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Mise
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From setanta.com: to be used for games played in the O'Byrne Cup, Connacht FBD League, the McGrath Cup and the Allianz National Football Leagues while the hurling changes will be tested in the National Hurling Leagues.

Changes to Football Playing Rules:

1. Players will be permitted to lift the ball off the ground, scoop it up to a team-mate and/or play it on the ground when running or in a standing position. Players will also be are permitted to play the ball away from the body when they are lying or sitting on the ground or on their knee(s).

2. Goalkeepers will use a plastic tee when taking kick-outs

3. The introduction of a "sin bin" which will see players sent to the bench for a period of 10 minutes on receipt of a yellow card.

4. Linesmen will, where possible, draw the Referee's attention during play to any fouls that merit a red or yellow card, thus providing greater powers of control to the linesman. At the moment linesmen can only do this during a break in play.

5. Injured players will be removed from the field of play to the nearest point on the endline or sideline and will be permitted by the sideline official to recommence after a stoppage through the substitution zone.

6. Dangerous Play and Irresponsible Behaviour will be more clearly defined in Rule 5 ("Aggressive fouls")

Changes to Hurling Playing Rules:

The hurling changes will also see the introduction of the sin bin, greater powers for Linesmen, the removal and reintroduction of injured players at the nearest point on the sideline and clearer definitions of dangerous play and irresponsible behaviour.

The changes also include two points to be awarded when the ball is struck over the crossbar between the posts from a sideline puck provided the ball is not touched, while in flight, by any member of the team taking the sideline puck.

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I don't like the sideline puck rule in hurling!
there'll be a load of shite lads hitting shite sideline pucks!

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I'd be happy with most of them - the injury and sin bin ones in particular. I'm less convinced as to the sideline puck rule, because I think it will encourage lads picking out a pass or dropping a ball into the box, but if the HDC are happy I'd be willing to give it a go.

My only concern is that refs will be too slow to issue warranted yellows because of the fact that there is now a real punishment. But if it cuts out un-necessary fouling and encourages lads to tackle fairly, then it will have served it's purpose.

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Changes to Football Playing Rules:

1. Players will be permitted to lift the ball off the ground, scoop it up to a team-mate and/or play it on the ground when running or in a standing position. Players will also be are permitted to play the ball away from the body when they are lying or sitting on the ground or on their knee(s).

Fair enough, seeing as most of them do this anyway

2. Goalkeepers will use a plastic tee when taking kick-outs

ah come on, is this a joke?

3. The introduction of a "sin bin" which will see players sent to the bench for a period of 10minutes on receipt of a yellow card.

more rugger crap, they havent even come to grips with keepin the right number of players on the pitch with regards to the blood rule yet, never mind try to implement this properly

4. Linesmen will, where possible, draw the Referee's attention during play to any fouls that merit a red or yellow card, thus providing greater powers of control to the linesman. At the moment linesmen can only do this during a break in play.

fair enough

5. Injured players will be removed from the field of play to the nearest point on the endline or sideline and will be permitted by the sideline official to recommence after a stoppage through the substitution zone.

fair enough as long as theyre isnt too much delay gettin them reintroduced thru sub zone thru failure to get refs attention etc

6. Dangerous Play and Irresponsible Behaviour will be more clearly defined in Rule 5 ("Aggressive fouls")

id like to see what exactly they're gonna be defined as


Changes to Hurling Playing Rules:

The hurling changes will also see the introduction of the sin bin,
greater powers for Linesmen, the removal and reintroduction of injured players at the nearest point on the sideline and clearer definitions of dangerous play and irresponsible behaviour.

Same as above

The changes also include two points to be awarded when the ball is struck over the crossbar between the posts from a sideline puck provided the ball is not touched, while in flight, by any member of the team taking the sideline puck.

Dont like this - complicating the scoring system unnecessarily. prepare to see loads of wasted sideline ball.

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Will the umpires need a new third flag to signal the 2-point lineball score, maybe the "lonely" red flag they used for the International Rules for an Over, or should they wave the white flag twice, or maybe the two umpires should each wave the white flag once, or maybe they wave the white and green flags together, or how about hitting the green flag with the white flag to indicate subtraction (3 points minus 1 point equals 2 points) or maybe the ref should wave his red card in the air, since he should have less use for it from now on and it would be a shame to see it go to waste, or maybe the umpires could do a new hand signal (like the Aussie umpires do) just for this score, something like a Yankee Touchdown signal, or something resembling a Morris Dance, or maybe .....

Oh dear, I think this hasn't been fully thought out yet. There's going to be consternation when this first happens if the umpires haven't got a plan ready. We need to know these things.

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Post by Bord na Mona man »

What about the scoreboard?
Will there be three columns on it?

Will the sports results be read out like:
Offaly 5-2-17
Westmeath 1-1-6

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Nah, I dont think it will happen like that. There couldn't be a hurler in Westmeath capable of scoring a sideline cut. :twisted:

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