Gaelic Football - Rules & Regulations discussion/clarification

[Wildweasel74]

I think serious flash point that may change a game, it be nice if the ref explained his decision after the game. Say the Ballinderry penalty incident for example. Player does wrong or send off can get suspended/appeal etc, but we not allowed to query games changing events. The shit show with Crokes and Glen comes to mind from 2yrs ago too.

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

I suppose if a penalty seems too harsh - "Dissent of a free awarded inside the arc is a 13m free worth 2 points. Dissent of a penalty is a black card."

[Milltown Row2]

I think serious flash point that may change a game, it be nice if the ref explained his decision after the game. Say the Ballinderry penalty incident for example. Player does wrong or send off can get suspended/appeal etc, but we not allowed to query games changing events. The shit show with Crokes and Glen comes to mind from 2yrs ago too.

So after all the games you're looking the ref to speak to someone? Is that just important games or all games?

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

I think serious flash point that may change a game, it be nice if the ref explained his decision after the game. Say the Ballinderry penalty incident for example. Player does wrong or send off can get suspended/appeal etc, but we not allowed to query games changing events. The shit show with Crokes and Glen comes to mind from 2yrs ago too.

Are we asking everyone who makes a mistake in a game to publicly address it?
"Why did you not pass it to the man inside?"

[ONeill]

Refs should get more ruthless. Anyone even looking sideward at him/her should be a miming yap over the bar.

[Wildweasel74]

You get explanations for decisions in Rugby.

[Milltown Row2]

You get explanations for decisions in Rugby.

All ref's explain why the free is given, either by physical gestures or they voice the reason.

I'm not sure what else they should do, but 99 times out of a hundred the free is self explanatory.

[Captain Obvious]

Ridiculous carry on having no rule book going into round 2 of the league,  HQ couldn't wait to push in these new rules.

"We don't understand how it hasn't been picked up that we're going into Round 2 and we don't have a rule book..."

Spoke to a "horrified" David Gough earlier about the implementation of Gaelic football's new rules from a referee's standpoint

https://x.com/EoinSheahan/status/1885378131399205290

[Milltown Row2]

There is a rule book, just new amendments to it. Would be completely foolish to produce a new rule book only for some of the rules to be dumped, then produce another one?

People be on Twitter complaining about how stupid it was to produce a rule book only to scrap it to make another...

People love complaining

[thewobbler]

Ridiculous carry on having no rule book going into round 2 of the league,  HQ couldn't wait to push in these new rules.

"We don't understand how it hasn't been picked up that we're going into Round 2 and we don't have a rule book..."

Spoke to a "horrified" David Gough earlier about the implementation of Gaelic football's new rules from a referee's standpoint

https://x.com/EoinSheahan/status/1885378131399205290

The strangest thing of all about the new rules (apart from not implementing a back court rule, and apart from making keepers into quasi-heroes), is that they didn't spend this year rolling out isolated rules and groups of rules in senior club leagues, and observing what worked in isolation, and in groups.

Those senior leagues means the GAA has the perfect chemistry lab for experimenting with rules. But instead they went straight for mass vaccination with a cocktail of anything they could lay their hands on, with pretty much zero understanding of the likelihood of side effects and cross contamination.

Honestly I don't think anyone will know if / what is helping until a bunch of rules are put on hold.

[The Boy Wonder]

Some of these new rules are radically changing the game and not for the better. Up to recent years the main problem was the definition of the tackle. Today's game sees far less tackling and body contact.

A few simple rules changes would work far better
•    award free against a team for more than 2 successive hand passes
•    award free against a team for more than 2 successive back passes
•    restrict goalkeepers to their own parallelogram.

GAA FRC Rules Survey

[The Boy Wonder]

What a sickener for Longford - one point up away to Tipp and lose to a 2-pointer in injury time.

Scrap this awful 2-pointer !

[tyrone08]

Some of these new rules are radically changing the game and not for the better. Up to recent years the main problem was the definition of the tackle. Today's game sees far less tackling and body contact.

A few simple rules changes would work far better
•    award free against a team for more than 2 successive hand passes
•    award free against a team for more than 2 successive back passes
•    restrict goalkeepers to their own parallelogram.

GAA FRC Rules Survey

No idea what the obsession is about restricting the keeper. Let teams do what they want. It adds excitement as a mistake can lead to a goal. If you take away any potential tactical advantage a team has then it simply becomes a game where the team with the better players always win.

In my opinion only changes required were better definition of the tackle and more consistency in application  the rules by the ref. Also gaa need to invest in better coaching so that young managers come up with their own tactics rather than 15 behind the ball at all times.

[JoG2]

Some of these new rules are radically changing the game and not for the better. Up to recent years the main problem was the definition of the tackle. Today's game sees far less tackling and body contact.

A few simple rules changes would work far better
•    award free against a team for more than 2 successive hand passes
•    award free against a team for more than 2 successive back passes
•    restrict goalkeepers to their own parallelogram.

GAA FRC Rules Survey

Restricting the number of hand passes to as trialled and it was awful. You spend your entire game counting and then the crowd on mass shouting kick it ! Kick it ! 2 metre kick passes wasn't a great look

[JoG2]

Some of these new rules are radically changing the game and not for the better. Up to recent years the main problem was the definition of the tackle. Today's game sees far less tackling and body contact.

A few simple rules changes would work far better
•    award free against a team for more than 2 successive hand passes
•    award free against a team for more than 2 successive back passes
•    restrict goalkeepers to their own parallelogram.

GAA FRC Rules Survey

No idea what the obsession is about restricting the keeper. Let teams do what they want. It adds excitement as a mistake can lead to a goal. If you take away any potential tactical advantage a team has then it simply becomes a game where the team with the better players always win.

In my opinion only changes required were better definition of the tackle and more consistency in application  the rules by the ref. Also gaa need to invest in better coaching so that young managers come up with their own tactics rather than 15 behind the ball at all times.

The keeper not allowed on the ball in their own half is the best of the new rules imo