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#11
GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 4 -...
Last post by Armagh18 - Today at 01:43:30 PM
I fancy one of Louth or Monaghan to turn Kerry over in this group.
#12
General discussion / Re: Sinn Fein? They have gone ...
Last post by JoG2 - Today at 01:25:00 PM
Quote from: armaghniac on Today at 12:12:06 PMSF not doing so well in 26 county election poll, but then they did shite the last time and probably do not have as many sitting councillors.

Fine Gael 21%
Fianna Fail 20%
Sinn Féin 18%
Labour 6%
Green Party 5%
Social Democrats 3%
PBP - 2%
Aontú 1%.

Free starters just can't get enough of FF/FG, and why would they want a change after being spoiled for so long
#13
Laois / Re: 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup
Last post by G@@ - Today at 12:52:54 PM
#14
GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 4 -...
Last post by Main Street - Today at 12:52:27 PM
If that be the Monaghan team that starts, then it's about as good it can get, the wiry O'Hanlon fit with McAnespie and Dessie Ward returning at least to the subs bench.

As it stands now I'd say 1.Kerry 2.Louth, and a scrap for the 3rd spot between us and Meath
#15
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and H...
Last post by God14 - Today at 12:47:56 PM
Most of these lads have went straight from flat out colleges football, to flat out condensed season county u20s
Please God they get the win, enjoy it, take a rest and get ready for senior club football
McKenna cup is the next time some of them should see a county jersey
Tyrone rushed 5 lads from the 2022 u20s. Niall Devlin, Steve Donaghy, Ruari Canavan, Conor Cush and Michael McGleenan were all added to the senior panel. It didn't work in 2022, and it won't work in 2024
#16
General discussion / Re: Sinn Fein? They have gone ...
Last post by armaghniac - Today at 12:12:06 PM
SF not doing so well in 26 county election poll, but then they did shite the last time and probably do not have as many sitting councillors.

Fine Gael 21%
Fianna Fail 20%
Sinn Féin 18%
Labour 6%
Green Party 5%
Social Democrats 3%
PBP - 2%
Aontú 1%.
#18
GAA Discussion / Re: Guide to the Sam Maguire a...
Last post by Rossfan - Today at 11:34:03 AM
Im expecting wins for Kerry and Mayowestros, Galway v Derry a draw and Clare might just surprise Cork.
#19
GAA Discussion / Re: Connacht U20 and U17 champ...
Last post by Rossfan - Today at 11:31:16 AM
Well done lads. Good and bad in parts, got the goals at the right times, defended well.
Galway a limited enough outfit. Mayowestros will be a big step up.
Hopefully the revenge factor will motivate and we can keep Kobe quiet as well.
#20
GAA Discussion / Re: Gaelic Football - Rules & ...
Last post by Gianni - Today at 10:21:13 AM
Well, let's go in order.

1. When the player is in possession of the ball, the ball is held in his hand/s, he could:
  A. throw the ball in the air and catch it again with his hands? I think not, right?
  B. throw the ball in the air, hit it with any part of the body except arms and hands and then catch it in the hands? I don't think so, am I right?
  C. throw the ball and hit it with any part of the body, maybe like someone throws the ball in the air and then hits it with his head, legal?
  D. Bringing the ball with the hands at head height and then, without either throwing or releasing it, hitting the ball with the head or any part of the body except the hands, legal?

Quote from: Lucifer on May 17, 2024, 11:55:08 AM"Showing the ball" is when the ball handler moves the ball away from their body whilst still in their hand/s, usually as a dummy/fake to deceive an opponent.  A nuance to understand with this, is that some more skillful players might do this with one hand.  Show the ball to one side and then step to the opposite side in an attempt to evade an opponent.  Again this is perfectly fine.  However when passing the ball from one hand and back to the other then the "original" hand needs to maintain contact with the ball as it moves from one hand to the other.  You can't throw the ball from one hand to the other. There needs to be an exchange from one hand to the other or a point, no matter how brief, where both hands are on the ball.  I believe the lack of understanding of this led to the belief "showing the ball" is a foul play.

"Turning twice" is generally a situation where a player attempts to evade an opponent by going one direction and then turning the opposite way and going a different direction, without ever playing the ball (taking a bounce or solo.)  Again, this is perfectly fine.  Generally, this action will border on the 4 steps rule (which isn't policed stringently in any case.
So is this Showing the ball?
0.26
Instead Turning twice is 0.51
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72hTyTj2bao
Am I right?
Thanks