Hurling goalkeepers set to face penalties alone in future

The Hurling 2020 committee is expected to recommend penalties be changed from the current one forward versus three defenders on the goal-line to one forward versus the goalkeeper.

The committee, chaired by All-Ireland-winning Tipp manager Liam Sheedy, and also includes Kilkenny legend Pat Henderson and Clare icon Frank Lohan, have tried variations on the penalty behind closed doors in Semple Stadium on recent weekends, getting players to take penalties and close-in frees against three, two and one player on the goal-line.

The option favoured by the committee is a lone goalkeeper facing a penalty struck behind the 20-metre line. It is also understood to favour reducing the number of players allowed on the goal-line for close-in frees to just three.