Basketball lessons for FRC's new rules: A Donaghy will now be more valuable than a Cooper

Experiences from basketball informs us how Gaelic football's new rules are likely to change the game.

ALL CHANGE: 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. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Like everyone, I’m excited to tune in on Friday and Saturday to see what the Football Review Committee proposals look like in action. 

Football undoubtedly is in dire need of a shake-up, I think we all agree on that, whether the suggested rules will achieve the positive outcome they desire, we’ll see.