Tiernan Kelly Incident

How could they do that though, when they had set a precedent with philly mcmahon in 2015 getting much less than that? It would be overturned on appeal.

This rubbish with appeals and loopholes is sickening. The reality is nobody wants to fix it because it isnt coming before congress.

The thing should be run like the English FA. Strict and no bs. Dodgey appeals see bans extended. These threats of court proceedings shouldnt be tolerated.

Ah here….

Some of the reaction to it was over the top but at the same time, he hardly deserves praise for accepting a ban that will have zero impact on his inter county career.

The old dig as you come on is just a welcome to championship. Never any real intent in it. It happens in club games all the time.

Load of muck. Finnerty had 40mins of championship behind him on top of 3 other games. Which was a lot more than the lad throwing the digs had. Coming on and throwing shoulders and digging lads should have been consigned to the 80s. Happens all the time and only ever leads to bother. Immediate yellow for anyone coming on doing that regardless of where you're from.

I suggest you bring that to your club have it put forward for the annual rules convention.

This is at the heart of the issue, and needs to be addressed. "The old dig" is not part of our games, I don't watch them to be "entertained" by such crap and I would question the IQ levels of anyone who finds such rubbish acceptable.

Why oh why do we still think it is part of our games to see a lad coming on as sub proceeding to engage in a rutting contest with his marker, and just laugh it off? Also, a bloody great game in Croke Park last Sunday has been totally overshadowed by the crap that went on at the end of normal time. It's a massive own goal for the GAA.

As for the six month ban - it should definitely include a fixed number of intercounty matches as well. As things stand the Galway captain has received a greater punishment thus far, missing a semi-final. His "crime" seems to be that he was...the captain.

The mind boggles...

Yeah and he was only captain because his club won the county title. First time ever I believe.

I do think he will play the semi.

Have you ever actually played GAA... Do you expect a cuddle off your opposing player?

You are just showing how much the culture of this rubbish is ingrained in many GAA people. I did play, and never engaged in that crap. As someone earlier said, rugby is a much more physical game yet it doesn't have half as much rubbish going on.

I like to see a good, hard physical game with some nuance to it, played within the rules. The other stuff is best left to the Neanderthals...

Apologies, I haven't been through all 12 pages so this may have been covered, but if yer man wasn't part of the match day squad, wasn't a sub or a player or a medic etc., he's essentially a spectator in the stands and yet gets away with running onto the field and assaulting someone. If it was me who ran onto the pitch and did that, the authorities would definitely be involved, why are they not in this case ? Can't quite get my head around that bit tbh, regardless of what county he's from or not from.

Also, how can rugby players and soccer players and players of other sports make their way through a tunnel at half/full time, but somehow its a problem for GAA players ? I fully get its far, far from "all" GAA players, but the narrative that some commentators put out, that its crazy to have players using the same tunnel really just seems to justify these brawls. Almost a "....ahhh shur what do you expect....."

6 months suspension definitely correct for tiarnan kelly imo.

Can anyone recall if these gouging incidents received similar length suspensions?

Whoa whats with the name calling?

Absolutely do not want gouging to continue. Its always been highly dangerous. I just asked if previous incidents received similar suspensions.

Do you happen to know?