New rules mean a goalkeeper's fueling demands have 'changed dramatically'

Niamh Mallon said players are "unaware of their own energy demands".

CARB LOADING: Galway football panel nutritionist Niamh Mallon said the phyiscal demands on goalkeepers have increased dramatically due to football's new rules. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Niamh Mallon, the Galway camogie All-Star and nutritionist for the Galway senior footballers, has underlined the increasing demands being placed on Gaelic football goalkeepers under the new rules.

Jim McGuinness and Dessie Farrell are among those who have called for the substitutes limit to be increased from five to six, to reflect the extra workload on players in the middle eight particularly.