It could yet be that a determination needs to be made as to whether more long-range shooting or goalmouth action is in the game’s best interests
In the survey that the Football Review Committee conducted last year, goals emerged among the top five things that people wanted to see in the game.
McGuinness should be surprised, then, to learn that the number of goals is up - there have been 140 scored in the League so far compared to 121 after four completed rounds in 2024 . Indeed, Donegal had only one goal attempt in the second half and it was hardly gilt-edged as Cian Hernon’s effort was comfortably saved by Connor Gleeson. Similarly, Galway had just one such effort when trying to build a lead in the first half when backed by the gale force wind, opting to work shooting positions for two-pointers instead.
It’s worth noting that two games in Division One have had six and five goals in them - both involving Kerry . Take those out of it, and the other 14 ties average 1.3 goals a game. Each of the five goals in Sunday’s Tyrone-Kerry game were down to David Clifford and Darragh Canavan but it shouldn’t be that it’s left to the absolute cream of the game’s forward talent to prosper in that respect.
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