Paul Rouse: Eight rule changes that could help to improve Gaelic Football
HIGH STAKES: Clare's Pearse Lillis fists the ball past Meath goalkeeper Harry Hogan for a goal in the All-Ireland SFC qualifier at Cusack Park. Could the value of a goal be increased to five points?
JUST as in every field game in the world, the rules of Gaelic football are changed ordinarily to achieve three basic aims: 1) To make the play faster and more open; 2) To reduce violence on the field; 3) To make the game easier to referee.
Throughout the history of Gaelic football, new rules have been introduced to shape how the game is played.
