Maurice Brosnan: Club finals show every day is still a learning day under Gaelic football's new rules

Across county finals and coaching rooms alike, Gaelic football’s thinkers are already plotting its next evolution.

Appetite and hunger are important components on breaking ball. So is structure. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Clohessy

Every game has its patterns and every season its heresies. When the crowd turns, few bother to argue back. As the talk turned to the death of Jim McGuinness’s zonal defence after Donegal’s heavy All-Ireland final defeat, Enda McGinley was one of the rare voices going against the grain.

Kerry had picked their way through the system with ruthless precision, but the three-time All-Ireland winner wasn’t ready to write the obituary.