Gaelic Football - Rules & Regulations discussion/clarification

[Captain Scarlet]

Paul Conroy kicking long range points is not a new thing but now it's a huge boost, and you'd hope lads who can kick from distance will let rip a bt more. Rian O'Neill will be another serious weapon this season.

But, it's a thing whereby if you don't have those lads then teams with poorer set-ups will be trying to get these shots away and miss.

On the flip in terms of the 12 v 11 with the goalies, I'd argue some teams won't want another body added to the mix. I know Kildare forwards tend to be the best opposition defenders at times when they run on top and bottle each other up.

[Pocs pints and the gaa]

Paul Conroy kicking long range points is not a new thing but now it's a huge boost, and you'd hope lads who can kick from distance will let rip a bt more. Rian O'Neill will be another serious weapon this season.

But, it's a thing whereby if you don't have those lads then teams with poorer set-ups will be trying to get these shots away and miss.

On the flip in terms of the 12 v 11 with the goalies, I'd argue some teams won't want another body added to the mix. I know Kildare forwards tend to be the best opposition defenders at times when they run on top and bottle each other up.

Word is Rian O'Neill won't be kicking two pointers in county colours this year.

[Milltown Row2]

Paul Conroy kicking long range points is not a new thing but now it's a huge boost, and you'd hope lads who can kick from distance will let rip a bt more. Rian O'Neill will be another serious weapon this season.

But, it's a thing whereby if you don't have those lads then teams with poorer set-ups will be trying to get these shots away and miss.

On the flip in terms of the 12 v 11 with the goalies, I'd argue some teams won't want another body added to the mix. I know Kildare forwards tend to be the best opposition defenders at times when they run on top and bottle each other up.

Word is Rian O'Neill won't be kicking two pointers in county colours this year.

Injuries or taking a rest?

[Armagh18]

Paul Conroy kicking long range points is not a new thing but now it's a huge boost, and you'd hope lads who can kick from distance will let rip a bt more. Rian O'Neill will be another serious weapon this season.

But, it's a thing whereby if you don't have those lads then teams with poorer set-ups will be trying to get these shots away and miss.

On the flip in terms of the 12 v 11 with the goalies, I'd argue some teams won't want another body added to the mix. I know Kildare forwards tend to be the best opposition defenders at times when they run on top and bottle each other up.

Word is Rian O'Neill won't be kicking two pointers in county colours this year.

He'll be back.

[Blowitupref]

Journalist Maurice Brosnan who attended Mayo v Monaghan challenge last night.

No two-pointers.
Mayo dropped ten shots short. Finished with 43% conversion.
Lots of contested kickouts. 59% retention for Mayo, 50% for Monaghan
Rory Beggan had 22 possessions.

[Milltown Row2]

Seen another amendment to the rules, if a free is given outside the 40m arc and the ref moves it forward for dissent say, the resulting free will result in 2 points, as the original free was from outside..


Would stop those cute hoors slabbering to get the free down to a 1 pointer 

[Smokin Joe]

Nope.  The free taker has the choice to take it from outside the arc for 2 points, or else take it right in for 1 point

[Milltown Row2]

Nope.  The free taker has the choice to take it from outside the arc for 2 points, or else take it right in for 1 point

Like I said I just seen it on an amended/expanded document

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

Saw that myself.
Fcuk knows what we'll end up with by the time a ball is thrown in.

[statto]

Saw that myself.
Fcuk knows what we'll end up with by the time a ball is thrown in.

It's extremely unfair on the club teams on this that they could be training on these new rules and then at the 11th hour a rule can be changed.  Also tough on coaches who may be working on something particular to give them a competitive advantage and the GAA reserve the right to change the rule if they decide a week or two before a league season starts.  This GAA is for all narrative is a load of nonsense, the changing of all these rules is to ensure that the three big games in Croke Park i.e. AI semi finals and finals are shown in a good light to a wider audience, but two fingers up to the junior/intermediate clubs and the referees at this level that have to facilitate all the change. 

[Smokin Joe]

Nope.  The free taker has the choice to take it from outside the arc for 2 points, or else take it right in for 1 point

Like I said I just seen it on an amended/expanded document

Only yesterday the GAA launched this video that says they can take it outside the 40m arc for 2 points (link below).
If what you are saying is correct then talk about confusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dkc87y65xw&t=1235s

[Milltown Row2]

Nope.  The free taker has the choice to take it from outside the arc for 2 points, or else take it right in for 1 point

Like I said I just seen it on an amended/expanded document

Only yesterday the GAA launched this video that says they can take it outside the 40m arc for 2 points (link below).
If what you are saying is correct then talk about confusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dkc87y65xw&t=1235s

Yeah its disorganised and each scenario throws up a question mark it seems, I'm happy to apply that rule as it will again cut out the slabbering, and players will eventually concentrate on tackling the BALL not the man and when a free is given, walk away when the whistle is blown, regardless of whether they think its not

[Smokin Joe]

Nope.  The free taker has the choice to take it from outside the arc for 2 points, or else take it right in for 1 point

Like I said I just seen it on an amended/expanded document

Only yesterday the GAA launched this video that says they can take it outside the 40m arc for 2 points (link below).
If what you are saying is correct then talk about confusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dkc87y65xw&t=1235s

Yeah its disorganised and each scenario throws up a question mark it seems, I'm happy to apply that rule as it will again cut out the slabbering, and players will eventually concentrate on tackling the BALL not the man and when a free is given, walk away when the whistle is blown, regardless of whether they think its not

I wonder what would drive a change to that rule.  It's up to the kicking team, do you want to take the guaranteed 1 point as they slabbered or do you want to take the trickier shot worth 2 points?  That does seem fine.  I wonder why they are tinkering with that decision at this late stage as I can't see any drawback to it

[Saffron_sam20]

Read Andy McEntee article in the Irish news (think yesterday's paper as I read it online) he makes really good points, a team of micd up officials will struggle to get the rules right and we are expecting club referees to get it right? and they will make mistakes, lots of them, what will make things worse at club level is that any dissent will then get the ball moved 50m, its far too excessive.

MR2 is any talk to the ref classed as 'dissent' I see refs talk to players during a game and you hear players saying after a free 'ah no you got that wrong' is that going to get the ball moved 50m?

[samuel maguire]

Read Andy McEntee article in the Irish news (think yesterday's paper as I read it online) he makes really good points, a team of micd up officials will struggle to get the rules right and we are expecting club referees to get it right? and they will make mistakes, lots of them, what will make things worse at club level is that any dissent will then get the ball moved 50m, its far too excessive.

MR2 is any talk to the ref classed as 'dissent' I see refs talk to players during a game and you hear players saying after a free 'ah no you got that wrong' is that going to get the ball moved 50m?

Great point. What if a player turns and says ' awh come on now i hardly touched him'. Is something like that deemed as descent?
Probably depends on the ref id say