Hurling- what’s gone wrong and where do we go from here.

It wouldn't cut it out, and it would lead to someone's head being taken off.

That's worth trying

Thats because counties like Kerry enter their senior clubs in the Intermediate championship

Only a massive clampdown from the refs will ever stop cheating of any kind. Change the hand pass and people will just find a new way to cheat.

Even if it meant a whole league of frees i'de like to see the throw clamped down on

When you see the **** show at the Tyrone v armagh game you realise they're sweet FA wrong with hurling

Apologies to the mods for resurrecting an old thread and I'm also not trying to wind up the OP, but do we still think there are problems?

Turn on hurling match, see players shooting from their own 45, change channel to something else.

Thats generally my hurling experience these days.

Getting the ball into the hand has completely overtaken every other skill of the game. When the ball is on the ground, there are those awful scrambles to try and get it into the hand, eliminating any attempt at ground hurling, when it's in the air players always try to catch it eliminating "the clash of the ash" flicking the ball with hurley, or blocking it down. When it is in the hand it is thrown to another players hand, and thrown to another and another, which has reduced the solo run dramatically and has made a mockery of the handpass rule. It's horrendous to watch. Then it becomes even more ridiculous where 28 players can be eliminated from play by a goalkeeper taking a short puckout to a colleague in the " half back line" area who hits it over the bar or wide at the other end.

the fact that john keenan didnt get another game after the excellent job he done in the munster final sums up the mentality of the people at the top in the gaa

it was a proper game of hurling with both teams getting stuck into each other to the end it was a cracking game , people have been crying out for years now for the game to be let flow as much as possible and thats what he done , fair enough there were plenty of digs and belts going in by both sides but given the rivalry attached its probably to be expected

That was my biggest negative from this years championship. The way John Keenan was treated after referreeing the game like most people want to see it reffed. It's obvious the regulators want a less physical game and that's a crying shame.

The Throwing and too many steps are still a huge factor. Walters solo for Kilkenny that led to a goal took the biscuit entirely. I think it was 10 steps from catch to hurley tap . Loads of throwing aswell. Limerick are the best at it especially around the backs. It's like they dare the ref to call it...its a big call ,an automatic score. Thats why to encourage enforcement they need to make the free for throwing indirect..

Limerick are the best team again by far. The final score was flattering to kilkenny. Kyle Hayes had gone back to prevent a goal after going 5 points up. No amount of making the ball heavier (something that's badly needed) is going to prevent a Hayes or Hegarty blowing a half back line apart.

Was the final not reffed well ?

Was the final not a proper game ?

Can't really say that the ref ruined Galway vs Limerick or KK vs Clare either so what did the GAA get so wrong ?

Are you John Keenan ?

The rules have evolved, maybe slowly, but they have evoloved.

How do you know "most" people don't want to see scores from distance?

Also, I think you need to look up the definition of "pot shot".