Hurling Refs v Football Refs

[Dinny Breen]

Just watching the Galway v Cats game, great game, seems very well refereed. Is it me or are the hurling refrees far better than the football counter parts, one thing I've noticed is that it's much harder to win a free and that seems to lead to a better more intense game. Oh and the referee is from Westmeath 

[Gnevin]

Just watching the Galway v Cats game, great game, seems very well refereed. Is it me or are the hurling refrees far better than the football counter parts, one thing I've noticed is that it's much harder to win a free and that seems to lead to a better more intense game. Oh and the referee is from Westmeath 

More irony? 

[Zulu]

Just watching the Galway v Cats game, great game, seems very well refereed. Is it me or are the hurling refrees far better than the football counter parts, one thing I've noticed is that it's much harder to win a free and that seems to lead to a better more intense game. Oh and the referee is from Westmeath 

Agree 100%, though there are times where clear fouls are ignored in hurling. Nevertheless the let game flow much better and football refs could do with taking the same attitude.

[Bogball XV]

Just watching the Galway v Cats game, great game, seems very well refereed. Is it me or are the hurling refrees far better than the football counter parts, one thing I've noticed is that it's much harder to win a free and that seems to lead to a better more intense game. Oh and the referee is from Westmeath 

it's probably 2 of the best 3 sides in the country so it should be better and more intense than the normal football games we've been seeing so far.  I think he's been pretty lenient on kk so far tbh, grand letting play flow, but when he should be carding them afterwards.

[the green man]

The thing I find, is that the some of football referee's, feel obliged to hold up the play to book a man after every free they award. Some will give a card for a man who genuinely goes for the ball, but miss times the tackle and a card for a man who drags a player down.

Now for example, Brian Crowe gave a yellow card for the Ros man who conceded the penalty. That would never have been a card in the hurling

[Hardy]

Of course, there's no advantage rule in the GAA, according to Michael Lyster - repeated for emphasis, without contradiction from a room full of experts. These people get PAID to interpret the games for us!

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

Of course, there's no advantage rule in the GAA, according to Michael Lyster - repeated for emphasis, without contradiction from a room full of experts. These people get PAID to interpret the games for us!

Thought of your research Hardy when Lyster was going on about that one.

[Donnellys Hollow]

There's far less off the ball sh1te going on in hurling and guys are less inclined to throw themselves on the ground looking for frees.

Football is a harder game to referee because of the players' attitudes.