Croke Park first for GAA as TG4 try out new move TV fans have been crying out for

The resurrected interprovincials will not only showcase Jim Gavin's new Football Review Committee's rules at Croke Park, but there also will be a major first for the GAA and TG4.

The GAA and TG4 are pulling out all the stops ahead of tonight’s experimental rules trial games at Croke Park.

For the first time ever at GAA HQ, referees will be ‘miked’ up live so TV viewers can hear them explaining their decisions.

The Football Review Committee’s (FRC) proposed rule changes will be tried out in the resurrected Railway Cup, with two ties taking place on TG4 on Friday night.

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RTE will screen the interprovincial final the next day, as well as a third/fourth place play-off.

The proposed rule changes include a ‘solo and go’ where fouled players can take a solo and play on, and all kickouts having to go beyond a new 40 metre arc.

Scores from outside that arc will be worth two points with a goal now worth four points, under the proposed changes, which will go before a Special Congress on November 30.

Both teams will be required to keep three players inside the opposition 65 metre line at all times and the throw ups will be one versus one.

A 50 metre penalty for stopping a free being taken quickly will also come into play, while players will now be allowed an advantage from an advanced mark, encouraging them to play on.

Restrictions on passing the ball to goalkeepers will also be tried out.

Speaking about the trials, FRC Chairman and former Dublin six-time All-Ireland winning manager, Jim Gavin told TG4 it was, “A momentous day in the evolution of Gaelic football rules.

“You’re going to see a lot more kick-passing, long-range scores, goal scoring, high fielding, and one-to-one creativity.

“What you’re going to see is a fast, dynamic, exciting game of Gaelic Football. It’ll look very natural, but it’s going to be a lot of entertainment.”

TG4’s coverage begins at 5.30pm this evening with Leinster playing Connacht at 6pm. Munster will face Ulster at 8pm.

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