Anthony Daly: I do wonder what the football crowd make of our game now?

In co-commentating for RTÉ over the last two days, I often found myself trying to explain refereeing decisions to the listeners. At times, it’s hard to know what actually is a free now
Anthony Daly: I do wonder what the football crowd make of our game now?

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT: Limerick’s Gearóid Hegarty is tackled by Galway’s Adrian Tuohey during yesterday’s Allianz HL Division 1 Group A game at Pearse Stadium. Galway showed how important it is to win that middle-eight battle, writes our columnist. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

 ‘Just back from Thurles and I have to say hurling is in a dangerous place. Too many short puckouts, handpasses, lateral passes and most players filtering back. It’s essentially turned into football. And that, I’m afraid, is no compliment.’ 

– Brian Carroll, former Offaly player, on Twitter.

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