Gavin insists identity rules supreme despite fears of Aussie influence on new game 

Believing FRC rule changes can make Gaelic football “one of the most exciting field games to watch”, Dublin’s six-time All-Ireland SFC winner disputes concerns it's morphing into the game Down Under

CHANGING DAYS: GAA Football Review Committee chairperson Jim Gavin stands for a portrait after a briefing of the GAA Football Review Committee at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Football Review Committee (FRC) chairperson Jim Gavin insists the identity of Gaelic football will be there for all to see at next week’s interprovincial tournament in Croke Park.

Believing the rule changes can make it “one of the most exciting field games to watch”, Dublin’s six-time All-Ireland SFC winner disputed the idea the alterations may move it closer to Australian Rules.