This weekend, GAA delegates will gather at Croke Park to vote on new rules proposed by Jim Gavin’s Football Review Committee, potentially marking the most significant change in the sport's history.
GAA Special Congress takes place at Croke Park this weekend with the only item on the agenda the new rules proposed by Jim Gavin ’s Football Review Committee .
Read More: Clare GAA support for minor dual star who suffered life changing injuries in a training sessionA. Overall, it’s the future direction of Gaelic football. The Football Review Committee proposals have been broken down into a series of motions. There are 49 in total, but many of them are technical changes relating to rules.The FRC’s brief is essentially to make football as entertaining a field sport as possible.A.
A rule where only the captain can speak to the referee is also on the table, while a penalty of awarding a 13 metre free against a manager or coach who verbally abuses a referee is also going before delegates.A. Yes. The rules are only being voted in on a one year experimental basis for 2025. And while it’s impossible to predict the type of game we’ll have in four months time, or two years time, even after we know what rules have been voted in, it looks good for the FRC.
Club officials will also be required to line out their pitch differently, to include the 40 metre scoring arc and a half way line across the pitch to make it possible to enforce the three-up - if this rule comes in.A. In theory refereeing the ‘three up’ is impossible without neutral linespeople, but as has been pointed out, the punishment is so severe - a 20 metre free in front of the posts and automatic point - that teams won’t chance it.
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