Tyrone, Roscommon and Kildare all scored victories in the weekend's three provincial football quarter-finals. 

1. Michael O'Neill (Tyrone) Faultless when called upon in Tyrone's 11-point win over Derry on Sunday, marking the Red Hands first ever championship victory at Celtic Park.

2. Ollie Lyons (Kildare) Solid as ever in his corner-back station on Saturday at Croke Park, where the Lilywhites ended up needing all hands on deck against Wexford.

3. Ronan McNamee (Tyrone) The Aghyaran man has been consistently brilliant for the Red Hands in the number three jersey thus far this season and Sunday saw him continue the trend at Celtic Park.

4. Neil Collins (Roscommon) One of the Rossies' top performers in Carrick-on-Shannon, where he kept counterpart Ronan Kennedy scoreless from open play until the Leitrim full-forward's withdrawal.

5. Tiernan McCann (Tyrone) Backed up his 'Man of the Match' performance in last month's Division Two final with a fine display again on Sunday against the Oak Leafers.

6. Sean Purcell (Roscommon) Another brilliant display at centre-back on Sunday and you get the feeling that the highly-rated Boyle defender will be a salient figure if the Rossies are to have an extended summer.

7. Peter Harte (Tyrone) Harte has made a habit of performing consistently in the championship for the Red Hands and his well-worked goal on Sunday put them out of sight before half-time.

8. Niall Daly (Roscommon) Contributed 0-2 in Roscommon's comfortable win over Leitrim and covered every blade of grass over the 70 minutes at Pairc Sean MacDiarmada.

9. Colm Cavanagh (Tyrone) The Moy man's performance against Derry on Sunday gave further evidence to the fact that he has adapted to the sweeper's role as well as any footballer in the country.

10. Fintan Cregg (Roscommon) Scored 0-4 in Carrick-on-Shannon on Sunday and proved a constant thorn in the hosts' side throughout the 70 minutes.

11. James Kielt (Derry) There could well be an argument made for the Kilrea man being one of the best placed kickers in the game after he landed some wonderful scores throughout his side's 11-point defeat to Tyrone.

12. Conor Devaney (Roscommon) The Kilbride man finished joint top-scorer with 1-1 from open play in the Rossies' comfortable win over Leitrim in Carrick-on-Shannon on Sunday.

13. Darren McCurry (Tyrone) Came off the bench midway through the first-half and struck 0-4 (0-3 from play) as the Red Hands pulled up winning against Derry at Celtic Park on Sunday.

14. Alan Smith (Kildare) Led the line strongly for Kildare at Croke Park on Saturday, launching over two maginicent points which ended up being crucial in a closely fought contest against Wexford.

15. Ronan O'Neill (Tyrone) O'Neill's predatory instincts were on display for all to see on Sunday at Celtic Park, where he bagged 2-2 to help send Damian Barton's men into the qualifiers.

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