Blood subs come under scrutiny

Referees chief Pat McEnaney says the GAA should consider putting time limits on blood substitutions.

The Monaghan native believes a discussion is needed on the idea of enforcing 10 or 15 minute restrictions on such interchanges. In Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final, Mayo had two players — Lee Keegan and Enda Varley — taken off and replaced under the blood sub rule.

However, neither player returned to the game. During his inter-county career, McEnaney also admits that teams attempted to convince him that injuries were worthy of blood substitutions when they were not.