Eight observations from the Allianz Football League: Donegal are a running machine and McHugh is the key cog

The introduction of the two-point arc will see scoring records shattered. There may come a time when championship scorers have to be split between pre and post-2025.

LINK MAN: Ryan McHugh has been awesome in Donegal's league campaign thus far. Against Armagh at the weekend, he had 36 possessions and kicked two points. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The address by the president is positioned at the centre of Congress. Integration and the GPA. Review committees for hurling and Gaelic football. Ten years ago, these were the issues that were addressed. Ten years on, these are the issues that will be addressed.

The GAA Annual Congress will take place in Donegal this weekend. Jarlath Burns is set to go where Liam O’Neill went in 2015 at the Slieve Russell Hotel, Cavan. That was his final address as president. He had espoused the one club model, established an FRC that introduced the black card and the advantage rule and extended an olive branch to the GPA in the form of an invite for their chair to join the fixtures work group.