NFL Division 1 2025

[NotedObserver]

Derry learn more v Galway next get out

[tonto1888]

That's a mad score but how should it be punished? Free from the halfway line?

Personally I think that would be plenty. It should just be a free like any other infraction out the field. In this case from the point of infraction. Madness taking it all the way to the other 20m line. It's punishment enough halting the attack.

Furthest free should be brought for it should be half way, or make it from 45 but in direct. A score for it is not right

If you take away a free from the 20m line you might find teams breaking the 3v3 on purpose to slow things down etc. shouldn't be able to take a 2 pointer tho

[JPO]

Derry and Kerry defenders were not able to defend,its ok marking space but as the goals showed defenders are unable to mark opponents. A few nice  high catches in this game though Glass catching a ball above his head without having to even jump off the ground shows how pathetic the other players were.

[Manning18]

Is it just me or is it nearly impossible to distinguish between the mayo and Galway jerseys on tg4?

Happens all the time; both teams wearing white shorts and dark jerseys. No consideration for the elderly or visually impaired. Notice how it never happens in the Premier league

In particular, I do not see why teams cannot wear different shorts in this context. It is an easy way to distinguish teams without a fundamental change.

Completely agree. Changing the shorts makes a massive difference

I personally don't think the likes of Mayo & Kerry should be allowed wear white shorts with multicoloured shirts. Green&red + green&gold are your colours. Own them

[Ciarrai_thuaidh]

Daylight robbery today in the bogside really. Derry the better team but they've only themselves to blame largely. Should've possibly stuck another goal or 2.

That being said, Kerry only played for 5 mins of second half and won the game, were level before McGuigans goal also.

It's a good result for Kerry considering the personnel and first game, away also. But there's major issues in fullback line and half forward line possibly too.

Derry is one of my favourite towns in the world I have to say. Great place, great people and the craic after in Mary Bs was 90.

[thebigfullforward]

It takes one player to catch a ball no matter how many players are in the area the ball is kicked into

Lol you're saying this as if players aren't being challenged in the air by oppostion players

[thebigfullforward]

What went on for Derry's  last point?

Mark advantage I think. Brought in to stop players calling mark and not going for goal

Oh.

But he  messed up the fist pass over the bar.  I don't think he should get another  chance.

It's like buying a lotto ticket, not winning , but getting a free  ticket for the next draw.

Such a weird rule. Would almost turn players off defending. Could do everything right after the attacker catches the ball and it will still end up in a score regardless

[Armagh18]

What went on for Derry's  last point?

Mark advantage I think. Brought in to stop players calling mark and not going for goal

Oh.

But he  messed up the fist pass over the bar.  I don't think he should get another  chance.

It's like buying a lotto ticket, not winning , but getting a free  ticket for the next draw.

Such a weird rule. Would almost turn players off defending. Could do everything right after the attacker catches the ball and it will still end up in a score regardless

May as well just foul him immeadiately

[JoG2]

It's incentivicising (I feel dizzy) long kicks into towards goal, in on top of the defence / keeper,  is that not what we want more of? It'll happen once in a blue moon. The attacker knows he has a free hit and the defender/s know they have to hit ...what's not to like?

[thebigfullforward]

It's like most weekends in the national league down the years.
One excellent game Derry v Kerry
One good game Donegal v Dublin
One ok game Armagh v Tyrone (armagh were excellent but it wasn't really a good contest)
One poor game Mayo v Galway.

Yip, there'll be as much shite under the new rules as the old.

- high scoring does not automatically mean high quality, people assume higher scores also means higher entertainment value which I would also dispute, give me an 11.10 Ulster dogfight any day of the week compared to Laois beating Kildare 25-24 or the like.
- score inflation isn't really being mentioned.

It needs halted for this year's Club football. Absolute madness to be even attempting it when it isn't bedded in at Senior Inter County level and is open to change as the year progresses.

Same thing happened in the NBA. Went through a defensive period in the early 2000's then rules came in to help the offense. They did this to get the game higher scoring and now it's at the point where it's almost impossible to be a defender as in you could get a foul called in your favour for jumping into someone. I'm in the same boat, would rather watch a competitive Ulster game rather than teams being able to blow others out of the water altogether. Was bad enough before with the likes of Dublin playing most Leinster teams but it might get ugly now

[thebigfullforward]

What went on for Derry's  last point?

Mark advantage I think. Brought in to stop players calling mark and not going for goal

Oh.

But he  messed up the fist pass over the bar.  I don't think he should get another  chance.

It's like buying a lotto ticket, not winning , but getting a free  ticket for the next draw.

Such a weird rule. Would almost turn players off defending. Could do everything right after the attacker catches the ball and it will still end up in a score regardless

May as well just foul him immeadiately

You wouldn't be giving up a goal and the ref can't bring it in much further in most cases if you delay the tap and go. Don't see much insentive not to

[gallsman]

It's incentivicising (I feel dizzy) long kicks into towards goal, in on top of the defence / keeper,  is that not what we want more of? It'll happen once in a blue moon. The attacker knows he has a free hit and the defender/s know they have to hit ...what's not to like?

This is what's being promoted, that it's desirable or admirable. A return to a true fundamental of Gaelic football.

Personally, I've absolutely no interest in seeing a 50/50 ball get hoofed into the square in the hope that someone might catch it.

[JoG2]

It's incentivicising (I feel dizzy) long kicks into towards goal, in on top of the defence / keeper,  is that not what we want more of? It'll happen once in a blue moon. The attacker knows he has a free hit and the defender/s know they have to hit ...what's not to like?

This is what's being promoted, that it's desirable or admirable. A return to a true fundamental of Gaelic football.

Personally, I've absolutely no interest in seeing a 50/50 ball get hoofed into the square in the hope that someone might catch it.

The fact that it's '50/50' would make it interesting to most , whether it's caught cleanly or not....it's maybe the 1 passage of play that'll have the entire crowd's eyes fixed on

[gallsman]

Let it be 50/50 then and let teams and players make their own choices.

Why should it be specifically be incentivised with this new mark rule?

[thebigfullforward]

It's incentivicising (I feel dizzy) long kicks into towards goal, in on top of the defence / keeper,  is that not what we want more of? It'll happen once in a blue moon. The attacker knows he has a free hit and the defender/s know they have to hit ...what's not to like?

This is what's being promoted, that it's desirable or admirable. A return to a true fundamental of Gaelic football.

Personally, I've absolutely no interest in seeing a 50/50 ball get hoofed into the square in the hope that someone might catch it.

The fact that it's '50/50' would make it interesting to most , whether it's caught cleanly or not....it's maybe the 1 passage of play that'll have the entire crowd's eyes fixed on

It's the same in hurling and that can get boring. It won't happen as much is the only thing. Remeber watching a Kilkenny game a few years back where there must have been at least a solid 3 minutes of play where both teams were playing hit and hope without a score. Kilkenny would hit the ball to the forward line, cut out by sweeper, sweeper hits the ball to forward line, cut out by KK defense. Horrid stuff