It wasn't a problem when DJ Carey did it, it wasn't a problem when Damien Fitzhenry did it.....punished for getting good at something..... Clare boss Davy Fitzgerald supports the banning of the 'Anthony Nash free', which will be debated in a motion at Congress this weekend. "It has to happen," said Fitzgerald, citing safety concerns rather than a player gaining an advantage, as his main issue with the style of free-taking popularised by the Cork goalkeeper, who lifts the ball several metres ahead into the air before running forward and striking it. Delegates at Croke Park will vote on a motion that would make it an offence to "advance the ball deliberately from the place at which a free puck, penalty puck or sideline puck is to be struck fromâ. "There are no ifs, ands or buts. It is about safety, 100%," said Fitzgerald. "If you had a son inside in goals and he gets the sliotar from 12 or 13 yards into the throat or any part of the lower body, that is going to do damage. "This has to be common sense, nothing else. Please don't do what counties want you do to. Vote for common sense and do the right thing. "It is a no-brainer, this one. If you have to look at something else, bring the free out a yard or putting only one in goals, do something. "You are telling me that it might never happen? I'm telling you from inside in goals that there are some balls you don't even see. "If they hit you in the neck you haven't a hope. I hope this is a motion that every county gets behind. "There is no other reason, because we could all get our free-takers to work off a style like that." Other hurling motions to be debated include making interference with an opponent's helmet a red-card offence and a proposal that any team emerging from the Leinster qualifying group ( Antrim, Carlow, Laois, London and Westmeath) who beat Kilkenny, Galway, Dublin, Offaly or Wexford in a Leinster quarter-final would swap places with the defeated side for the following year's championship.
If they can run in so far then the defence should be allowed meet them up too. Pointless letting them in so far, why not just give 3 points for a penalty in that case. If it's a 20 metre free, it should be taken at the 20 that way there's no debate over the rules. Seemples!
The defence do rush out and this is being allowed. It happened in the drawn final. A 20 metre free is taken from the 20. That Anthony Nash can strike it on the way down closer the the 14 is a real skill. It's become part of the game, part of the spectacle.
The motion has been dropped from congress but the application of the existing rules is going to be looked at. I guess that means sorting whether the free is taken at the lift or the strike.
It's simple to throw the ball 10 yards ahead and hit it. It requires basic coordination and that's about it! He's just throwing it further forward than most have dared in the past.
It's simple to throw the ball 10 yards ahead and hit it. It requires basic coordination and that's about it! He's just throwing it further forward than most have dared in the past.
The first time I saw him doing it I thought he was taking it too far and now they will have to put a stop to it before it gets out of control.
It was one of the great spectacles of last summer. Even the botched one in the replay made for great viewing. Flake away!
Nash motion put off till congress next year The GAA can confirm that the following decisions were taken at today’s meeting of Central Council at Croke Park – the first since last month’s Annual Congress. Motion 58 It was agreed that Central Council will sponsor a motion to Congress 2015 proposing that 20m frees and penalty pucks be struck from the 20m line. One of the main reasons for the withdrawal of the motion from the Standing Committee on the Playing Rules on this issue was because of opposition to the impact that the motion, as proposed at Congress 2014, would have had on all free pucks and sideline balls. The motion to next year’s Congress will deal with 20m free pucks and penalty pucks only. Nicky Rackard Cup The late entry of Fingal to this competition necessitated a revised draw and this is as follows: Preliminary Rd: Roscommon v Donegal. Round One: Tyrone v Sligo; Fingal v Louth; Preliminary Rd winners v Monaghan (if Roscommon win, this game takes place in Monaghan; if Donegal come through it's a home game for Donegal). The first named team is at home in all other fixtures. Clock and Hooter System A report was presented to today’s meeting providing an assessment of the use of the clock and hooter system at the recent Irish Daily Mail Sigerson Cup and Fitzgibbon Cup semi finals and finals. Following consideration of this report - which indicated that rule changes will be required to ensure operation of the system as intended - it was decided to delay its implementation until 2015. Further piloting of the system will take place in the Higher Education leagues later in the year that will test some of the recommendations in the report and deal with concerns the report expressed around the use of substitutions to run down the clock etc. Relevant motions to change rules as necessary will then be put before Congress in February 2015 Hurling Forum The GAA can confirm the membership of a new committee, as mooted by Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Liam O Néill recently, to examine the state of hurling and to draft proposals to ensure the continued health of the game. The committee, which will be chaired by Liam Sheedy, All-Ireland winning Tipperary manager, will also include Michael Duignan (Offaly), Ollie Moran (Limerick), Paul Flynn (Waterford), Ollie Canning (Galway), Des Cullinane (Cork), Pat Henderson (Kilkenny), Terence McNaughton (Antrim) and Veronica Curtin (Galway). Rúnaà to this committee will be Ed Donnelly (Tipperary). The full terms of reference will be drawn up shortly in conjunction with the members of the committee. Amendment to inter-county minor age eligibility It was decided to defer the implementation of the rule change on minor age eligibility until 2015, arising from the passing of Motion 46 at last month’s Congress, in light of the number of players already selected for current panels who would be adversely affected. The new rule will end the practice of U16s playing minor inter-county football and hurling. FRC Report All counties have been asked to hold a special meeting before the May meeting of Central Council to consider the FRC report, Part 2. Arising from the responses from counties, Central Council will then decide on further steps to process the report.
