On a long and overnight train journey with time to kill. Here are 8 hurling rules I would change. 1. Ban the backpass to the keeper. Full back lines who can't hurl the ball deserve to be punished for it. The dynamic of the game changes back to going long from the puck out. 2. Ban the handpass. You go in to contact, get bottled up, you have to drop the ball rather than throwing it. Another option you get a handpass you can't give a handpass. 3. Allow a line ball to be taken out of the hands, but you can't score. Half of line balls are scrappy, along the ground, end up in a ruck. Speed up the game and get the game going quicker again. To ensure the great line ball skill isn't lost, a score from a traditional line ball is 2 points. 4. Shot clock for free Time wasting over frees is rampant, have a 45 second shot clock for the free to be taken. 5. 4 point goal. Encourage more goal and goal attempts 6. Throw in ball should be up in the air like football. Ruck, referee throws the ball in, often another ruck. Throw the ball up in the air. 7. Penalties out of the hand, rather than lift and strike I once mis-lifted one of these, I was gassed after extra time. Penalty taker #5 on a county team isn't good at penalties, let alone penalty taker #5 on a club team. 8. Reduce the game to 13 a side. Players are now fitter, stronger than ever. Space is limited and we need to give the players more space.