'It’s brilliant to have a team like Armagh win the All-Ireland. Football needed a lease of new life and my god did they provide it.'
After a chaotic few weeks, the hurling and football intercountry season is over for another year. The need for a couple of gap weeks in the latter stages especially was even more prevalent this year.
Read next: How Ulster GAA overcame troubles to dominate football and record an unprecedented clean sweep I played in plenty of bad finals. 2012 against Donegal and the drawn game in 2016 against Dublin come to mind. The conservative and defensive nature of a lot of teams has almost led to football matches being played in silence.
All eyes will be on the potential new rules and the games they will be trialled in. I sat through a presentation delivered by Jim Gavin on the potential rule changes in the Connacht Centre of Excellence a number of weeks ago.
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