I donāt agree that it takes āmuch longerā. Absolutely it would be a more difficult skill to execute, but if players are concentrating on the skill of kicking the ball then I can see them being able to get the ball away in these scenarios quickly and effectively. Also your whole mindset changes, so you donāt even necessarily catch the ball in the first place. The players would find a way. For sure there will be some good moments lost in the game by banning the hand-pass, but I think at this stage the positives would outweigh the negatives.
Jack wouldnāt have needed to go on a run as heād have played a 50 yard kick pass to Paul Mannion who handpassed it straight to an onrushing Dean Rock who slotted it to the back of the net
What exactly are the positives? The team with the ball is being punished for the other team defending with so many men back. The only real positive I see to it is at the end of games its too easy for the winning team to keep the ball, which is a big issue in fairness
And how exactly is that 50 yard pass going to work when the other team have 12 players back?
Theyāre playing Kerry, not Tyrone
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Bad and all as Gaelic football is in its current guise, I canāt even contemplate the clusterfuck it would be if you outlawed handpassing.
No one serious is advocating banning but it has to be hugely limited . The game is in the main an utter eyesore .
It now has 2 huge problems ;
- the game largely isnāt attractive to watch
- There is a huge problem with it being competitive .
But the very fact that that recycling tactic is proving successful should encourage other teams to go man on man.
@binkybarnes suggested no back-field passing over your own 45, but there are often very legitimate reasons to pass the ball back over the 45 so Iād on balance Iād be against it.
But itās certainly a much less stupid proposal than most others Iāve heard, such as no back-field passing over the opposition 45, which is far too draconian, or teams being forced to keep four players in the opposition half at all times, which is totally unworkable.
One simple adjustment that could be made, and one which would be very easily policed, is to copy that dastardly sacar and ban backpasses to the goalkeeper. That takes away an extra man if teams are playing keep ball at the back.
Youād see kids on the road with hurleys, playing soccer, throwing around a rugby ball - you never, ever see them playing football ā¦ says it all.
Thatās because Limerick are big into minority games.
Handball is relatively strong in tyrone, at least compared to club football
Club football is very strong in Tyrone. Sure Derry clubs have stopped trying to beat Slaughtneil in Derry.
Untrue. Magherafelt were trying so hard to stop Slaughtneil on Sunday that they didnāt even bother attack.
Can anyone tell me who Magherafelts manager was?
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Magherafelt made the mistake of appointing a manager from Tyrone. They lowered their standards to those of their neighbours. Regrettable
Thereās quite a few Tyrone GAA men in Derry. It seems youāre obsessed with Tyrone.
I was paying tyrone a compliment, thereās no need to be so tetchy
Who is over Slaughtneil now?
How many senior all Irelands have tyrone clubs won?
Senior All Irelands dictate the strength of the best club in a particular county. Derry seem to be good at having one very good club and loads of poor ones.
Clonoe and Carrickmore more are the only sides to do 3 titles in a row in history of Tyrone football and thatās back in the 60s and 70s.
Slaughtneil are on course for 5 in a row right after Ballinderry did 3 in a row - a sad state of affairs for a once great club scene.
So tyrone club football is strong because the clubās are either as good as each.other or as bad as each other.
I suppose you could test which by entering an all Ireland or ulster club competition?
Wait, thatās already happened.
Tyrone have nothing to show for it.