GAA Reforms: GPA welcomes Duffy proposals

The Gaelic Players Association has welcomed Croke Park’s proposals to shake up the structure of the All- Ireland football championship, although reaction across the wider GAA community has been predictably mixed.

Damned if they do and damned if they don’t, GAA officials have moved the never-ending debate as to what exactly is the best format.

Replacing the quarter-finals of the All-Ireland series with two round-robin groups containing the country’s top eight sides is their main gambit.