We’ve had five weekends of action to assess the merits or otherwise of the new playing rules in Gaelic football. Plenty of time to form an opinion and a view on the two-pointer, in that it might become the “prime currency” in the game, was offered up by Ciarán Whelan, when speaking on the latest edition of the RTÉ GAA Podcast.
Whelan fears we may see less goals in a world where teams are reaping another dividend by splitting the posts from beyond the 40-metre arc, even though the scope is there within the new footballing landscape for teams to go and raise more green flags.
“Holding the three up creates more space and creates more goal opportunities,” he said.
“If you didn’t have two pointers, would it encourage teams to push out a little bit and…