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Watching the ladies finals on Sunday the stop clock looks REDANDBLACK30 (Down) - Posts: 1617 - 01/10/2014 12:47:08 1658944 Link 0 |
Yes, without a doubt. Wasn't it passed at Congress last year, and trialled during the Sigerson weekend? For some reason full implementation has been put on hold. The clock needs to be stopped for injury, substitutions and time-wasting (at the referee's discretion). football first (None) - Posts: 1259 - 01/10/2014 13:12:44 1658958 Link 0 |
Definitely should be brought in across the board. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3733 - 01/10/2014 13:13:04 1658959 Link 0 |
yes absolutely 1000000000% ritchie (Cork) - Posts: 346 - 01/10/2014 13:39:31 1658975 Link 0 |
Good idea., but the only thing in its way is the refs ability to add on a few seconds or minutes to give a team their chance to get a draw if they deserve one, or if the gaa deserves one! Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 01/10/2014 13:47:01 1658982 Link 0 |
This topic has been debated on here about 100 times. . .and then some. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 01/10/2014 13:54:52 1658987 Link 0 |
100% agree with this. You will get an awful lot less cynical time wasting if this happens. I've been calling for it for years. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 01/10/2014 14:43:28 1659023 Link 0 |
Look at the ladies final on Sunday once Cork got the possession of the ball with a minute to go it was over even though there was 60 seconds on the clock because they could see the clock they just kept the ball. This leads to the game being killed before the full time whistle and one thing for sure is some teams would be able to run the clock down from 5 minutes to go. The rugby players run the clock down too with pick and goes. The AFL it works perfectly because the clock is hidden. People at home know the clock is up but most importantly the players nor the supporters in the stands know whats left. shaggylegend (Monaghan) - Posts: 1928 - 01/10/2014 15:06:40 1659039 Link 0 |
100% agree. crossfieldball (Galway) - Posts: 650 - 01/10/2014 17:00:05 1659102 Link 0 |
When I was a young lad basketball at all levels used a stop clock. Time ran continuously but stopped for everything in the last minute. tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1109 - 01/10/2014 17:18:33 1659113 Link 0 |
Its going to come in but will take a bit of time and perhaps a change to some of the existing rules to help clarify what the clock should be stopped for. You have to consider with the introduction of the black card everyone was going to be focused on that aspect of the game - the GAA don't do rule changes well, most don't know the existing rules so its a big challenge to change the way things are done. It will get there even if only for big games. zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1804 - 01/10/2014 19:44:22 1659149 Link 0 |
Agree with the stop clock idea except when you're down by a point or two with seconds to go, then you don't want that idea riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 01/10/2014 21:36:07 1659201 Link 0 |
crossfieldball arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 02/10/2014 09:57:25 1659238 Link 0 |
The countdown clock is a great idea so it probably won't be brought in. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 02/10/2014 10:24:20 1659247 Link 0 |
how is there no set added on time for substitutions in gaa? you could have ten subs in the 2nd half of most matches, a few injuries, and the now regular sight of keepers strolling up the field for a 45 or frees. yet it seems standard to have only 2 or 3 mins max added on. its ajoke to be honest. aussie rules have 4 quarters of 20 mins and you regularly see 25-28 mins a quarter.it really is time to change the current system. tommydee (Kildare) - Posts: 8 - 02/10/2014 13:06:33 1659326 Link 0 |
shaggylegend AHP (Dublin) - Posts: 323 - 02/10/2014 13:37:06 1659352 Link 0 |