As Sunday draws nearer, the GAA continue to keep their powder dry about extending the suspension of all Gaelic Games activity. The GAA mightn’t be uttering the word yet, but everyone else is — knockout. On the face of it, there wouldn’t appear to be much need to alter the football championship draw. Played week on week, a knockout hurling championship could be played over five weekends (three provincial, one All-Ireland semi-final and final weekends). Imagine if, as the GAA had initially considered, they had gone ahead with their league games last Sunday week behind closed doors.

Source: Irish Examiner March 24, 2020 01:07 UTC