Goals are proving scarcer than normal in this year’s Allianz Football League - but at least one goalkeeper is doing his best to change that.

That’s not a dig at a hapless flapper currently suffering from back-ache after repeated dips into his onion bag, but praise for another positive performance from Tyrone’s Niall Morgan, even in defeat to Galway.

On Sunday’s showing it will only be a matter of time before the Edendork man finds the opposition net.

A few days ago on social media there was evidence of a young Morgan doing just that, albeit as an outfield player.

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Once you could look past the blond highlights in his hair, the really eye-catching aspect was the brilliant, confident finish, the ball blasted to the net on the run.

For years now Morgan has been doing all that’s expected of a modern goalkeeper: as well as the traditional shot-stopping, he’s been guiding kick-outs to team-mates, and also foraying out the field to provide an ‘extra man’ around midfield.

In that last regard, he has been one of those goalkeepers prepared to contest opposition kick-outs, even if his presence there often meant that the ball........

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