McGee: Hurling bloc may scupper sin bin return

Football Review Committee (FRC) chairman Eugene McGee fears a bloc of hurling counties could again scupper the re-introduction of the sin bin in gaelic football.

The ex-Offaly manager and pundit revealed yesterday the FRC is likely to propose to Central Council next month a variation of the rule which was last seen in the 2009 National Leagues, along with a direct pick-up, an advantage rule, the tap and go and a match clock.

The sin bin, proposed by a task force headed up by current GAA president Liam O’Neill and director of games development Pat Daly three years ago, narrowly missed out on a two-thirds majority at Congress (177-100, 64%).