Saturday’s special congress is likely to be uneventful in that the impact of the Football Review Committee’s proposals has played out over the intercounty season and the positive reception is backed by detailed data compiled as the year progressed.

At present, however, the second part of the trial year is still in progress, as club championships play to their conclusion.

For GAA national match officials manager, Donal Smyth, this lower-profile but equally crucial element of the roll-out has gone well, given the potential for complications.

There have been controversies in counties over whether two-pointers have been kicked from 40 metres.

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