(Oldest Posts First)
In most football games now it is a common sight to see a player failing to release the ball after the ref has blown for a free against him. Then a melee develops as opposing players try to wrestle the ball off him. Often it develops into what happened in the Roscommon/Mayo game where one of the players trying to retrieve the ball strikes the player in possession. In Roscommon's case it led to the loss of a player, loss of the free and a point scored against them. You can't condone striking for any reason and in this case it didn't affect the result. neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 09/08/2017 17:22:58 2031711 Link 0 |
BartMcQueen (Cork) - Posts: 196 - 10/08/2017 11:14:12 2031901 Link 0 |
If there is no penalty then it will continue to happen. catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 10/08/2017 11:23:06 2031907 Link 0 |
It's annoying alright, but the player should not take matters into their own hands. The rules only allow to bring the ball forward once, and if the player keeps interfering a yellow. Maybe keep bringing the ball forward, and hand out yellows for each infraction after the ball is moved forward? CletusVanDamme (Kerry) - Posts: 63 - 10/08/2017 11:51:32 2031923 Link 1 |
A code of conduct for BOTH sides should be applied. tommy58 (Dublin) - Posts: 169 - 11/08/2017 19:54:59 2032446 Link 2 |
A new rule, anywhere on pitch this happens, a free from the 14m line. It would stamp it out quick schnappy. It's like the black card, the rules need to be brutal to stamp it out. galwaydublin (Galway) - Posts: 226 - 12/08/2017 12:50:10 2032576 Link 1 |
I'm inclined to agree with Cletus; I read the first post, formed my opinion and found shortly that Cletus's was the same. When a team is awarded a free, they're entitled to take it immediately. If the offending team unfairly prevents this, then maybe move the ball forward 10 metres. And if they still do it, either in the same place or 10 metres away or anywhere, move it forward another 10 metres. And so on. Very soon, if a team sees a free against them being moved 40 metres, they'll learn to behave. Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1030 - 12/08/2017 22:51:32 2032672 Link 0 |
One solution is for the ref to blow the whistle and demand the ball, he then places the ball onto the ground and the option for the player to take the free is up to him either on the ground or from his hands, this stops dragging and wrestling with opposition players, already you see some players trying to block 'the mark' trying to slow down the opponent taking his mark riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 12/08/2017 23:47:29 2032680 Link 1 |