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I'm not convinced by the 2 point free period. Kicking a 2 pointer from play is a whole different skill. For a lot of players the 2 point free is not quite a gimme but close. If a really good penetrative team attack ends with a defence foul on the 20m line, just a one pointer?
sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 1190 - 11/11/2026 14:34:40 2700086 Link 1 |
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The whole point of 40m is that its a skill but is still attainable for a lot of players at the top level. If each team only has one or two kickers who can score from the 2 point line the defense can stay far more compact than if they have 5 or 6 capable. Plus a 45m arc would hit the sidelines on some pitches
otgarom (Mayo) - Posts: 33 - 11/11/2026 14:47:44 2700088 Link 1 |
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As for hitting the sidelines on some pitches…. Defo worth 2 points then… lol Sure some u15's are hitting 2 pointers, so it is not just top level players who can do it. Move the arc out I say…! ;o) Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 5354 - 11/11/2026 16:27:49 2700104 Link 0 |
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The problem with a free not being a two pointer at all, is it incentivises fouling a player about to kick a two pointer. If my team is two ahead at the end of a match and the ball is worked to their best forward to kick a two point effort, then it's a no-brainer to foul him every time.
WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 3169 - 11/11/2026 17:19:07 2700112 Link 1 |
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Move the arc out and thereby create a more defensive game?
otgarom (Mayo) - Posts: 33 - 11/11/2026 18:07:06 2700117 Link 0 |
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Imagine David Clifford, Ryan O'Donoghue, Sam Mulroy, Jack Carney, Jack McCarron, Oisín O'Neill, etc. Are lining up a two pointer or have got a step on their man outside the arc, what is their man going to do? Obviously foul them if the free will only be worth one, with players like that the result is nearly guaranteed to be a net positive for the defending team over the course of a game/season. Also, 2 points up in the last minute of a game, a team is outside the arc, trying to work a two pointer, just foul them and go man to man for the free, trying to retain and get controlled possesion from a free kick is far harder and more time consuming than doing so from open play. Getting two points for a free might be seen as too much of a punishment but it's very much q nessecery evil. otgarom (Mayo) - Posts: 33 - 11/11/2026 19:05:51 2700123 Link 0 |