John McEntee (with ball) has an anxious wait ahead of him

Armagh's John McEntee will know his fate on Tuesday night on whether he will be free to play in the All-Ireland final against Tyrone.

At the Games Administration Committee meeting the GAA chiefs may take action over McEntee's clash with Donegal's Barry Monaghan in the semi-final.

McEntee was given a yellow card at the time, but the GAC could charge the player with deliberately striking an opponent with his elbow.

That could mean he could miss the historic shoot-out on 28 September between the two Ulster counties.

McEntee, however, has received backing from Tyrone's Gavin Devlin who felt the wrath of the GAC when he was handed a 12-week ban after the chiefs studied a video recording of a stamping offence against Laois.

''He definitely doesn't deserve to miss the All-Ireland. It would be a shame if he missed it,'' Devlin told the Irish News.

''We know John McEntee has been a key player this last three of four years for Armagh.

''He's a big, strong, physical player, he uses his body really well to get away from tackles.

''But there's one thing that everyone in Ulster knows anyway, he's not a dirty player. John in particular has played some great games for Armagh this year. He's probably their top man in most matches.

''For him to miss the All-Ireland final because of an incident like that, would be totally unbelievable,'' said Devlin who would be McEntee's direct opponent in the Croke Park decider.