Player ratings: McCambridge & McKay set tone for Armagh

Armagh clinched the All-Ireland SFC title after winning a tight and tense decider against Galway by a point. Here's how we rated the players at Croke Park.

ARMAGH

Blaine Hughes - 7.5

Went short with most of his kick-outs until late on when Galway put a heavy press on. Got all of his short kick-outs away apart from one early on which ended up in a Galway score from a free. Of his five long kick-outs, three found Galway hands, including one poor restart that was claimed by Paul Conroy late on. Had a brilliant year overall as he stepped up to take Ethan Rafferty's spot.

Barry McCambridge - 8

Came into the contest with 2-04 from defence. Managed to add a first-half point but spent the majority of his afternoon in defence mode on Shane Walsh. The Galway man was off colour for sure but McCambridge was also excellent, holding Walsh to a point from play.

Aidan Forker - 8

The Armagh captain went head to head with Damien Comer. That was a job in itself but he got forward for two first-half score attempts, kicking a wide and a point. Comer was eventually taken off and Forker became the first man since Kieran McGeeney to captain a winning Orchard team to Sam.

Paddy Burns - 7

Began the game on Rob Finnerty until the Galway attacker was taken off injured. Set up a Tiernan Kelly point in the third quarter.

Connaire Mackin - 8

The one change to the Armagh team from the semi-final. Mackin's orders were to man-mark Matthew Tierney and he did just that, getting hands on and physical whenever possible. Put Cein Darcy out of play with an inspirational hit in the 43rd minute.

Aaron McKay - 8

An unlikely gamebreaker. The Dromintee man was detailed to protect the full-back line again in a sweeper role. Bombed forward at times in the first-half