Ian Burke and Corofin have illuminated the 2018 football scene

Ever since Corofin unfortunately tore Nemo Rangers to ribbons in the All-Ireland Club SFC final last March, half an eye has been kept on the evolution on the westerners' club and the Galway inter-county teams at adult level, writes Peter McNamara.

Particularly, it's the development of the likes of Ian Burke and his transition from lesser known entity outside of his own region to household name and All-Star.