Deflected two-point attempts will only be worth one point under new Gaelic football rules

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CLARIFICATION: FRC member James Horan confirmed if a goalkeeper or defender manages to touch over a two-point attempt from play, a free or sideline kick it will be deemed a point and a white flag raised instead of an orange one. Photo by Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

Goalkeepers and defenders will be encouraged to get a touch on two-point attempts as only direct kicks over the bar from outside the 40-metre line will be worth double points.

Deflected scores were one of the clarifications sought and given in a coaches’ seminar with Football Review Committee members on Monday evening.