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That would be heavily disputed in South Armagh

Would I be correct in saying this is the breakdown of teams per county?

Antrim      0
Armagh      3 
Cavan       1
Derry       3
Donegal     2
Down        2
Fermanagh   1
Monaghan    3
Tyrone      3

How are Antrim supposed to improve if they have no representation; could they not amalgamate a few schools in Belfast similar to what they do in Derry and Donegal?

On the flip side that's incredible from Monaghan to have 3 schools represented; how do they do it?

Who are the two Down schools?

Certainly not in Cullyhanna

Are East Belfast a "Belfast Club"?

The Down men might clarify but surely Carryduff is a Belfast Club.
Ask any one of them where they live and they will say what?

Was Mulroy at All Star level this year?

Looking in from Armagh and watching games from across the country via the old firestick I think the refereeing in Derry is very poor. Comparing Armagh - not saying our refs are tremendous - the amount of contact allowed in comparison is significant. Derry is powderpuff stuff - not quite as bad as Down. Tyrone somewhere in the middle.

Jim Gavin

Antrim seem to be in the Junior final every year.

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Thought it would be  a more detailed poll

Had to select  'some retained'  even though I'm only really in favour of one  new rule

You've spoken my thoughts more or less exactly. That's why I voted 'Some Retained'.

For me, I'd keep the tap and go, and ensure that backchat to the ref has a significant punishment, and then dispense with the rest.

Personal view only, but the changes have hugely benefitted the teams with the best forwards and punished those who rely on good defence. That to my mind corrupts the order of merit. Kerry may well have won this year's All Ireland anyway, but I don't think it is any coincidence that they did so in an absolute canter.

We played Antrim in the opening round of the Ulster Championship, and off the top of my head, won 1-35 to 1-24. The emphasis on the two point scores is now likely to increase pressure to have four point goals, and before you know it, teams will be regularly scoring 40 points plus. Many will argue, 'so what?', but for me, that's not Gaelic Football.

Like I said - a personal opinion only.   

I'm almost in the same camp.

I would keep the 3 up rule (impossible at club level) if they can do something about the application of the steps rule and sort out the tackle so that defenders can actually tackle.

With evenly matched teams it is boiling down to the KOs now. The space there is you should have a shot on goal in every attack. Possession football - as demonstrated by Kerry yesterday very well - remains king.

Personally I lament the loss of the "contest" between attacker and defender. The oul defender is hung out now - with the steps rule elasticaed to 9/10 there is literally no way to defend a good forward in the space there now is. I had a wee chuckle at the team of the year player videos last night as half the forwards were shown in slomo overcarrying constantly.

That said, I understand the sales value to the broader masses of big scores, extended attacking highlight reels and the opportunity to put inside forwards on a pedestal. The media aren't missing their chance, that's for sure.

It's early days so things may evolve in some way but good luck with the recruitment and development of defenders going forward. The best man marker in the country was taken for 9 points yesterday on the biggest stage - and in my view he played well.

Glad I don't spend any time thinking about it - unlike some...

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Fun fact - hotels pubs restaurants chippys trains busses o'neills etc existed before the GPA

The GPA have paid for a report to justify funding and frame the GPA as indispensable

This is not an independent study, its advocacy economics/napkin maths 101 inflated by multipliers, assumptions, and the notion that every euro spent on a big match day somehow owes its existence solely to elite players

The GPA is sitting on the roof of a house built entirely by clubs and their leaders

The GPA has been strategically embedding itself, shifting from a "players' union" to an influential stakeholder inside GAA governance i.e. classic intuitional creep, its why they are so steadfast for integration, it creates holes and cracks for them to exploit and fill. Start as advocates, become embedded, shape policy, effectively co-govern: thats the vision

The GPAs latest pitch more money for elite amateurs is apparently about securing the future of Gaelic games for everyone - no harm Tom but thats an inverted pyramid of piffle

I won't be reading any of that as i'm not in the slightest but interested but if you don't think hotels, pubs, etc. don't benefit significantly from the IC season then you really shouldn't be in this conversation.

Six knock out games played in the all Ireland series...

Tyrone 0-23 Dublin 0-16
Donegal 1-26 Monaghan 1-20
Meath 2-16 Galway 2-15
Kerry 0-32 Armagh 1-21
Kerry 1-20 Tyrone 0-17
Donegal 3-26 Meath 0-15

No time limit but we can't keep the hand up forever so within 5 seconds the ref will make a decision based on the play..

I've yet to see an advantage given for anything longer bar the player making a mark from ball kicked into the 21 from outside the 45

Has anybody seen this applied for over 10 seconds?

Vast majority this season are beyond 10s