New dissent rules will 'cut out all the nonsense and footballers will shine' says Niall Grimley

The Armagh star was named the Gaelic Writers Association's football personality of the year. 

Niall Grimley of Armagh with his GWA Football Personality of the Year award at the Gaelic Writers Association Awards, supported by the Delata Hotel Group, at the Iveagh Garden Hotel in Dublin. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Of all the proposed rule changes to Gaelic football, Armagh’s Niall Grimley is delighted to see heavy penalties for dissent.

A player found to have taken forcibly taken exception to a referee’s decision will be punished in the form of a 50-metre advancement of the free. Likewise, if a player doesn’t hand over the ball after conceding a free it too will result in the free moving forward 50m.