Joe

I don't think that's preferable.

It's an option.

And maybe it brings back into the window again of that proposal that was there five years ago to play the provincial championships first in the earlier part of the year and then go with a league and a playoff after that.

It's like, it's unbelievable.

Because the reward for winning a provincial title is...

there's no reward apart from the cup and the title.

And that's obviously means something to all counties, but means more to others than maybe it does to Kerry right now.

But it has no bearing on your future prospects.

It doesn't advance you any further.

It gives you no further advantage in the All-Ireland Championship.

Whereas last year, if you won your provincial title, you were seeded one or two.

Might have made a difference.

It could have actually, and it did actually, in Galway's case, get a harder draw.

picked up David Clifford.

Sean Meaghan, actually, and he won't be marking him.

That'll be Daniel O'Mahony's job.

Sean Meaghan kept him scoreless in that game in Killarney in the last Munster final in 2021.

It's nearly the only time in a championship game David Clifford has been held scoreless from play.

So they have a really seasoned defence.

You can name the defence, and they played so consistently through the league in the last two championship games.