The comparison is tiresome in so many ways but when it comes to discipline the disparity was noticeable: in the 2025 championship, Gaelic football saw four red cards. Hurling racked up 15.
Gaelic football is on course to eclipse that total, with Darragh McMullan (Armagh), Daire Cregg (Roscommon), and Liam Smith (Dublin) all sent to the line already, while hurling continues to bleed at a similar pace. What binds them both is that in 2026, to be reduced to 14 men is a heavy penalty.
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