McEnaney admits refs missing obvious pull-downs

Referees chief Pat McEnaney admits inter-county football referees are missing obvious black card offences for deliberate pull-downs.

Ahead of the first All-Ireland semi-final this Sunday, the chairman of the national referees committee said he is happy that officials are effectively punishing bodychecks with automatic substitutions.

However, he feels there’s a lot of room for improvement when it comes to detecting pull-downs, citing Brian Fox’s escape from a black card in the Tipperary-Galway qualifier in Tullamore last month.