Croker chiefs tell referees to target disruptive foul play

AHEAD of the start of the NFL tomorrow, GAA chiefs yesterday revealed referees have been instructed to target the penalising of several disruptive fouls that were identified during last season’s trialing of experimental disciplinary rules.

At a recent pre-league seminar attended by the country’s top referees on the current experimental playing rules, referees were also reminded of the need for consistent application of all disciplinary rules during the competitions.

Six fouls were classified as highly disruptive during last year’s National League, where the controversial experiment was in place of a player being shown a yellow card and then being forced to be replaced by a substitute. But referees will still be targeting those fouls in the upcoming league action and punishing players who commit them.