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Football championship observations: Now that the safety net has been removed...

Here are eight other observations as the All-Ireland football championship gets down to the kill or be killed phase.
Football championship observations: Now that the safety net has been removed...

COMEBACK KID: Kevin Feely of Kildare. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

FOURTEEN green flags flew high last weekend. They were sorely needed. Despite the nets shaking Saturday and Sunday, the average number of goals per game in the 2023 senior football championship is at just 1.8.

The 2022 championship finished with an average of 2.6, the highest since 1989. According to GAA Stats, the lowest ever was 1888’s 0.71.

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