This weekend the new rule enhancements designed by Jim Gavin and the Football Rules Committee will be brought to Special Congress, and a decision will be made on which rules will be in place for the 2025 season.
There are seven key proposals, some of which are quite drastic, and will significantly change the game, but the point behind these changes are to make the sport much more entertaining to watch, so if they do go through and are successful, then spectators will be in for a real treat.
Before we can get to that stage though, coaches and mangers need to figure out how to train players correctly, select their squads to take full advantage of the enhancements, and make as competitive a team as possible.
One man who is more curious than most, is Donegal manager Jim McGuinness, as he looks forward to the new challenge that these amendments will make.
While speaking to Donegal Live, the 2012 All-Ireland winning manager revealed that these changes could see a position that was once very important but became lost in systems and mass defences, make a return to the game.
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“We would always have the opinion regardless of what the rules are, then you must coach to the rules. That's the bottom line. If the three-up does come in, there's the potential for the throwback from maybe 20 years ago.
“You're gonna have players to play off further up the pitch that's going connect the play from a defence to attack. I think you could see maybe you're a renascence of number 11s as well.
"Players like we had, Michael Hegarty, playing that role, getting the ball and playing those threaded passes to the inside line. All these bits and pieces are in the air.
"We’ll wait and see how it falls.”
Bringing back the kick pass was certainly a priority for the FRC and although many people are looking forward to the idea of having proper full forwards who can win balls, and take on defenders, McGuinness has highlighted that those kicking the ball are important as well.
The number 11 role used to belong to the playmaker, the footballer who could spot a pass that most couldn't see and deliver that pass with accuracy and flair.
Tyrone's Brian McGuigan was an artist when it came to this role, as was Colm Cooper during the middle-stage of his career with Kerry.
Having players with those skill sets make a return to the game will be good news for everybody.
