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I think people dislike the short kick out because it takes away a contest for the ball. Weirdly they tend to be the same people advocating for the mark in the middle of the park which also removes the contest a lot of the time but that's by and by. I agree with you in general that the structure of the season is of a way higher importance than any rule changes, as well as the issue of the amount of charlatans criss crossing the country taking money away from clubs. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13692 - 15/01/2019 07:58:26 2157192 Link 2 |
I'm not sure if it will work because it may encourage mass defence. But i think it should certainly be trialed properly in the league. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1824 - 15/01/2019 08:46:25 2157202 Link 0 |
Look at the video on main page from the tyrone derry game!
achara (Monaghan) - Posts: 558 - 15/01/2019 09:45:31 2157213 Link 0 |
It's actually outrageous, at one stage the ref blew for a foul after one handpass! Absolute joke of a rule
Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2360 - 15/01/2019 09:58:44 2157218 Link 0 |
No. Been at 3 games now and seen enough of it. Derry V Tyrone was a joke. The referee forgot about it at completely at times and then lost count on other times and blew it up even though there was a foot pass. RoverTin (Derry) - Posts: 226 - 15/01/2019 10:31:48 2157225 Link 0 |
Derry v Tyrone looked a joke. In the referees defense, could the frees have been for a foul throw instead of a hand pass? Seems incredible he could lose count after one!!! In any case I'm not a fan of this rule. It will make it even harder to play through defenses now. The only advantage I can see is that it might give bigger reward for teams that press hard up on the opposition defense and force turnovers, but even that is a stretch. But until they properly address the tackle and steps rules, they're wasting their time trying to "improve" the game. Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 15/01/2019 12:11:10 2157257 Link 0 |
When will a decision be made as to making these new rules apply to the league? Tim_NicebutDim (Monaghan) - Posts: 347 - 15/01/2019 13:10:40 2157287 Link 0 |
A ref that makes that mistake......surely u can't land that one at the rule. the ref has to take the blame end of. That said i am not convinced by the rule but it should get a proper trial. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1824 - 15/01/2019 13:27:34 2157291 Link 0 |
The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2087 - 15/01/2019 14:05:14 2157302 Link 0 |
A ref that makes that mistake......surely u can't land that one at the rule. the ref has to take the blame end of. Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 15/01/2019 14:12:45 2157305 Link 0 |
Colm Keyes was making the point in todays paper that even watching from the stands it's easy to be confused with the number of hand passes. On his count, at the Mayo, Galway game, he said there were eight sequences of four hand passes four of which were picked up by the referee. At the same time, with so much going on, he couldn't be absolutely sure he was right in his count. He also pointed out that referees have to count steps at the same time so it can be a case of, was that three steps and four hand passes or four steps and three hand passes. I'm not a big fan of referees at the best of times, even though they are, unfortunately, a necessary evil, but I think they were struggling already with the rules before this new set were inflicted on them.
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 15/01/2019 14:24:01 2157309 Link 0 |
Are we are going to scrap every rule that the refs don't get 100% right???? I agree some were struggling but the referees's group said they have no issue. Surely this is a case of training the refs. I'm not sure I am in favour of the rule but this is not a valid reason to abandon the trial. Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1824 - 16/01/2019 15:33:52 2157591 Link 1 |
What refs say they can manage and what they can actually manage are 2 separate things. If it's not working out in practice because refs actually can't handle it then it should be scrapped.
Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4172 - 16/01/2019 16:38:49 2157607 Link 2 |
Lets see how the league goes, but people won;t wait everything will be ditched whether they work or not. The only opinion that matters in the GAA is public opinion which is why the game is fast becoming a dogs dinner. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4892 - 16/01/2019 17:17:49 2157610 Link 1 |
No. seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 16/01/2019 19:41:22 2157632 Link 0 |
Nonsense. It is a dreadful rule, not everything is scrapped or did the black card and mark pass you by? The handpass rule is an embarrassment.
TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7831 - 17/01/2019 09:51:10 2157696 Link 1 |
Cant wait for it now lads, instead of handpassing it over and back like lads mining for coal, we will see some dilly dilly 5 yard sensational footpasses over and back in the 72nd minute while a team are a point ahead. WHAT a load of tripe our game has become WaitingInTheLongGrass (Roscommon) - Posts: 165 - 17/01/2019 10:13:05 2157699 Link 0 |
The league is the biggest competition of the year for an awful lot of counties.....99% of people involved or watching the game say it's a terrible rule. Let's not just see how it goes in such an important competition
tipp11 (Tipperary) - Posts: 353 - 17/01/2019 10:38:17 2157710 Link 2 |
Happy to read the news jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20587 - 19/01/2019 14:15:52 2158197 Link 2 |
It lost 23-25 that's hardly vast.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 19/01/2019 19:37:03 2158271 Link 1 |