The Allianz Football League kicks off this weekend with a wave of new rules designed to make Gaelic football the 'most exciting amateur sport in the world'. The Football Review Committee, headed by Jim Gavin, implemented these changes based on feedback from over 7,000 people. The seven key rule changes aim to increase high fielding, kick passing, long-range scores, goal scoring, and one-on-one contests. Players and fans are eager to see how these changes will impact the game, particularly the contentious 3vs3 structure.
Gaelic football, as we know it, is about to change dramatically as the Football Review Committee’s new rules come into effect this weekend with the start of the Allianz Football League.
The seven key rule changes are outlined below, but the penalties for breaking the new rules may well provide the major talking points around the grounds this weekend. 3. Goalkeepers In addition to the new kickout rules, players can only pass the ball back to their goalkeeper if they are both inside the large rectangle of their own goal and the ball was played in by an opposing player or once the goalkeeper has crossed the halfway line to support an attack. This rule is to encourage teams to move the ball forward and, in turn, reduce the ‘keep-ball’ phases in games.
The goalkeeper isn’t counted as an outfield player and, as such, could have a massive influence on the game if they join an attack to create a 12 vs 11 overlap. 7. Advanced mark The advanced mark has undergone a transformation and is now awarded when a catch is taken on or inside the opposition 20-metre line from a kick delivered before the 45-metre line. The player can call for a mark and take the free or play on. If they are tackled and no advantage accrues, they can come back for the original mark and there is no time limit to the advantage.
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