Early new rules data shows big shift in kickout, but similar shots and scores when compared to 2024 championship

It comes after Football Review Committee chair Jim Gavin had said a Data Research Unit would be formed to establish how the game has been impacted by the new rules.

RULES ARE RULES: GAA Football Review Committee chairperson Jim Gavin speaking during the GAA Special Congress 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile.

The new Gaelic football rules have seen no change in the number of scores or the handpass-to-kickpass ratio when compared to the 2024 championship.

There has, however, been a significant change in the kickout.