Gaelic Football - Rules & Regulations discussion/clarification

[johnnycool]

I'm still scratching my head as to how they can come up with a bundle of experimental rules, and not have a backcourt rule amongst them.

Possession football isn't evil.

Possession football with endless opportunity to recycle and start again is worse than evil. It's the devil taking a shit on our sport.

Maintaining possession in football is far too easy IMO, there's needs to be more opportunity for an opponent to dispossess the ball carrier, maybe do away with the bounce altogether or something similar.

[lurganblue]

I'm still scratching my head as to how they can come up with a bundle of experimental rules, and not have a backcourt rule amongst them.

Possession football isn't evil.

Possession football with endless opportunity to recycle and start again is worse than evil. It's the devil taking a shit on our sport.

totally agree

[Rossfan]

I'm still scratching my head as to how they can come up with a bundle of experimental rules, and not have a backcourt rule amongst them.

Possession football isn't evil.

Possession football with endless opportunity to recycle and start again is worse than evil. It's the devil taking a shit on our sport.

Maintaining possession in football is far too easy IMO, there's needs to be more opportunity for an opponent to dispossess the ball carrier, maybe do away with the bounce altogether or something similar.

100%.
Limit no of solos/hops?
Allow tackle of some sort on ball carrier?
Allow pulling the ball from the carriers' hands?

[Milltown Row2]

This will ultimately put to bed the need for changing the rules (hopefully), as its ruining the game more than the game itself

[SouthOfThe Bann]

I'm still scratching my head as to how they can come up with a bundle of experimental rules, and not have a backcourt rule amongst them.

Possession football isn't evil.

Possession football with endless opportunity to recycle and start again is worse than evil. It's the devil taking a shit on our sport.

Maintaining possession in football is far too easy IMO, there's needs to be more opportunity for an opponent to dispossess the ball carrier, maybe do away with the bounce altogether or something similar.

100% correct; where the motivation for teams to press hard.

The lack of a defined tackle is the issue.

[Rossfan]

Tackle is defined but strict enforcement by Refs would mean over 100 frees per game....
Refs then let the ball carrier take 9 or 10 steps to get away from the tackler.....

[AustinPowers]

I would have thought a rule where you limit  the  number of consecutive  hand passes to two or three , and not allow  kicking backwards  would have been easier to police than  this 3 in each  half and basketball zonal  scores

If you've used up your 2/3 hand passes,  you have  to kick it forward. That encourages  more attacking play

[Armagh18]

It will be interesting to see how it goes tonight but i'd agree with some of what Connaire Mackin says here... https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/1017/1476012-running-the-rule-players-on-which-change-excites/

The 3v3 thing is player limiting and a nightmare for local refs. I really think it would be much easier to implement a point of no return for attacking teams like in basketball, which would force the attacking team to make use quickly once they cross say the opposition 45.

If that was brought in the first thing an opposition manager wi do is drop everyone back knowing that a team can't go back over a certain point and will look to turn them over by crowding the space.

[gallsman]

I'm really shocked a shot clock isn't an option being trialled.

[Milltown Row2]

I would have thought a rule where you limit  the  number of consecutive  hand passes to two or three , and not allow  kicking backwards  would have been easier to police than  this 3 in each  half and basketball zonal  scores

If you've used up your 2/3 hand passes,  you have  to kick it forward. That encourages  more attacking play

How many ref's look after basketball? Small court and well lined out, now take yourself to some bog of a pitch after a few days of rain, lines washed away and you're there on your tod

[GTP]

I will watch these games to see how enhanced the football is but whatever the spectacle, it bears no relation to an under 14B match or the sort of situation MR2 may find himself in.

[Wildweasel74]

Never sorted out rulewise what an actual tackle is. 5 men slapping at u all at the same time, to me always a foul

[Nanderson]

Have Leinster not been training?

[Milltown Row2]

Never sorted out rukewise what a actual tackle is. 5 men slapping at u all at the same time, to me always a foul

Slapping a player is a foul, 15 players slapping the ball is ok.

Only physical tackle is shoulder to shoulder. Always has been

[Rossfan]

So far it's obvious Connacht foitball better than Leinster.
But sure we knew that already.
Good goal by that big rhubarb lad.