GAA Rule Changes

Sport
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The offside rule has been in Association Football since kingdom come.

I am not against tweaks to rules in any sport when they are thought through correctly. There had been some very good subtle rule changes brought in by the GAA in fact in the last decade. I really liked the rule where you couldn’t go directly back to the keeper from a kickout in football (iI’d happily see it introduced in Hurling). The mark from a cleanly won kickout is good. Making a player who receives treatment go off before coming back on is a good initiative.

What the GAA have done here though is to hand the keys of the sport over to Jim Gavin (who has proven himself to be of very dubious character and a bit of an idiot) with carte blanche to rip up the whole script with one swoop and turn the whole thing into a watery Rubby sevens style spectacle.

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Twas a fairly gammy script if that’s the case.

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1183

I remember when I was a chap and thought I knew everything too. However picking a game where only 2 of the 12 forwards scored from play was an unfortunate choice as observed by an esteemed poster. It sinks any ship.

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1184

You used to really like Football under the old script and had some really positive things to say about Ulster and in particular Watty Graham’s.

What’s changed?

1185

People who seek comfort in an INTERNET group are always fierce afraid to go against the party line.

Not many independent minds, critical thinkers out there.

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1186

I’d rather walk alone than follow a crowd in the wrong direction.

Its gas even reading back bits of that thread. Amazing how many fellas who marvelled at the brilliance of that All Ireland Club Final between Glen and Brigids are now cheerleading the demolition of Gaelic Football because Jim Gavin told them to buy in.

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1187

Over 3,000 paid into Crossmolina v Westport at the weekend. Doubt their would have been 1,000 people there under old rules.

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Cahair has a piece about Shea Malone, the fella who sold the dummy and kicked the 2-pointer with the outside of his boot to send the Donegal final to extra time. First year he has played football since he was 16, back at it because of the rule changes. It’s no wonder the quick-fix coaches are throwing their tantrums, these type stories are a disaster for them.

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1189

Poetic. Clearly a naturally talented footballer who has now been given the freedom to go and express himself. Ends up grabbing the biggest score of the game

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1190

That’s beautiful. We have our game back.

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1191

More importantly were getting the right kind of players back.The day of the gym monkey’s are over.

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Ain’t that the truth. You even saw the Canavans start to enjoy the new rules too. Imagine how good those kids could become now if they were let

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1194

I’m in tears here

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They were well able to express themselves under the old rules.

Still by far and away the best game of Gaelic Football played in 2025.

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1196

Why did they keep the two point free in the revised changes?

It’s utterly useless.

All because of some hypothetical scenario where a player would foul to give away a one point free when a player is shooting for two at the end of a game.

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What age is he now? If he gave up at 16 he must have had little interest in the first place.

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Why would you say that?

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He was 16 when he gave up and he’s 20 now. He was off playing soccer but was coaxed to come back.

He was asked a leading question by the journalist who seems to have an agenda.

Its a non-story.