Murphy: Football games being decided by poor refereeing

Cork GAA secretary Frank Murphy has expressed concern at the standard of officiating in Gaelic football this season.

In his annual report to convention, Murphy confesses to “not being entirely happy with the position of refereeing in the inter-county sphere”, especially in terms of interpretation and subsequent application of rules.

“At the top level in hurling, there are far too few referees, albeit in the main of a good standard. The reduction of numbers of referees at this level was neither necessary nor advisable,” he wrote