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Replying To Seanfanbocht: "They could borrow them from the LGFA who seem to have no problem getting hooters. If you want something done right ask a woman....." Lol …. You are right there Sean ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4141 - 29/05/2025 12:31:38 2613423 Link
Some of these ridiculous new rules need to be ditched immediately… Games are just gone stop start all the time and it's weighted totally in favour of forwards…. Games have flipped from it being impossible for a forward to play to being impossible for a defender to defend…that can't be right ..The change to the hooter system ( because of a referee error ) is also silly and teams are now just hand passing the ball around for 2/3 minutes at the end to run the clock down… it's woefully boring to watch.. The 50m penalty is also ridiculous and then players can bring the ball back out and attempt one of these silly 2 pointers… It's just not Gaelic football anymore ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4141 - 02/06/2025 11:07:52 2614244 Link
There will be no change in rules until the end of the championship. Your going to have to suffer on until the end of July and then another 5 months of club championship - with a bit more next year if the Universities do what they did this year and stick to the previous years rules. tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1479 - 03/06/2025 17:08:10 2614642 Link
A lot of these ridiculous new rules starting to be questioned all over the place… Handing the ball back like a spoiled child at a birthday party is just embarrassing… the inside mark where a forward gets 2 goes at scoring is another example of stupidity… The 2 point scores that's only inflating scores and leading to wild pot shots that would never be taken on in a normal football match… ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4141 - 08/06/2025 10:49:43 2615705 Link
The midfield mark has got out of hand now altogether - another bad call in the minors (Mayo v Offaly) at the weekend. In that one, the player stood up with his hands in the air - the player in possession bumped against him, got passed uninterrupted. The ref then gives a free 50m further up - Mayo bring it back outside the arc and kick a 2 pointer. Offaly went from a point up to a point down for nothing. Saying that, this one wasn't a rule problem - it was a bad refereeing problem tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1479 - 09/06/2025 15:40:18 2616159 Link
Replying To tirawleybaron: "The midfield mark has got out of hand now altogether - another bad call in the minors (Mayo v Offaly) at the weekend. In that one, the player stood up with his hands in the air - the player in possession bumped against him, got passed uninterrupted. The ref then gives a free 50m further up - Mayo bring it back outside the arc and kick a 2 pointer. Offaly went from a point up to a point down for nothing. Saying that, this one wasn't a rule problem - it was a bad refereeing problem" I agree. Though as long as the rule is there it's open to difficulty. Perhaps make the midfield mark indirect? brianb (Kildare) - Posts: 479 - 10/06/2025 10:21:50 2616313 Link
Replying To brianb: "I agree. Though as long as the rule is there it's open to difficulty. Perhaps make the midfield mark indirect?" The FRC is seeking a tweak here - just a free from spot of the mark 'foul' (no 50m advance). I think allowing one initial contact might be better, after which the ball carrier must be allowed his 4m. I have a few unrelated rule clarifications: 1) Ball out for a 45: Can the kick be sideways to a teammate who can then drive it over for 2 pts? 2) Free inside the arc: Similar question - can the ball be played backwards to outside the arc, and then driven over for 2 pts? omahant (USA) - Posts: 3309 - 17/06/2025 23:06:56 2618881 Link
Replying To omahant: "The FRC is seeking a tweak here - just a free from spot of the mark 'foul' (no 50m advance). I think allowing one initial contact might be better, after which the ball carrier must be allowed his 4m. I have a few unrelated rule clarifications: 1) Ball out for a 45: Can the kick be sideways to a teammate who can then drive it over for 2 pts? 2) Free inside the arc: Similar question - can the ball be played backwards to outside the arc, and then driven over for 2 pts?" Yes on both counts…. I'd imagine ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4141 - 18/06/2025 10:29:41 2618929 Link
Changing rules a few hours before knockout games brings the games into disrepute. Obviously the FRC recommended some daft rule changes along with the better one's. But surely the rules would last this season at this stage? What about the one one where a 2 pointer becomes a 1 pointer if another player gets a touch on it? Sure they could change the rules again next week lol suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1753 - 18/06/2025 11:01:33 2618946 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "Yes on both counts…. I'd imagine" If so, it's curious why it doesn't occur - why is that? omahant (USA) - Posts: 3309 - 18/06/2025 11:07:35 2618948 Link
Replying To suckvalleypaddy: "Changing rules a few hours before knockout games brings the games into disrepute. Obviously the FRC recommended some daft rule changes along with the better one's. But surely the rules would last this season at this stage? What about the one one where a 2 pointer becomes a 1 pointer if another player gets a touch on it? Sure they could change the rules again next week lol" That rule is totally stupid… just because a goalkeeper or defender gets a touch to a ball that was kicked from outside the arc it suddenly becomes a 1pt score…. Comical stuff ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4141 - 19/06/2025 07:11:54 2619128 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "That rule is totally stupid… just because a goalkeeper or defender gets a touch to a ball that was kicked from outside the arc it suddenly becomes a 1pt score…. Comical stuff" It operates like that in the AFL. omahant (USA) - Posts: 3309 - 19/06/2025 15:10:02 2619276 Link
Replying To omahant: "It operates like that in the AFL." We are not talking about AFL… but with the amount of rules copied from other sports ( soccer, rugby and Ausssie Rules ) it soon won't be able to be called Gaelic football at all…. ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4141 - 19/06/2025 17:31:36 2619314 Link
Replying To suckvalleypaddy: "Changing rules a few hours before knockout games brings the games into disrepute. Obviously the FRC recommended some daft rule changes along with the better one's. But surely the rules would last this season at this stage? What about the one one where a 2 pointer becomes a 1 pointer if another player gets a touch on it? Sure they could change the rules again next week lol" I agree that this rule (and a few others like the one you mentioned) needed to be changed but making rule changes in the middle of a competition is ridiculous. They should have waited to introduce all new changes together at the start of next year, following a thorough and thoughtful review and analysis of what worked and didn't work this season. Having said that though, overall, the new rules have still been a resounding success! I was quite sceptical at the beginning but there have been so many hugely entertaining, exciting and unpredictable games this season. Kudos to the FRC. Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1037 - 19/06/2025 22:32:43 2619356 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "We are not talking about AFL… but with the amount of rules copied from other sports ( soccer, rugby and Ausssie Rules ) it soon won't be able to be called Gaelic football at all…." Australian Football League (AFL) omahant (USA) - Posts: 3309 - 20/06/2025 04:00:29 2619373 Link
Why should the GAA/Rule Commitee/FRC wait until the end of the season to fix a rule that isnt working? I think the fix is wrong though - the fix should have been a free from 20m further up but you cant kick it straight over (indirect - as the soccer ball lads say) tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1479 - 23/06/2025 13:14:47 2620274 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "That rule is totally stupid… just because a goalkeeper or defender gets a touch to a ball that was kicked from outside the arc it suddenly becomes a 1pt score…. Comical stuff" Agree with you there, they have made it more complicated. if the shot was taken from outside the arc it should be a 2 pointer, end of. In general the rules are really working I feel, definitely the best football championship we have had in years. I'm not convinced about the 2 pointer frees but overall the rule changes have been good. Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1913 - 25/06/2025 10:11:01 2620882 Link
Replying To tirawleybaron: "Why should the GAA/Rule Commitee/FRC wait until the end of the season to fix a rule that isnt working? I think the fix is wrong though - the fix should have been a free from 20m further up but you cant kick it straight over (indirect - as the soccer ball lads say)" Gaelic football is now really the exact same as soccer only you can use your hands… over and back passing around the arc with nobody marking anyone for 2/3rds of the pitch… nobody really engages until you get to a certain area of the pitch… just like soccer… continuously hand passing over and back and when a team is in front coming into the last 10 minutes it gets gradually worse.. The only real difference is you get some sort of score for kicking the ball over the bar…. ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4141 - 25/06/2025 16:26:25 2621003 Link
Replying To Green_Gold: "Agree with you there, they have made it more complicated. if the shot was taken from outside the arc it should be a 2 pointer, end of. In general the rules are really working I feel, definitely the best football championship we have had in years. I'm not convinced about the 2 pointer frees but overall the rule changes have been good." What if the ball is dropping near the crossbar and the goalie tips it over to avoid a goal chance? tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1479 - 25/06/2025 16:42:18 2621014 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "Gaelic football is now really the exact same as soccer only you can use your hands… over and back passing around the arc with nobody marking anyone for 2/3rds of the pitch… nobody really engages until you get to a certain area of the pitch… just like soccer… continuously hand passing over and back and when a team is in front coming into the last 10 minutes it gets gradually worse.. The only real difference is you get some sort of score for kicking the ball over the bar…." Are you watching re-runs of last year's games? Literally everything you've said above has reduced drastically this year with the introduction of the new rules. We're seeing much more direct football and the ball being moved more quickly up the pitch. Every Galway championship match this year has been full of turnovers high up the pitch, proper midfield contests, quick breaks, lots of scores and plenty goal chances. Last weekend in our Down game, they were applying massive pressure on our backs trying to work the ball out. We got joy from doing the same at the other end as well. Following Galway this year hasn't been easy on the heart, but it's definitely gotten the adrenaline going. I've seen plenty other quality games too. I genuinely wonder if you actually watch games. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2411 - 25/06/2025 16:52:20 2621018 Link