Square ball rule could be dropped in new GAA shake-up

THE possibility of both the square ball rule being scrapped and Hawk-Eye score detection technology being introduced for the 2012 football championships has moved a step closer.

GAA director general Paraic Duffy revealed he’d be “surprised” if a new committee, to be convened shortly to review controversial playing rules, doesn’t suggest an amendment to the current square ball rule.

This year’s championship has been blighted by controversial calls regarding square ball goals, not least of which was last weekend’s decision to rule out Kildare full-forward Tomás O’Connor’s seemingly legal strike against Donegal.