‘The referee is effectively the judge and jury’

A CALL by the GAA’s ‘Head of Games’ Pat Daly for a modern approach to discipline, that would be effective in classifying various playing offences, is certain to go unheeded, he conceded yesterday.

Nevertheless, he holds strongly to the view that there is a definite need for an independent tribunal to administer discipline and apply sanctions on a more consistent and equitable basis.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Games Administration Committee, Tony O'Keeffe, accepts that under current rules they have 'no discretion' in the way they impose penalties.