Liam Rafferty found himself in a quandary last year as he looked around at the men competing for his position.
The Galbally man was a rising star in 2020 — Mickey Harte’s final year with Tyrone — playing in the League and making his Championship debut in the Ulster quarter-final defeat by Donegal.
Rafferty caught the eye as an attack-minded defender with an ability to pop up in the right place at the right time and punish the opposition with a score.