RTÉ GAA Podcast: Enda McGinley on football and Shane McGrath on hurling

Enda McGinley and Shane McGrath join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to reflect on the weekend's football and hurling respectively.

The form of Louth and Mayo standout in football, while Shane is impressed by Kilkenny's progress adapting to a new system.

Enda is reluctant to make too many definitive predictions based on league form, but Derry and Mayo look to be operating a level above most right now, while Rory was in Ardee to see Mickey Harte's Louth beat Cork and set up a promotion showdown with Dublin this weekend.

Donegal's malaise continued against Mayo and with relegation all but confirmed, Rory is concerned they may go into free fall, a la Cavan or Derry.

Armagh's defensive approach is in stark contrast to last year, but Enda warns that devising a strategy to win an Ulster championship may not be the best approach in this new structure.

Also, Mikey pays tribute to the glory of the high ball and why more teams should stick it in the mixer.

HURLING FROM 46' 30"

Shane was in Nowlan Park on Sunday to witness a most unusual sight... a game of Gaelic football played at half-time of an Allianz Hurling League match in Kilkenny.

The locals are almost as unsettled by the new possession game being adopted by Derek Lyng, but Shane can see it bearing fruit, even in atrocious conditions.

Waterford's tactics are more a work in progress, with Shane highlighting their lack of goals compared to the other teams looking to down Limerick in Munster.

Speaking of Limerick, they looked powerful against a weakened Wexford, who did feature a clubmate of Mikey's at wing-back. It's worth highlighting that Taghmon-Camrosss's Ian Carty outscored his marker - Gearoid Hegarty, no less - two points to one, from wing-back.

The league semi-finalists are