Munster revisits luck of the draw

With Munster senior football attendances set to show a drop of almost 33% from last year, the attractiveness of the provincial competition structure is well and truly up for debate.

In light of strengthening budgetary constraints, the Munster Council may be compelled next month to bring back the seeded draw and keep Cork and Kerry on separate sides of the competition.

The absence of a Cork-Kerry final this year has had a massive impact on attendances with an estimated total crowd of 43,200 for this year’s five games, compared to 64,043 in 2011.