It's Gaelic football..but no longer as we knew it. How the game will look in 2025

From keeping three players in each half to two-point scoring arcs to tap and go, the GAA has endorsed a raft of game-changing rules for Gaelic football. Here's a handy guide of what to expect in 2025
It's Gaelic football..but no longer as we knew it. How the game will look in 2025

MANDATE: Football Review Committee chairperson Jim Gavin speaking at the weekend's gamechaing Congress. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

THE landslide support for the FRC package was an emphatic statement on the need for Gaelic football change. The 48 rule ‘enhancements’ passed with minimal opposition - indeed, only four failed to get at least 90% and even the countdown clock and hooter motion got 74% support. 

So what's new and how will the game look next year?

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