Question.

carpothepunk

What year was the yellow card introduced into the GAA?

Nalced_irl

Thats an odd one, to answer....I have no idea!! Sorry.

cruiserweight

I am not sure but the use of a yellow card is a relatively recent development

kevmy

Not certain of the exact date but they were introduced the same time as the red ones so you could probably narrow it down by remembering players who were sent off with the red cards or the hands out.

I'm certain it was post 96 and pre 03. I'd guess 98 or 99 but that would only be a guess

lorweld

I'd say early 2000

THE GAA is on course to set up a new national disciplinary body and a central referee's appointment committee.
The association also looks set to introduce a yellow and red card system for the cautioning and ordering off of players.
Other revolutionary disciplinary measures announced at the press conference in Croke Park last night were that a player ordered off the field for a second cautionable foul shall be suspended for the remainder of that game only and that a suspension term imposed on a player will not be served in the months of December and January in future.
Already the management committee and central council have given their endorsement of the recommendations proposed by the special Disciplinary Rules Revision and sub committee.
Now the recommendations will go forward to congress in April and it is expected, in view of the stance taken by management and central council, that they will be rubber stamped.
The new national disciplinary body will, in essence, give extra power to the association's Games Administration Committee because in addition to dealing with discipline arising from games under the jurisdiction of the Central Council they in future will also have responsibility for disciplinary matters arising from provincial senior championship games.
The reason given is that it is in the interest of uniformity and consistency of disciplinary actions.
It is recommended that a Central Referee's Appointment Committee be established, with responsibility of appointment of referees for all games under the jurisdiction of the central council and for provincial senior championship games.
This newly recommended committee will consist of the chairman of the Games Administration Committee (as chairman), the chairman of the National Referee's Committee and a third member appointment by the management committee. This new committee will advise the Games Administration Committee and the provincial councils, as appropriate, of its appointments.
On the discipline side of things the main talking points are likely to be the introduction of the yellow and red card system and the penalties meted out to players who misconduct themselves on the field of play.
It is recommended that a player ordered off for a second cautionable foul only be suspended for the rest of that game. But in an addendum, a player ordered off for a similar offence within 48 weeks will be suspended for two weeks.
It is also recommended that the term "any type of physical interference" with the referee be redefined in rule by the word "minor" be included before the words physical interference and laying a hand on pushing, pulling of jostling.
This is to provide a clear distinction between (a) "minor physical interference", (b) "any type of assault."
The report presented by the President of the GAA, Mr Joe McDonagh, also recommends the categorisation of "misconduct on fields" offences/penalties be introduced as follows.
(a) Interference by player or official with referee, umpire, linesmen or opposing team official; (b) striking with hurley, head, kicking or stamping; (c) other immediate ordering off offences not covered by (a) or (b); (d) second cautionable foul.
The minimum suspension for the four categories are as follows.
Category A': (1) Abusive or threatening language or conduct (a period of eight weeks); (2) for any type of minor physical interference - e.g. pushing, pulling or jostling (24 weeks); (3) for any type of assault (48 weeks and the offenders team is liable for disqualification).
Category 'B' Offences - 12 weeks; Category 'C' Offences - four weeks.
In the case of the yellow and red card system a referee will caution a player who commits a cautionable foul or offence by taking his name and showing him a yellow card. To order off a player who commits a second cautionable foul or offence the referee will show him a second yellow followed by a red card.
In the case of a player who is ordered off for a foul/offence the referee will take his name (if it has not already been taken) and show him a red card.
The Disciplinary Rules Revision Sub Committee also recommend the period of submission of a referee's report be reduced from seven days to one or three days and when the committee in charge deems it necessary the report shall be submitted within 24 hours.

http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1999/03/11/shead.htm