Right, if you could introduce one new rule to gaelic football that you think would improve the game what would it be??
Personally i'd allow the pick up off the ground without having to put your boot under it. Might also consider the mark for a kick out caught between the 2 65's. a fried of mine suggested the advantage rule to be adopted much the same as they have in rugby where the ref has the power to call back the the free if the advantage never materialised

any suggestions??

ronaldo10 (Clare) - Posts: 5 - 31/03/2008 15:31:02    659

its grand the way it is now i think... don't try to fix something thats not broken... the ONLY thing i would suggest would be a video referee at county senior, under 21 and minor matches. Derry lost out on a Ulster title last year to a point that was clearly wide.

MullanMan (Derry) - Posts: 89 - 31/03/2008 19:30:15    808

That time would be added on for substitutions made in injury time.

Legend92 (Donegal) - Posts: 752 - 31/03/2008 20:23:48    822

I wouldnt bring in the mark, slows the game down alot and gives the opposition time to regroup. I would introduce a limit on the number of consecutive hand passes without a footpass. Watching All Ireland Gold last night, the difference in the number of foot passes between that era and now is unreal!

Flanders (Galway) - Posts: 604 - 31/03/2008 21:26:06    838

I would suggest three changes:

1. Bring in the time clock/hooter as in the ladies and compromise rules.Would stop all the suggestions that refs play for a draw and I believe the paying supporter along with players have a right to know the exact time left.

2. Do away with the pickup-allow the ball to be picked up off the ground. I have videoed countless matches and anaylsyed them through slow motion replay, at least 30% are illegal under present rules. Most players particularly under pressure, go through the motions and in many instances the ref is behind the play and cannot see properly. And to be honest, the same goes for hand passes., the rules states must be held and struck with a definite striking action.

3. Would agree with previous post, a set number of handpasses. 3-4-5 and then the ball must be kicked.

bogger from meath (Meath) - Posts: 226 - 31/03/2008 22:16:57    863

I think the clock and pickup ideas are great but the handpass one is crazy!! What would my beloved Donegal do if we weren't allowed to aimless handpass the ball across our halfback line repeatedly :-)

RMDrive (Donegal) - Posts: 2202 - 31/03/2008 22:54:53    884

I would ban Kerry just for being Kerry and I would feed Meath to the Lions at the zoo just for being Meath ;)

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8167 - 31/03/2008 23:38:05    902

(1)-Allow Advantage. This will greatly speed up the game and effectively punish the fouling team. What a waste of time it is to see the referee blow up a move that has already resulted in a score only to award a free which mostly is scored. The same applies when a defender has cleared the ball and set an attack in motion only for the referee to call play back and award a free out.
(2) In the majority of cases surely it would also help the game as a spectacle if the referee could wait for the ball to go dead before booking/ticking a player for an infringement.

PJ Deery (UK) - Posts: 42 - 01/04/2008 00:16:42    913

take the football off them, give 'em all hurleys and a slioter and see how many can't play our native sport. as regards football, or handball as it should be known, handpassing the ball over the bar for a score.....pathetic.

eastgael (Limerick) - Posts: 629 - 01/04/2008 07:55:58    933

Think the the hooter and clock are a good idea in principal but for those to be brought in i think something has to be done first to combat the growing problem of time wasting. Maybe as in soccer or in the case of blood subs a player must leave the field to be treated, a replacement can come on immediately for the injured player (but then you may have players acting injured in order to get another sub on if their team has already used all theirs) No sub then, soon see how many players are actually injured if they have to go off.

Video referee is a must, the amount of poor decisions that cost games is rediculous. Somebody mentioned derry last year. Remember armagh against tyrone in 2005, Aaron kernan hit a terrible 21 yard free kick obviously tring for a point but it dropped short. Tyrone goalkeeper caught it a yard behind the line. Clear goal but not given. Was as far behind as the roy carroll incident a few years back.

samin10 (Armagh) - Posts: 2434 - 01/04/2008 09:15:51    947

respect as at present there is none in the gaa, i person is allowed to speak on a pitch to the ref and that is the captain, anyone else yellow card immediately- gaa is a shambles when it comes to respect throughtout the association

ball-boy (Mayo) - Posts: 4211 - 01/04/2008 10:22:03    1005

Ballboy is back with his stupid posts. 1 player allowed to talk to the ref just like rugby? For a start in gaelic football players are spread out not like in rugby where they are all beside eachother and the ref. Also a gaelic pitch is much bigger what happens if your captain is the goalkeeper and there is a free on the far 14 yard line is the full forward not allowed to open his mouth has to wait for his goalkeeper to run 150 yards to represent him? If you have nothing sensible to say, say nothing. For the record players regulary talk to the ref in rugby it is the captain that goes forward for team matters.

samin10 (Armagh) - Posts: 2434 - 01/04/2008 10:53:16    1030

Simple
simple
simple

No player should be paid in any way to play GAA

man and ball (Tyrone) - Posts: 122 - 01/04/2008 11:03:14    1037

its simple...allow the mark only on kickouts.if a player makes a clean catch from a kickout he can either stop and step 5 yards back or carry on if he's not challenged.it would promote the art of high fielding and stop players bunching in the middle of the field for the breaking ball. this should only be allowed on kickouts as it would ruin the game in open play.


also a hooter is a good solution to players timewasting.have an independent referee keeping the time and stop the time for any stoppages however small.this would stop players feigning injury when they go a few points up near the end of a game.when the 70 minutes are up the next time the ball goes dead the game ends. the match refeeree should be linked with the time ref so he can say to stop the time for any stoppages.

howshecuttin (Longford) - Posts: 376 - 01/04/2008 11:56:27    1080

I love the mark between the 65s idea - even from open play. It wouldn't slow the game down, half the time there's a foul and the game is held up anyway...or teams just handpass through midfield... why not reward one of the games great skills?

Floops (Dublin) - Posts: 1623 - 01/04/2008 13:22:07    1145

I agree with ballboy, "there are to many chiefs and not enough indians", any discent or abusive language from a player should result in a 14 yd free regardless of where the incident took place, this will allow footballing teams to excel while abusive and constant fouling teams will get punished, this will be the only way to clean up the game.

saddam (Mayo) - Posts: 414 - 01/04/2008 13:29:18    1151

looks like the hooter for the match clock is getting the most votes (think that would easy enough for the GAA to put into place also). A few votes for the mark and pick up off the ground..

How about the sin bin, 10 mins off after receiving a yellow to be replaced by another player or something along those lines?

ronaldo10 (Clare) - Posts: 5 - 01/04/2008 15:00:53    1220

20 fould per team after that its a14 yard free from there on in, any verbal to an opponent or a ref 14 yard free and a card, one person speaking anyone else must first ask the ref permission to speak if that is granted so be it if not get on with it, so simple and it will make our games 100% better,

ball-boy (Mayo) - Posts: 4211 - 01/04/2008 15:02:55    1222

Consistant Referee's

coO (Cavan) - Posts: 217 - 01/04/2008 21:40:30    1478

ye hit the nail on the head coO!!!!! It's the biggest problem.

Legend92 (Donegal) - Posts: 752 - 01/04/2008 22:46:33    1515