Inter-Provincial Series showcasing new rules

I like the 3 up 3 back rule I think it opens up the game and is probably enough on its own to bring in. Maybe keep the tap and go to, everything else can be scrapped.

One thing is the keeper shouldn’t be allowed to go beyond the half way line and be an expection to the rule. If that’s stays it means all teams will look to have outfielder in goal as they will essentially be the an extra unmarkerd player who can’t be tracked. Teams would be at a massive disadvantage if not having a keeper who was comfortable on possession and carrying ball up the field.

A lot of the Ulster players/analysts on tg4 seem to be giving out about the loss of defence and physicality. I think a lot of 1v1 defending was showcased very well and loads on interceptions were happening. Reading the game well would be extremely important skill going forward for a defender. I thing the blanket defence actually took away from the skill of individual defence and the art is lost really, so bringing this back to the game would be a huge plus in my eyes

Do ye think 15 a side is the right number of players or would 13 or 11 be better?

I think 15 is too much, less would make it a faster game and a better watch.

Id rather watch an uncontested kick pass than a handpass; the handpass as previously mentioned reduces the margin of error in transitioning the ball , the game needs to enlarge this margin to create the opportunity for turnover and hence excitement

some of the greatest scores in the history of the game followed successive hand passes

Mrs Sliabh not a great GAA fan still reminds me to this day of the cheapness of that Jersey she found it the most funny thing she ever saw on a sportsfield. Of all teams to be playing with weakened material the Aussies were not the ones.

Rugby maybe , successive handpasses are an attempt to ensure and retain possession , teams are forced to pack the 21 to contend with this , the ball then moves around the arc till a half opening to score arises or dispossession leads to a regroup …more dispossession would lead to more turnovers , breakouts and a more mobile game changing the need to pack the 21 . rugby is a possession game and if you want to watch a physical slow moving game fine ,I want to watch a fast moving game with turnovers and scores and less encumbered by rules .

The early hand pass game was great to watch. It was very much an attacking game based on passes to forward moving runners. But teams still lined out in the conventional 15 positions. Limerick Vs Kerry were some of the best games I was ever at in either code (despite the results 😢)

It was 15 behind the ball that killed football not the hand pass. I am absolutely certain that limiting the hand pass won't change the current park the bus defensive tactics.

The piggy in the middle effort that has been mentioned here a few times, that is anti football and he was to blame for it last night at that time, they were going to try and waste the last few minutes at that crap, the crowd started to boo and rightly so. the goalkeeper must be banned from being more than 5 yards from his goal.

If Morgan wants to display his amazing skill in the middle of the field then there is a position ready made for him to do that. The position he is in is about keeping goal not showing skills in the midfield. The clues are in the names of the positions.

Have you ever watched or played football. 5 yards😂

I wouldnt agree because, it only adds 2 more players to the half of field being attacked which isnt wanted. The whole reason they made the 3 players rule is to create more space, why did they do that? because the majority of fans dont enjoy a crowded field which results in slow boring play.

if they dont ban the goalkeeper coming out, I will just walk away from the game altogether, switch to Hurling.

TThe handpass was introduced to speed up the game and it worked briefly , however it is now primarily a means of retaining possession while not scoring .Packed defences are a result of the finessing of the handpass leading to a zero sum game ...long periods of boring meaningless possession ...few turnovers …few scores .

TThe new rules are an extension of this philosophy while I hope they work I remain to be convinced

The hand pass is a tool used by teams looking to hold possession, it’s not the cause of teams looking to hold possession. You see more space in these games and in this scenario the hand pass will act as a tool to aid transition to attack. Team should always have an option to recycle possession and not be forced into launching 50 50s. I think the new rules shift the balance away from possession for possessions sake and towards utilising space. A full season would be needed to evaluate fully

its way easier to just ban the keeper from entering the opposition half or playing far from his goal. they should go back to perfecting the art of saving goals and kick outs.