In a proposal published on the GAA’s website today, Duffy proposes that the Championship would run largely as it does now up to the quarter-final stage.
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The proposals include adding eight extra games to the provincial and championship programme – however, this would be reduced to six when balanced against the removal of the semi-finals from the Allianz League.
The biggest adjustment proposed is the All-Ireland quarter-finals, which would be replaced by a group stage contested by the four provincial champions and four teams that progress through the qualifiers.
Under the changes, the four provincial winners would be joined in the two groups by four qualifiers.
Under the proposals the National League semi-finals would be scrapped, allowing the provincial championships to start earlier and with tighter scheduling.
“This will have the effect of ensuring that the finalists will have been equally tested and that the two best teams in the country contest the All-Ireland final”, said the GAA. The proposal would see two groups of four teams, where each team would play a game in Croke Park, one game away and one game at home.
“Both All-Ireland semi-finals would be played over the one weekend which should generate greater excitement and also ensure both teams have the same period of time to prepare for the All-Ireland final”.
Team 1 v Team 2. According to RTE Sport a statement by the GAA said that the proposals will lead to a dramatic championship, than the current one.
Team 3 v Team 4.
Extra-time would be played in the event of a draw in all provincial and All-Ireland championship games.
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Team 2 v Team 3 or 4.
