Is there a time limit when taking a free?

[Denn Forever]

Again players are being penalised for taking too long to take a free?  Is this one of the new rules?

Enjoyable game of football so far.

[Maguire01]

Again players are being penalised for taking too long to take a free?  Is this one of the new rules?

If it is, it's not being applied consistently.

[Minder]

Again players are being penalised for taking too long to take a free?  Is this one of the new rules?

If it is, it's not being applied consistently.

It wasn't applied consistently today.

[mylestheslasher]

There is, it goes something along the lines of when the crowd start roaring then the kicker has taken too long. Any inconsistency is therefore the fault of the audience.

[orangeman]

The team who is winning has a shorter time to take the kick.

Example in today's match, in the first half and them a few points to the good,the Down defender took about 8 seconds over the free and the ball was thrown up.

Just  few minutes later and with Tyrone behind, Brian Mc Guigan stood over the ball for what seemed like 20 seconds without the ref passing any remarks.


That's how it works. The crowd roared about Brian taking too long but the ref passed no remarks.

[Catch the high ball]

Thats because the ref was shite!

[Rossfan]

the ref was shite!

Is that English version of O Conámha ??

[haranguerer]

There has always been throw ups if a team is taking too long to take a free.

There probably are inconsistencies - it wouldnt be gaa standard reffing if there wasnt - but when comparing instances you should only be timing from the ref tells the kicker he can take the kick. If the ref is talking to someone about the foul that was just committed, or checking on the player that was fouled, then obviously the lad waiting to take the free is going to be standing a while.

Everyone whos ever played knows that once the ref signals you can take a non-scorable free, you will only ever be able to consider about three options (i.e. go to kick it to a man [who is subsequently marked/falls over], but change your mind), then you better kick it to the next man you see, otherwise you'll get it thrown up. This has always been the case, and its never the ref who gets the abuse from the sideline, its the lad who took too long, so anecdotally its seen as fair enough.

With that being the case, I suppose it stands to reason the same principle should be applied with scoreable frees, which is what people seem to have an issue about.

[Farrandeelin]

the ref was shite!

Is that English version of O Conámha ??

Well ye in Roscommon would know!

[StGallsGAA]

What would there be any time limit for a team that's losing?

[Archie Mitchell]

It also seems to be one rule for when a player is taking a scoreable free, than just any normal free.

[haranguerer]

What would there be any time limit for a team that's losing?

Because the game has to finish some time. They can still gain an advantage by taking too long over a free - taking ages to wait on someone to make the perfect run for e.g., or letting players recover their breath