The opening round of the Allianz Football League sees the clash of All-Ireland champions Armagh and Galway, who will be among the first teams to test out the new playing rules introduced by the GAA.
All-Ireland champions Armagh will face beaten finalists Galway in the opening round of the Allianz Football League on January 25th. The debate over the series of new playing rules devised by Jim Gavin's Football Review Committee dominated GAA circles in the closing months of 2024. There will be a tasty series of opening Allianz Football League fixtures on Saturday, January 25th.
Facing Dr Crokes of Kerry and Dublin side Cuala up against Coolera/Strandhill of Sligo, but the new rules will not be in operation for those games. Amid all the debate about the perceived ills of possession-based modern Gaelic football, Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney was one of the most prominent voices insisting the sport had never been in better health and that tinkering with the playing rules wasn't necessary. However, Special Congress delegates begged to differ and with pre-season competitions such as the Dr McKenna Cup mothballed for 2025, Armagh and Galway will be the first teams in Division One to road test the new rules in a competitive environment at Salthill in a repeat of last July's All-Ireland Final. The opening night of league games will also see Dublin, minus retired greats Brian Fenton and James McCarthy, renewing their rivalry with Mayo at Croke Park in addition to Cavan hosting a Monaghan side, now managed by former Donegal boss, Rory Gallagher, who returns to the managerial hot seat after a two-year hiatus although they will have to travel all the way down to Killarney to see the Glenswilly man in action on the opening league Sunday. As the league unfolds, it will be fascinating to see what impact Murphy can make with a Donegal side who probably still feel that it should have been them - and not Galway - who faced Armagh in the All-Ireland decider
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