Tipperary secretary Tim Floyd has accused the GAA of double standards over the use of video evidence.

Talented dual star John Coghlan was forced to sit out this year's All-Ireland under 21 hurling final victory over Galway after the CCCC used video evidence to upgrade the yellow card he received against Antrim in the semi-final to a red. But when Coghlan presented his own video evidence to the Central Hearings Committee (CHC), it was discarded.

Floyd said in his report to last night's county convention in Thurles: "A subsequent hearing failed, despite John showing the CHC on DVD a step-by-step viewing of the incident which clearly displayed that his awkward tackle bore no malice or intent.

"There is a glaring inconsistency in Croke Park's decision on Tipperary's motion to Congress 2010 seeking video referees.

"They eventually said in their response 'that it is the view of CCCC that the concept of video referees in the GAA is totally impractical'.

"How can they justify handing down suspensions following their own viewing of videos and requesting referees to have a second look at the incident on video?"

Tipp had brought forward a motion at last April's Congress calling for the introduction of two video referees for inter-county championship games, but it was withdrawn from the Clar after the CCCC ruled it a non-runner. Tweet

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