Dara Ó Cinnéide: Maybe it's worth Gaelic football going to 13-a-side

Trialing 13-players-a-side, banning all passes to the goalkeeper and insisting all kick-outs travel beyond the restarting team’s 45' may improve Gaelic football as a spectacle

SURVEYING HIS OPTIONS: David Clifford of Kerry in action against by Michael Fitzsimons of Dublin during the All-Ireland SFC final. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Trialing 13-players-a-side, banning all passes to the goalkeeper and insisting all kick-outs travel beyond the restarting team’s 45-metre line may improve Gaelic football as a spectacle, according to Dara Ó Cinnéide.

Kerry’s 2004 All-Ireland SFC winning captain has long expressed his concern about the state of the game and the silences during last Sunday week’s All-Ireland SFC final as Dublin and Kerry played possession games have given him extra reason for worry.