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Just a thought that I feel is worth debating is a 65 too advantageous to the attacking team been thinking on this for a while and watching clare against Waterford spurred me to ask the question when you consider the ball just went out through a ruck which the Waterford defender wouldn't have known much about then subsequent 65 decides the game when you think how far players hit the sliotar now with hurls having a bigger bas and sliotar lighter than previous years a 65 to today's intercounty players is probably the equivalent to a 50 or 55 yard free to players 20 years ago would a sideline ball from 30 metres at whichever side of the posts ball went out be a fairer way to restart the game just a thought interested to hear others opinions Sinbin (Wicklow) - Posts: 16 - 28/05/2024 19:21:38 2548012 Link 0 |
Defenders would deliberately put the ball over the end line if under pressure. I know I would have if I was on my left hand side back in the day, just make it look accidental. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1250 - 29/05/2024 09:18:23 2548070 Link 0 |
Just make it an indirect free. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2037 - 29/05/2024 12:22:53 2548120 Link 0 |
Taken from the other 65 yard line?? daveboy (Limerick) - Posts: 1197 - 29/05/2024 12:33:20 2548125 Link 0 |
Let it be taken from the ground like a sideline cut…! ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 2680 - 29/05/2024 13:10:59 2548146 Link 0 |
I like that sideline "cut" idea - I imagine with time, "experts" will make it look easy too - so maybe set at a distance/angle where say, half are successful?
omahant (USA) - Posts: 2810 - 01/06/2024 21:16:22 2548768 Link 0 |
Yup, then Diarmaid Byrnes driving it over effortlessly from the "80" instead.
omahant (USA) - Posts: 2810 - 01/06/2024 21:22:34 2548772 Link 0 |
No because defenders would puck the ball over the end line the whole time when they're under pressure. It'd be like the back pass in soccer before 1994 WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 310 - 02/06/2024 10:35:53 2548821 Link 0 |
I guess it's is fairer than nothing at all as happened us this year when the goalie saved a shot and put it over the end line.
Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2844 - 09/06/2024 20:33:34 2550418 Link 0 |