First football rules trial game produced positive chaos, reveals Éamonn Fitzmaurice

The Football Rules Committee member also responded to Sligo manager Tony McEntee, who claimed an FRC survey on the game is "manipulative, cunning and calculating."

SANDBOX SUCCESS: RTE presenter Damien Lawlor, left, with pundit and former Kerry manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice Photo by Stephen Marken/Sportsfile

The first 'sandbox game' to roadtest proposed new Gaelic football rules took place in Mullingar on Saturday, with Éamonn Fitzmaurice, a member of the Football Rules Committe, reporting a positive response from players and some unexpected side-effects. 

Fitzmaurice also responded to Sligo manager Tony McEntee, who wrote in Saturday's Irish Examiner that the FRC survey soliciting feedback on the game is "manipulative, cunning and calculating."