Maybe not cut-throat. But Mayo's trip to Killarney would set pulses racing

DRAW: Former Dublin footballer Paddy Andrews performs the draw for the Sam Maguire Cup competition in the company of GAA GO presenter Gráinne McElwain and Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Larry McCarthy during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship and Tailteann Cup draws at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

IF the likely May 20 Killarney meeting of All-Ireland champions Kerry and League Division 1 winners Mayo has all the hallmarks of heavyweight opening night, the headline writer's search for the football championship draw 'group of death' may demand looking beyond it and focusing on a potential Group 2 line-up of 2022 rivals Galway and Armagh, with 2021 champions Tyrone and Westmeath.

Maybe the 'cut-throat' second paragraph can be held for the knockout phase in June. With three sides still breathing in each group after the round-robin phase, counties will feel an opening-round win is paramount.