Assaults at GAA games

[LeoMc]

https://www.donegaldaily.com/2023/06/14/gaa-probe-to-be-launched-after-serious-incident-at-club-match-4/

What an absolute tube. 2 year ban. Its the only thing that will stamp this out. The GAA needs to take measures like this if it wants to be seen as a serious sporting organisation.

Correct. The GAA need to take this, along with players' disclipline, seriously.  I think it's getting worse or highlighted more because of social media now.

Still, it's a serious blight on our games and needs dealt with properly.

.......When contacted for comment on yesterday evening, the Donegal PRO said they were not aware of the incident. However, a short-time later, the secretary of the CCC asked Donegal Daily if we had any evidence of the alleged incident.....

In other words we are not going to do anything unless there is a video doing the rounds and we are forced to!

[Milltown Row2]

Nothing is being done to lessen or prevent these things from happening, the extent to which some county boards try and cover up or lessen the nature of the incident, this hasn't changed in all my years of being involved in GAA games

Its passed from pillar to post with appeals and any bans handed out at the start are generally reduced to nothing

If anyone is assaulted in the street you'd have the police involved straight away, why is it any different on the pitch?

Start prosecuting people and you'll see a dramatic drop in incidents, for some reason a fractured skull or damaged eye socket is 'ok' or "part of the game"

[God14]

Nothing is being done to lessen or prevent these things from happening, the extent to which some county boards try and cover up or lessen the nature of the incident, this hasn't changed in all my years of being involved in GAA games

Its passed from pillar to post with appeals and any bans handed out at the start are generally reduced to nothing

If anyone is assaulted in the street you'd have the police involved straight away, why is it any different on the pitch?

Start prosecuting people and you'll see a dramatic drop in incidents, for some reason a fractured skull or damaged eye socket is 'ok' or "part of the game"

Totally agree. Im watching clubs games over 30years, this shit is still going on. Society has changed, we need to embrace prosecutions for instances of complete thuggery

[marty34]

If Burns picks a topic like like during his term and sorts it that it dramatically cuts down on incidents like this and lads jumping wire to assault referees/players etc., then I'd be happy.

Include in that all the appeals and re-appeals and CCCC stuff  also.

That's be a good legacy for him.

[befair]

Down senior league (Div 3), St John's v Darragh Cross; ref was threatened, walked off at half-time. Amazing that anyone would want to become a ref, abuse on boards like this, spills over into on-field threats and actual physical assault.

[Milltown Row2]

Down senior league (Div 3), St John's v Darragh Cross; ref was threatened, walked off at half-time. Amazing that anyone would want to become a ref, abuse on boards like this, spills over into on-field threats and actual physical assault.

The player should be named and shamed across social media, let's turn the tables and see if plastering his name and what he said has any effect with others looking to knock the ref's bollocks in.

[Eire90]

is there a shortage of refs at moment in some counties.

[Milltown Row2]

is there a shortage of refs at moment in some counties.

I've regularly done two games on same day one after the other..

Scrambling weekly to games covered.

Same lads that give off to ref's or complain to them during games are complaining about games not being covered lol

[Brendan]

is there a shortage of refs at moment in some counties.

Surely a shortage in all counties, my county of Derry regularly draft in refs from neighbouring counties especially for Hurling

[rrhf]

Ai and drones are the future of refereeing

[Truth hurts]

Down senior league (Div 3), St John's v Darragh Cross; ref was threatened, walked off at half-time. Amazing that anyone would want to become a ref, abuse on boards like this, spills over into on-field threats and actual physical assault.

The player should be named and shamed across social media, let's turn the tables and see if plastering his name and what he said has any effect with others looking to knock the ref's bollocks in.

It was a manager

[RedHand88]

Down senior league (Div 3), St John's v Darragh Cross; ref was threatened, walked off at half-time. Amazing that anyone would want to become a ref, abuse on boards like this, spills over into on-field threats and actual physical assault.

The player should be named and shamed across social media, let's turn the tables and see if plastering his name and what he said has any effect with others looking to knock the ref's bollocks in.

It was a manager

Lifetime ban. Its the only thing that will stamp this out. There are no shortage of managers. There is a shortage of referees.

[WT4E]

There'll be a big one in the news tomorrow.

Someone stabbed the ref in the leg at a U16 match in Cookstown.... and it wasn't even a Cookstown man that done it!!!! 

WTF like

[RedHand88]

There'll be a big one in the news tomorrow.

Someone stabbed the ref in the leg at a U16 match in Cookstown.... and it wasn't even a Cookstown man that done it!!!! 

WTF like

Just saw the photos. Don't recognise him. Desperate situation altogether. Who'd be a referee now...

[clarshack]

There'll be a big one in the news tomorrow.

Someone stabbed the ref in the leg at a U16 match in Cookstown.... and it wasn't even a Cookstown man that done it!!!! 

WTF like

Fs it'll be open season on Tyrone again.

Hope the ref will be ok.