Brendan Kealy: Mark rule will be all about finding runners

Kerry’s All Star goalkeeper Brendan Kealy believes the new mark rule will encourage teams to find players in space catching kick-outs than increase high fielding.

Eamonn Fitzmaurice pointed out the rule doesn’t necessarily promote overhead catches, as a ball need only be cleanly caught from a kick-out on or past the 45-metre line.

Kealy is of the same mind. “That’s where I see it going, picking out runners, rather than the long kicks between two fellas like 30 years ago. It’ll probably be more about precision-type kicks for runners. Teams though will still want to put it up 50-50 and it seems that’s what the GAA wants in bringing in the rules.”