Marky Mark and the GAA from 1 January

Started by seafoid, November 21, 2016, 04:22:33 PM

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seafoid

And the Indo uses a picture from the 98 final as if Kildare haven't suffered enough. Heartless

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/gaa-have-announced-that-the-mark-will-be-introduced-across-the-board-on-january-1-35233092.html

Arising from last Saturday's Central Council meeting, the GAA confirmed that the rule, which was introduced at the 2016 GAA Congress in Carlow, was successfully trialled in Division One of the Higher Education League will come into effect from the beginning of 2017.
The rule states: "When a player catches the ball cleanly from a Kick-Out without it touching the ground, on or past the 45m line nearest the KickOut point, he shall be awarded 'a Mark' by the Referee. The player awarded a 'Mark' shall have the options of (a) Taking a free kick or (b Playing on immediately."
It is hoped that the rule change will reward the skill of high fielding in the game.
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screenexile

#1
Quote from: seafoid on November 21, 2016, 04:22:33 PM
And the Indo uses a picture from the 98 final as if Kildare haven't suffered enough. Heartless

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/gaa-have-announced-that-the-mark-will-be-introduced-across-the-board-on-january-1-35233092.html

Arising from last Saturday's Central Council meeting, the GAA confirmed that the rule, which was introduced at the 2016 GAA Congress in Carlow, was successfully trialled in Division One of the Higher Education League will come into effect from the beginning of 2017.
The rule states: "When a player catches the ball cleanly from a Kick-Out without it touching the ground, on or past the 45m line nearest the KickOut point, he shall be awarded 'a Mark' by the Referee. The player awarded a 'Mark' shall have the options of (a) Taking a free kick or (b Playing on immediately."
It is hoped that the rule change will reward the skill of high fielding in the game.

It won't... it should be a free in for any kickout that doesn't go past the 45!

Esmarelda

Quote from: screenexile on November 21, 2016, 04:48:54 PM
Quote from: seafoid on November 21, 2016, 04:22:33 PM
And the Indo uses a picture from the 98 final as if Kildare haven't suffered enough. Heartless

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/gaa-have-announced-that-the-mark-will-be-introduced-across-the-board-on-january-1-35233092.html

Arising from last Saturday's Central Council meeting, the GAA confirmed that the rule, which was introduced at the 2016 GAA Congress in Carlow, was successfully trialled in Division One of the Higher Education League will come into effect from the beginning of 2017.
The rule states: "When a player catches the ball cleanly from a Kick-Out without it touching the ground, on or past the 45m line nearest the KickOut point, he shall be awarded 'a Mark' by the Referee. The player awarded a 'Mark' shall have the options of (a) Taking a free kick or (b Playing on immediately."
It is hoped that the rule change will reward the skill of high fielding in the game.

It won't... it should be a free in for any kickout that doesn't go past the 45!
Apart from when there's a wind of over 50 miles per hour blowing. The strength of the wind to be measured by a fourth official in the stand.

Rossfan

Quote from: seafoid on November 21, 2016, 04:22:33 PM
And the Indo uses a picture from the 98 final as if Kildare haven't suffered enough. Heartless

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/gaa-have-announced-that-the-mark-will-be-introduced-across-the-board-on-january-1-35233092.html

Arising from last Saturday's Central Council meeting, the GAA confirmed that the rule, which was introduced at the 2016 GAA Congress in Carlow, was successfully trialled in Division One of the Higher Education League will come into effect from the beginning of 2017.
The rule states: "When a player catches the ball cleanly from a Kick-Out without it touching the ground, on or past the 45m line nearest the KickOut point, he shall be awarded 'a Mark' by the Referee. The player awarded a 'Mark' shall have the options of (a) Taking a free kick or (b Playing on immediately."
It is hoped that the rule change will reward the skill of high fielding in the game.

How does the player  signal his intention to do A or B and how does the Ref signal he's awarding the Mark?

Pity they didn't abolish the throwball points in the interests of rewarding players who can KICK the effin FOOTball
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We're going to bring home the SAM

BennyHarp

#4
Did the GAA produce a report or anything outlining the factors that enabled them to deem the trial in the Higher Education league a success?
That was never a square ball!!

Farrandeelin

I assume to answer your question Rossfan, it probably will depend if the player who has fielded the ball is surrounded by opposition players or not.
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stew

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macdanger2

I don't want to be negative but this is going to be a complete load of sh*t

BennyCake

Quote from: Esmarelda on November 21, 2016, 05:14:16 PM
Quote from: screenexile on November 21, 2016, 04:48:54 PM
Quote from: seafoid on November 21, 2016, 04:22:33 PM
And the Indo uses a picture from the 98 final as if Kildare haven't suffered enough. Heartless

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/gaa-have-announced-that-the-mark-will-be-introduced-across-the-board-on-january-1-35233092.html

Arising from last Saturday's Central Council meeting, the GAA confirmed that the rule, which was introduced at the 2016 GAA Congress in Carlow, was successfully trialled in Division One of the Higher Education League will come into effect from the beginning of 2017.
The rule states: "When a player catches the ball cleanly from a Kick-Out without it touching the ground, on or past the 45m line nearest the KickOut point, he shall be awarded 'a Mark' by the Referee. The player awarded a 'Mark' shall have the options of (a) Taking a free kick or (b Playing on immediately."
It is hoped that the rule change will reward the skill of high fielding in the game.

It won't... it should be a free in for any kickout that doesn't go past the 45!
Apart from when there's a wind of over 50 miles per hour blowing. The strength of the wind to be measured by a fourth official in the stand.

Time to dig out that Beaufort Scale.

Maybe more points should be awarded for successful scores scored into a wind higher than say, a number 7.

haranguerer

Ah ffs. Would these clowns ever just leave the f**king game alone??!!

GrandMasterFlash

What's the alternative lads, in an attempt to mitigate the scourge that is the short kick out and to promote high fielding? There seems to be considerable pessimism/criticism but not much in the way of alternatives. I don't think it's a panacea but in the slow moving world of GAA regulations it's a small positive step, providing it's implemented correctly..  ???

Farrandeelin

Quote from: GrandMasterFlash on November 22, 2016, 09:03:07 AM
What's the alternative lads, in an attempt to mitigate the scourge that is the short kick out and to promote high fielding? There seems to be considerable pessimism/criticism but not much in the way of alternatives. I don't think it's a panacea but in the slow moving world of GAA regulations it's a small positive step, providing it's implemented correctly..  ???

Free in straight in front of the posts is one alternative. However that would slow the game down. Also the parameters would need to be set out distance etc. But none of this applies but it's a suggestion.
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screenexile

Quote from: GrandMasterFlash on November 22, 2016, 09:03:07 AM
What's the alternative lads, in an attempt to mitigate the scourge that is the short kick out and to promote high fielding? There seems to be considerable pessimism/criticism but not much in the way of alternatives. I don't think it's a panacea but in the slow moving world of GAA regulations it's a small positive step, providing it's implemented correctly..  ???

As a keeper you'll want to kick the ball shorter now unless you're Steven Cluxton the last thing you'll want to do is hoof a 50/50 ball out to the middle in case you concede a mark. The only way to stop a short kickout is to outlaw it!

BennyHarp

Quote from: GrandMasterFlash on November 22, 2016, 09:03:07 AM
What's the alternative lads, in an attempt to mitigate the scourge that is the short kick out and to promote high fielding? There seems to be considerable pessimism/criticism but not much in the way of alternatives. I don't think it's a panacea but in the slow moving world of GAA regulations it's a small positive step, providing it's implemented correctly..  ???

I would have thought that the tactic of pushing up on the short kick, combined with some very high profile fcuk ups would maybe leave the short kick less popular in the years ahead. The mark will prolong this as they will not want to hoof it out and concede a mark. Maybe the powers that be should just calm down and let the game evolve for a few years or perhaps tighten up on implementing the rules that we do have so they are applied with some level of consistency. A national referees committee is needed in my view - 15 or so paid referees who do the biggest county games and every Monday sit down and assess performances. Referees stood down and promoted based on their performances. The rest of the week they train referees around the country. Sticking in new rules every other year but keeping the same failing refereeing structure in place is pointless. 
That was never a square ball!!

Jinxy

Time to go back to having two monsters centre-field.
Leave the running to the small fellas.
If you were any use you'd be playing.