were to miss the game, obviously it’d be a huge blow for Tyrone’s chances. He’s probably one of Tyrone’s most consistent performers this season. “He’s going really well, has Michael. He really was carrying the game to teams and was getting us out and driving us forward and chipping in with scores and stuff and doing well in his defensive duties as well. It’d be a major loss but again, it’s an opportunity for somebody else to step up and we’re going to need that.” McCullagh also has played up to the underdogs status given to Tyrone in the wake of Kerry’s demolition of All-Ireland champions, Armagh in the quarter-final. “We’re down as underdogs. I suppose our performance against Dublin the last day wouldn’t have been as impressive as what Kerry was against Armagh. So, no, we’re definitely going down as underdogs,” he said. “We feel there’s a lot of room for improvement as well on our performance from the last day so we’re just hoping that can be the case. We know we’re going to have to improve on what we’ve shown to date to beat this Kerry team.” Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here Declan Bogue Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Tyrone defender Michael McKernan set to miss out on semi-final”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Tyrone defender Michael McKernan set to miss out on semi-final”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. 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