Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Suddenly, Mayo are back in every conversation...

Peter Keane, meanwhile, will also be delighted with his weekend's work as any absentees will be getting restless in light of some of the individual performances they witnessed

EVASIVE ACTION: Mayo attacker Tommy Conroy looks to sidestep Galway’s Conor Campbell during Sunday’s surprisingly one-sided Allianz Football League Division 1 game at Tuam Stadium. Picture: Ramsey Cardy, Sportsfile

Mayo, with an emphatic display in Tuam have put themselves firmly back in the conversation for major honours this winter.

The usual talk of it ‘only being the league’ does not apply this year. With Championship around the corner, current form lines are not only relevant but important also. There was so much to admire about Mayo and evidently things are coming together nicely at exactly the right time.