Colm Keys: Three-year trend shows marked gains in inter-county discipline as football referees say new rules are key

Colm Keys: Three-year trend shows marked gains in inter-county discipline as football referees say new rules are key

Hurling officials need to be afforded the respect that their football counterparts have had in 2025 thanks to the FRC’s rule changes

Joe McQuillan brandishes the yellow card to Kerry's David Clifford and Michael McKernan during the All-Ireland SFC semi-final match between Kerry and Tyrone. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Colm Keys Today at 06:30

Discipline in inter-county GAA games has seen a marked year-on-year improvement for the last three years. That’s even before the Football Review Committee (FRC) got to work to perform an overhaul of the rules that added to the load for referees on one hand but has made their job immeasurably easier on the other.

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