The opening games under the FRC recommendations showcased some interesting possibilities but until there are league points on the line, nobody can truly assess the possibilities
Malachy Clerkin: The new Gaelic football rules are fun but they need cynical teams to stress test them
However it all shakes out eventually, there was something thrilling about being present to watch a sport take a serious look at itself. To see Gaelic football, raddled and battered by the years, decide to draw a line in the sand for itself. If nothing else, at least they’re trying something.Connacht Council cuts ground rent rate for counties following GAA’s decision to scrap provincial leagues
In reality, the game was done and dusted either way. But it was a stark example of how things can get away from a team that doesn’t hit the pitch of it early. If you’re four points down inside two minutes and you can’t get a kickout away, heads won’t be long dropping. “There’ll probably be a bit more jeopardy anyway. It wouldn’t be as attack-minded probably. There’ll probably be a bit more of players coming back around the pitch – let’s say over and back the attack 45 and back to your own 45.
“I think probably the interpretation of the tap-and-go probably is one,” Smith said when we asked which rules would feel different on a day that truly mattered. The true trial period is the 2025 season, when week after week of trial and error at club and county level will – they hope – see the rule changes properly stress-tested. Maybe it ends up that the kickout rule and the three-players-up are enough by themselves.
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