Thereās nothing thicker than a lad who would do that in the first place. We had a fella abuse a referee to the high heavens once, the report was actually shocking. He lost the head with the club when they wouldnt appeal his suspension. When asked on what grounds would they appeal it yer man said to clear his name. Did you not say it says the secretary? I did, but he didnt need to write it down like that says me man.
Where would you start.
Surely at this stage the 65 has to be changed. A defender skilfully blocking down an attacker and the ball rolling out over the end line shouldnāt be rewarded by an absolute guaranteed point.
The ball is too light now.Its a borefest with lads popping over frees from 100 yards.
Make it indirect
I was cleaning out a house for an old relation recently and came across an ol sliothar, never used, from the late 80s. Still in the bag. It was a solid fucking rock. You never believed a sliothar could feel like this. I might soak it in water sometime to see how bad it get when wet. Itās no surprise lads are hitting the tennis balls they have nowadays as far as they are.
Should have been changed years ago to be indirect.
Make them hit it from the 65 in the same way as a sideline cut
Itās been one thing Iāve always said about the advantage in hurling. Unless an obvious goal chance whatās the point of it when most teams can score a free from 2/3rds of the field.
Hurling hand-pass and puck-out rule trials set to begin:
By John Harrington
The GAAās Standing Committee on Playing Rules (SCPR) will next week commence trialling two alternative playing rules in the Higher Education Freshers 1 Hurling League.
The rules being trialled relate to the hand-pass and the puck-out.
When hand-passing, players will now have three options. They can strike the sliotar with a) the non-holding hand or b) with the original holding hand after bouncing the ball off the hurl, or c) with the original non-holding hand after bouncing the ball off the hurl.
You can view examples of these two types of hand-pass in the video at the top of this article and in the below graphic.
The rule is being trialled because the frequency of hand-passing in hurling has risen markedly in recent years and there have been concerns over the frequency with which the ball is being thrown rather than correctly hand-passed.
In the 2023 Allianz Hurling League there were on average 104 hand-passes per game compared to 76 during the 2016 League and Championship season.
It can be difficult for referees to ascertain whether a hand-pass has been executed correctly or thrown, and the idea behind the rule being trialled is that the striking action required to hand-pass the ball will be much clearer, with greater separation between hand and sliotar.
The second hurling rule being trialled will require all puck-outs to travel past a teamās own ā45 metre line, that is the the ā45 nearest the goalkeeper taking the puck-out. The rule is illustrated in the below graphic.
A statistical analysis of the 2023 Allianz Hurling League revealed that 31% of puck-outs were hit to a team-mate inside the defensive ā45, which was more than double the 14% of puck-outs that were struck short in the 2016 League and Championship season.
The number of uncontested puck-outs has also sharply increased. Back in 2018, 36% of puck-outs were uncontested, whereas 49% of puck-outs were uncontested in the 2023 Allianz Hurling League.
The idea behind trialling a rule requiring goalkeepers to hit their puck-outs beyond their own ā45 is that it will result in more contests for possession, which for many supporters is one of the most exciting aspects of hurling.
Educational resources including video and graphics of the trial playing rules have been sent to all competing Higher Education Freshers 1 Hurling League teams, and the SCPR also hosted a webinar with those stakeholders last Tuesday.
The SCPR has also circulated a pre-competition survey to third level coaches, development officers, and referees which enabled them to submit any questions they might have about the trialled playing rules before the competition starts.
Once the competition commences, a post-game survey will allow those same stakeholders to submit their feedback, comments, and suggestions about the implementation of the rules and any additional considerations about the rules the SCPR might want to take into account.
Gaelic Stats will undertake a comprehensive analysis of the trialled rules, and a report will then be produced in December for presentation to Central Council in January 2024.
Very difficult to win your own puckout and kickout is the prediction.
Opposing team drops FF line 5m outside the 45 and takes the hf line deep, thus having an overload wherever the ball lands.
I actually love seeing team stick pass the ball out from the back. Worth a try maybe though , I dunno.
These rules will have little or no impact.
In every field sport all out defence tends to spoil the game. Hurling and football are no different.
Why is all out defence or negative tactics so common in the gaa now?
The answer is because thereās so many mismatches on the field of play.
If the gaa want more entertaining games then they should adopt the nfl funding model. They should also cut the number of games and space the games better to give weaker teams a better chance.
It isnāt rocket science.
LoLz.
Whatās the NFL funding model? Salary caps? 
I think the natural reaction to the hand pass rule change here would be a lot of people using the Brick Walsh shorthand bat pass as well as the other options offered. I like both changes, interested to see how they work out.
Its not rocket science mate.
Good point theyāll have to tweak it so full forward and full back lines stay inside the 45 til the puck out lands. That would have the added bonus of making a sweeper hard to maintain.
Iām all for changes that make the game flow better and make it more watchable but this seems a bit too much like a response to limericks dominance. The real issue, that the field is too big and the game too fast for refs to be close enough to judge handpasses, and every other decision routinely fucked up, is swept under the rug as per usual
Distribution of sponsorship and revenue is what Iām talking about.
Every pro sport is struggling with money. You canāt have counties training kids like semi pros from the age of 11 and expect smaller counties to compete.
You have to try and give as many counties as possible the opportunity to compete.
Itāll be better for everyone in the long run.
We are facing into the most boring inter county championships of all time next year and weāve witness some of the most boring club championships of all time too.
People need to wake up.
The game is absolutely fine. Leave it alone ffs
That offensive mark is horrendous in Gaelic football.
An indirect free would be better along with two points for a score outside the 45.