GAA footy adopts the mark!

[bresker]

That's something I thougnt I'd never see.

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The GAA confirmed on Tuesday that the "mark", similar to that used in Australian Rules, will be one of several experimental rules changes trialled during the 2010 Allianz National Football League.

Earley, one of the great modern day exponents of the art of high fielding, welcomed the move, which will see any player who catches a kick-out cleanly between the two 45m lines rewarded with a free kick.

"It promotes the skill of fielding and that's something that a lot of people have felt has died away," he said.

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Indeed, Harte has suggested the new rule could run Gaelic football and sees no reason for its introduction.

"I certainly have no time for this mark suggestion. I think it will ruin our game, make it a stop-start game, and I have absolutely no time for that at all," Harte said.

Mind you, Micky Harte HATES Aussie Rules with a passion and can't stand the international rules series. He's a GAA purist.

I'm far from a GAA expert, but to me it's a massive rule change. It'll be very strange to watch someone mark the ball and go back and take a set shot - if that is what they'll be allowed to do. It'll completely change the flow of the game.

When Tommy Walsh goes back home in a couple of years he'll dominate

 

[bresker]

I bet AFL recruiters will love this rule too - it'll make their job a lot easier!

 

[wikipediaAFLproject]

Could it be that football is actually in the sub-conciousness of the Irish.

I wonder what effect this will have on football in Ireland?

And if this rule sticks it will spread to Gaelic Football around the world, and perhaps we could see increased awareness and support if football.

Gaelic Football is played in decent numbers in England.

 

[Falchoon]

All they need now is the tackle

 

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All they need now is the tackle

and a real ball

 

[Redb#]

and a real ball

That's right, the no tackle and round ball ultimately have killed Int Rules.

I could tolerate Int rules with tackling but it just became a modifed GAA Rules after the rules changes.

The round ball travels like a warped pygmy in the air.

 

[brucetiki]

Hmmm, interesting introduction.


Be interesting to see the results of this trial

 

[brucetiki]

I love Gaelic Football despite getting bugger all opportunity to see it - our MONOcultural broadcaster SBS used to show the All-Ireland Final (hurling too) but now shows nothing.

I think it's on Setanta Sports - if anyone can be arsed getting Setanta that is. I wish Fox Sports, ESPN, or heck even Eurosport (which seems to specialise in obscure sports) was able to show some gaelic coverage.

 

[D Mitchell]

... the no tackle and round ball ultimately have killed Int Rules.

International Rules was halted by by the behaviour of the AFL players outside the rules. They adapted to the round ball, the GAA players adapted to the tackle. It wasn't the "rules" that halted the series, it was the failure of the umpires/referees to enforce the rules.

 

[ArachniX]

That's something I thougnt I'd never see.

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Mind you, Micky Harte HATES Aussie Rules with a passion and can't stand the international rules series. He's a GAA purist.

I'm far from a GAA expert, but to me it's a massive rule change. It'll be very strange to watch someone mark the ball and go back and take a set shot - if that is what they'll be allowed to do. It'll completely change the flow of the game.

When Tommy Walsh goes back home in a couple of years he'll dominate

The mark will only be paid from a kick out and not in general type play so most kicks will land around half way or a bit further and the player who marks will most likely still be too far away to have a set shot.
From what I heard, in the old days they used to take a lot of high catches (like our speccies) but now with the fitness and running game the high catch has basically disappeared.

 

[bresker]

Yeah, GAA has suffered from our illnesses too - the flood (perfected by Micky Harte, wonder if he got that from Aussie Rules) and basketball-type rebounds. Not enough aerial contests. A lot of people look back to the 70s when you had big hulking blokes at foward and defence.

There was one giant bloke who lived on an island. He'd get in his rowboat and row to games, play a full match, and row back home. I'll have to google him later but must work now.