Galway boss Padraic Joyce feels there needs to be a change made to football’s new rules that will see teams forced to keep three players in the opposition half in black and red card scenarios.

Speaking after his side’s drawn encounter with Tyrone on Sunday, Joyce gave his thoughts after the Red Hands were able to keep two up following Peter Teague’s black card in the 63rd minute.

"The rules are the rules, they're there and there's a bit of confusion sometimes there," he told RTÉ Sport.

"The game was stopped there because Tyrone had a black card and two men were called up top.

"But they're allowed two men (with) the black card in. I think that one has to change definitely, when someone gets a black card.

"We got the benefit of it last week against Donegal. We had a red and a black and we only had to keep one man up.

"If you've to keep three up top, you have less men defending. I think that rule needs to change.

"The goalkeeper one is another contentious one that might change but definitely the black card one - a team gets down to black, so you need to still keep three up top. There's more jeopardy with three up there."

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