The Football Review Committee’s rule changes have reinvigorated the game, but two games over the course of the weekend highlighted one area where tweaks will surely have to be made.
Kerry were arguably at their best when reduced to 13 men in their Division 1 win over Tyrone in Pomeroy, while Galway dispatched Donegal in the top tier at Pearse Stadium, as playing with 13 men never threatened to thwart their path to victory.
The FRC edict on teams with 15 men on the field keeping three players in their own half clearly hamstrings those sides with a numerical advantage after black or red cards or handed out to their opponents, as evidenced in both those contests.
“It was a talking point before this weekend…