GAA Reportedly Set To Address Major Issue For Fans Ahead Of Kerry v Donegal Final

The GAA look set to address a major issue for fans in the upcoming All-Ireland football final between Kerry and Donegal.

An enthralling season of inter-county football will culminate with two of the great forwards of the modern age, David Clifford and Michael Murphy, going toe-to-toe.

The new rules have reinvigorated Gaelic football, though the semi-finals were admittedly the most lacklustre match-ups of the season thus far.

Kerry ultimately breezed past Tyrone in Croke Park on Saturday, before Donegal recorded an even more comprehensive win over Meath the following day.

That Donegal v Meath semi-final posed a familiar problem for many GAA fans, with both sides unexpectedly in their home kits despite both jerseys strongly featuring dark green and yellow.

It posed particularly egregious issues for fans watching on TV at home, and it seems that may have influenced the kit choices for the final.

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Andrew Moynihan of the Kerry's Eye newspaper reported on Tuesday afternoon that Kerry will wear their blue change strip in the All-Ireland final against Donegal.

Kerry's predominantly green kit with yellow support is similar to Meath's colour scheme, showing a difference in approach from the Royal County's in the All-Ireland semi-final.

It will mirror the approach taken by Kerry when they hosted Donegal in the Allianz League earlier this year, though it remains to be seen whether Donegal will also switch to their white kit.

This will be the second meeting of Kerry and Donegal in an All-Ireland final, after the 2014 decider.

On that occasion, both sides lined out in their home kits.

Colour clashes in the GAA have been a historical problem and have come into sharper focus in recent years with the increased awareness around the prevalence of colour blindness.

After years of unnecessary clashes, the contrast between this game and the 2014 decider between Kerry and Donegal shows that changes are slowly being made to make teams more distinguishable on the biggest days.

This will mark the first time since the 2010 final between Cork and Down that a team will wear their change strip in an All-Ireland final. On that occasion, both teams changed to their away kit, with Cork in white and Down in yellow.