Éamonn Fitzmaurice: 'We're going to have a new game, it's going to be faster, it's going to be more direct'

“I think that players are just going to enjoy the act of playing again, as well as competing on top of it. I'd be very excited, for Kerry and club football in Kerry but also nationally."

EXCITED: Special Congress’ decision to pass all of the Football Review Committee’s rule changes will put the enjoyment of playing back into the game, says FRC member Éamonn Fitzmaurice. Picture:

Special Congress’ decision to pass all of the Football Review Committee’s rule changes will put the enjoyment of playing back into the game, says FRC member Éamonn Fitzmaurice.

The longest debate in Croke Park centred around whether the rules would come into play for club games in 2025 but only Longford and Sligo spoke against the motion and it exceeded the simple majority backing that was required with ease.