An ankle injury stalled Oisin O’Neill’s inter-county progress this season but he intends to make up for lost time in 2020.

A return of 1-5 in Crossmaglen’s Armagh SFC final victory over Ballymacnab last Sunday reminded Orchard County fans of what they were missing this summer and he’s looking forward to playing alongside his brother, ‘Young Footballer of the Year’ nominee Rian, on the inter-county stage.

“Personally, it was a frustrating season but I could fully understand why Kieran (McGeeney), Jim (McCorry) and the rest of the Armagh management team didn't probably trust me enough to put me in,” he remarked to GAA.ie.

“Like I said, I probably didn't have the same work done that the boys had but hopefully now I'm in a better place for the 2020 season. At the minute, we probably have all the best players in Armagh available for selection and committed to the county, which is the first time that's happened in a while. That's a big thing.

“There's a really good band of players. A lot of our more experienced players are coming towards their natural peak, they're 27, 28, 29. There's a good band of young players like Jarly and Rian coming through to support them.”

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