 For the 1996 championship , Canavan was handed the captaincy of Tyrone , and was Ulster 's leading scorer for the third year in a row , and subsequently awarded his third successive All Star . Tyrone reached the All @-@ Ireland semi @-@ final against Meath , but Canavan was one of six Tyrone players to sustain injuries that day , which some Tyrone fans attribute to Meath 's heavy @-@ handedness . Canavan 's injury was so severe that he was still feeling the effects for over a year , and there was speculation as to whether he had been playing on a broken foot . 
