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Tomsmiths New Rules Suggested Improvements

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Tomsmith here

I will post this and hope fully the new rule committee will read and learn from my suggestions so herer goes

No1 That the rule that the player not handing back the ball be amended to ... THat all players drop the ball once the Referee blows his whistle .
No 2 That the 3 up breach be penasised with a free from halfway line
No 2 That alleged back chat or in subornation towards an Official be penalised with a free from Half way line or where the infraction occurred
That no two two pointers be awarded if it means securing a victory

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4134 - 06/01/2026 10:53:42    2650010

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Replying To tomsmith:  "Tomsmith here

I will post this and hope fully the new rule committee will read and learn from my suggestions so herer goes

No1 That the rule that the player not handing back the ball be amended to ... THat all players drop the ball once the Referee blows his whistle .
No 2 That the 3 up breach be penasised with a free from halfway line
No 2 That alleged back chat or in subornation towards an Official be penalised with a free from Half way line or where the infraction occurred
That no two two pointers be awarded if it means securing a victory"
May as well get rid of those particular rule changes altogether then. What earthly good, or incentive, is a free from the halfway line?
And the whole point to handing it back is to give the fouled team the opportunity to take the free quickly, instead of the old fashioned delaying the game by throwing it away, or dropping it where you were, which was unsportsmanlike cheating behaviour in the first place .
And why shouldn't a team win a game with a 2 pointer?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17920 - 06/01/2026 11:57:32    2650025

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Replying To Viking66:  "May as well get rid of those particular rule changes altogether then. What earthly good, or incentive, is a free from the halfway line?
And the whole point to handing it back is to give the fouled team the opportunity to take the free quickly, instead of the old fashioned delaying the game by throwing it away, or dropping it where you were, which was unsportsmanlike cheating behaviour in the first place .
And why shouldn't a team win a game with a 2 pointer?"
Agree with Viking here. Those rules were brought in for a reason.

The only thing that does annoy me is the two pointer free. I dont think a free hit at a goal should be two points, I dont think that is going to change unfortunately.

alwaysasub (Wexford) - Posts: 580 - 06/01/2026 12:43:59    2650032

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Replying To alwaysasub:  "Agree with Viking here. Those rules were brought in for a reason.

The only thing that does annoy me is the two pointer free. I dont think a free hit at a goal should be two points, I dont think that is going to change unfortunately."
Agreed on the 2 pointer. When the ball is moved up for dissent it is placed on the 21. That's where it should be taken from and not moved back to outside the D for a 2 pointer.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1993 - 06/01/2026 13:19:54    2650036

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Replying To tomsmith:  "Tomsmith here

I will post this and hope fully the new rule committee will read and learn from my suggestions so herer goes

No1 That the rule that the player not handing back the ball be amended to ... THat all players drop the ball once the Referee blows his whistle .
No 2 That the 3 up breach be penasised with a free from halfway line
No 2 That alleged back chat or in subornation towards an Official be penalised with a free from Half way line or where the infraction occurred
That no two two pointers be awarded if it means securing a victory"
Another year, another random post with daft ideas to bait people into responding.

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1649 - 06/01/2026 13:36:02    2650041

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