Cathal McShane set to meet Tyrone boss Mickey Harte with inter-county career in the balance

Tyrone All Star Cathal McShane is to have formal talks with county manager Mickey Harte this weekend as he considers his Red Hand County future.

McShane has yet to break his silence on his next move having recently returned from his Adelaide Crows trial.

It is understood that Adelaide are keen on signing the player.

An announcement from McShane is thought to be imminent amid speculation in some quarters that he could be set to return to Tyrone training next week.

The in-demand forward was a spectator at Tyrone's league opener against Meath last weekend.

Mickey Harte said on Sunday he expected to speak to McShane this week but insisted his focus remained on Tyrone's Football League encounter with Monaghan on Sunday.

Harte has named an unchanged starting line for the Castleblayney contest with Frank Burns again named at full-forward despite Mark Bradley making a big impression last weekend when he was introduced for the Pomeroy man shortly after half-time.

Tyrone's first-half tactic of playing a more attacking style of football appeared to leave them exposed at the back as Meath squandered at least three goal chances.

In the second half, with Colm Cavanagh dropping back to his regular sweeper role, Tyrone were a different proposition and their ability to attack following turnovers - in addition to Meath's kickout woes - meant Harte's side were able to clinch a comfortable 1-14 to 1-9 victory.

While Tyrone got two points on the board, Monaghan came away from Galway with nothing after contributing to a thrilling contest as Padraic Joyce's side held on for a 1-14 to 0-16 victory.

Monaghan were left to rue two particular moments with a Conor McManus penalty being saved in the first half and Christopher McGuinness having a late glorious chance blocked on the line when he seemed certain to score.

On the face of it, it looked a promising display by Monaghan but the proof of that will be this weekend's events both in Castleblayney and Tralee as Galway face Kerry.

Donegal were left feeling mugged by Mayo as James Durcan's goal in the eighth minute of injury-time - after only six had been allotted - allowed James Horan's side to clinch an unlikely draw at Ballybofey.

Meath are Donegal's opposition in Navan on Sunday and Declan Bonner has already pointed out that the Royal County gave his side plenty of trouble in their three meetings last year.

In the February contest at McCumhaill Park, Donegal needed a very fortunate goal to turn the game in their favour after Meath had bossed the majority of the proceedings.

In the Division Two League Final in late March, Meath took an early eight-point lead as Michael Newman caused carnage in the Donegal defence before Michael Murphy's heroics inspired Donegal to a 1-19 to 1-15 comeback win.

Four months later, the sides met in the inaugural Super 8s stage of the All-Ireland Football Championship and Meath led the game with 16 minutes of normal time before a late Donegal's salvo of 1-8 to Meath's 0-1 secured a flattering 2-19 to 1-13 win for Declan Bonner's Ulster champions.

Meath boss Andy McEntee will surely be emphasising his side's first-half efforts at Omagh in his team talk and Bonner will be mindful that Navan is never an easy place to eek out a result even when the Royals aren't going well.

The game will be a test for Donegal who came a cropper on an away trip to Tipperary last February before regrouping to win promotion despite a subsequent home defeat by Fermanagh.

Tyrone: N Morgan; HP McGeary, R McNamee, L Rafferty; M Cassidy, R Brennan, T McCann; C Cavanagh, C Kilpatrick; C Meyler, N Sludden, D McCurry; K McGeary, F Burns, R O'Neill.

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