FOGARTY FORUM: Let’s get real on simulation

IT’S a little known fact but feigning a foul or injury in Gaelic football and hurling is a yellow card offence.

Look it up — rule 5.30 in the playing rules: if a player has made an attempt to achieve advantage by doing either or both, he is to be cautioned.

When have you ever seen a referee do just that? Count that against the number of times you’ve witnessed a player embellish a tackle for illegitimate gain, and there lies the rub.