I'm a long time advocate for getting a time clock into the GAA. If ever there was an example to show that gaelic football needs one badly. Referees are supposed to allow 20 seconds per substitution. There were nine subs made in the second half of Monaghan and Tyrone today. That equates to three minutes. Referee Anthony Nolan only played three minutes of additional time! Where was all the injury time? Farcical.

Games are being overrun by break in plays now more than ever. Substitutions, injuries, goalkeepers taking kick outs or coming up the field to take frees etc. and generally not enough injury time is being allotted for all these type of stoppages. Referee shouldn't be keeping and deciding how much injury time will be played. I know they're meant to stop their watches for break in plays but there needs to be a better system in place.

gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 878 - 12/08/2018 19:42:08    2132379

I'm a long time advocate for getting a time clock into the GAA. If ever there was an example to show that gaelic football needs one badly. Referees are supposed to allow 20 seconds per substitution. There were nine subs made in the second half of Monaghan and Tyrone today. That equates to three minutes. Referee Anthony Nolan only played three minutes of additional time! Where was all the injury time? Farcical.

Games are being overrun by break in plays now more than ever. Substitutions, injuries, goalkeepers taking kick outs or coming up the field to take frees etc. and generally not enough injury time is being allotted for all these type of stoppages. Referee shouldn't be keeping and deciding how much injury time will be played. I know they're meant to stop their watches for break in plays but there needs to be a better system in place.
gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 651 - 12/08/2018 19:42:08Is there anything in the rules/regulations that say that refs are meant to add a specific amount of time per sub?
I dont think you need to have lots of injury time in the overwhelming majority of games. and time shouldnt be added because a goalie is taking a kick out or for most subs etc.

DonaldDuck (Tipperary) - Posts: 544 - 12/08/2018 20:23:36    2132407

There is no specified time to add on for substitutions. You add on whatever time it takes!!

Torcaill (Australia) - Posts: 204 - 12/08/2018 20:41:46    2132414

Nor are referees obliged to add on time for time taken to take frees, kick-outs etc., although I do think the clock should be automatically stopped for substitutions and injuries and it would end this constant controversy over how many minutes are added on.

ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 12/08/2018 21:12:23    2132421

Refs were instructed before the 2016 national league to add roughly 20 seconds per sub, the same for a player ie keeper coming up to take a free and 30 sec for hawkeye

lillyboy (Kildare) - Posts: 429 - 12/08/2018 21:41:42    2132437

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2039 - 12/08/2018 22:11:43    2132446

gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 878 - 12/08/2018 22:20:14    2132449

gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 878 - 12/08/2018 22:21:41    2132450

the worst delay of all is a goalkeeper sauntering up the field,he will get there quick if they are losing by more than a point,he was stroll up if they are winning.
and the 2nd worst delay is for the physio,which has become a complete bug bear of mine.

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 13/08/2018 08:29:00    2132519

Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2383 - 13/08/2018 09:15:40    2132534

There is really no excuse for not implementing a stop clock. With the exception of soccer, every other major sport uses this system. It's not like there is any cost factor behind it either. It's funny that people talk about how difficult it is for referees, but see no problem with them having to worry about time on top of everything else.

PK57 (Louth) - Posts: 1653 - 13/08/2018 10:44:58    2132593

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 13/08/2018 10:49:27    2132598

Refs were instructed before the 2016 national league to add roughly 20 seconds per sub, the same for a player ie keeper coming up to take a free and 30 sec for hawkeye
lillyboy (Kildare) - Posts: 370 - 12/08/2018 21:41:42 Really? I dont think you need to have a general time to add for all subs and same for a keeper taking a free. Hawkeye about only thing some time should be added.
Subs are part and parcel of game and time shouldnt be added. subs can only come on when ball is dead so time shouldnt be added.

From the official referees handbook:
Examples of incident delays:
Play stopped due to injury
Melee
Delay due to dealing with a Disciplinary issue
Consultation with other Match Officials
Time taken for the making of substitutions (20 secs approx. per sub)
Delay due to Hawkeye being called for in games in Pairc an Chrocaigh and Semple Stadium
I believe time should be added for a goalie coming up the field to take frees anyway. Definitely should be if time is taken for making substitutes. Rory Beggan took a whole minute to take one of his frees today.
gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 653 - 12/08/2018 22:20:14I think thats madness from a game management perspective. Depends on an injury and how much time has been taken up. Same with all of those incidents. A sub coming on doesnt mean a general time should be added.

DonaldDuck (Tipperary) - Posts: 544 - 13/08/2018 12:32:56    2132662

The Sunday game looked at it and came to the conclusion that the amount of added time was correct especially considering he actually played closer to 4 minutes than 3.

tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1336 - 13/08/2018 13:06:05    2132688