Football Review Committee considering alternative way to decide deadlocked games

A fifth black card foul has been identified as preventing an opponent from going forward by holding them up while not bringing them to the ground.

Derry goalkeeper Odhran Lynch saves a penalty from Mayo's Ryan O'Donoghue in a penalty shootout during the 2024 All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

The Football Review Committee (FRC) are exploring the possibility of replacing extra-time or penalty shoot-outs with a "overtime showdown".

At a briefing with the media in Croke Park on Tuesday morning, the body’s chairman Jim Gavin outlined the “rule enhancements” they are considering ahead of being voted on at November 30’s Special Congress and introduced on a trial basis for the 2025 season.