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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "Need to alter the two point rule after what Gleeson did in Connacht final.
Can't be having that.
Fair enough if he tipped over a ball that was going into the goal, but flapping at a ball that was going over anyway? No"
It's a stupid rule full stop.. and the sleep inducers efforts at clearing it up was laughable… The 2pt scores should be done away with completely as it does nothing for the game… teams trailing are now just taking pot shots and don't even try to create a goal… The tip over aspect of the 2pt scores is a complete joke altogether but wouldn't even be talked about if that nonsense rule didn't exist…!

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3796 - 06/05/2025 17:06:08    2607173

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "Need to alter the two point rule after what Gleeson did in Connacht final.
Can't be having that.
Fair enough if he tipped over a ball that was going into the goal, but flapping at a ball that was going over anyway? No"
The reason for it was to make it a clean rule that the ball had to go directly over without any touch. It was intended to address any 2-point efforts which were added to or punched over after dropping short.
To take out any confusion about who touched it and whether it was going over anyway, they decided to make it a 1 point if it got any touch on its way over.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2309 - 06/05/2025 18:05:04    2607192

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "You can do a go-solo- and go
4 steps, solo, then 4 more steps. Really punishes a foul."
That seemed to be the rule in Castlebar alright. However in the Meath Dublin game which I was at players who moved forward without soloing first were "blown up" and then told to take the old style free kick.
The rule clearly states that to signal the intention to play on the player must "immediately" solo the ball and then move forward.

sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 882 - 06/05/2025 19:37:30    2607211

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