Aogán Ó Fearghail disappointed Cork and Tipperary jumped the gun

GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail says he would be disappointed if counties have rejected director general Páraic Duffy’s plans to change the All-Ireland football championship without seeing the final proposal.

On Tuesday, Cork followed Tipperary’s example in opposing the blueprint in Duffy’s discussion paper, the main tenet of which is to introduce group stages in place of the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Cork argued against the idea for a variety of reasons ranging from the impact it would have on the hurling season to dead rubbers to the impact on the club player.