Poll: Would Joe Brolly's rule change to 'rescue Gaelic football' actually work?

OUTSPOKEN GAELIC FOOTBALL pundit Joe Brolly today presented a ‘solution’ to the prevalence of defensive tactics in the game.

Along with his column in today’s Sunday Independent, Brolly outlines a rule change that would force teams to begin playing from midfield.

Brolly’s suggestion is that kick-outs must go beyond the 45 metre line and only two midfielders from each team may be allowed in the middle of the field, between the two 45s, before the ball lands.

Here are some reactions views presented to Brolly on Twitter this morning.

Lots of people thought it was great

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Some questioned the need to make a 45 metre kick mandatory

I like @JoeBrolly1993 idea to save #GAA football in today's #sindo but what about young kids who can't reach the 45' with their ko's?
— Ger McCarthy (@germccarthy74) May 10, 2015

Ger McCarthy / Twitter

@johnjgreene @JoeBrolly1993 1) not all keepers can kick beyond 45 in all conditions. 2) forwards from leading team take 4ever 2reposition
— Aidan O'Rourke (@AidanORourke) May 10, 2015

Aidan O'Rourke / Twitter

Here @JoeBrolly1993 you'll have to get this proposal fully tested, I propose wind tunnel testing of the keepers kick out.
— Stephen (@bigraff8) May 10, 2015

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We can already see teams finding a way around it

@JoeBrolly1993 Small tweak: introduce rule for after a score, not for a wide. Att team error leads to def team opportunity for short kick.
— Alan Dooley (@alanmdooley) May 10, 2015

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@DaveMcIntyreNT @JoeBrolly1993 End up with players lining the 45' at kick-out, once mf touches the ball, they sprint back into defense mode?
— Adrian Barry (@WhosAdrianBarry) May 10, 2015

Adrian Barry / Twitter

What do you think? Would Brolly’s proposed rule change – in its current form – work and make the game a more open and attacking spectacle? Or would it be just another complication?

Poll Results:

Good in theory, but would be flawed in practice (1341)

Genius, would love to see it in action (568)

It'll never work (371)

The game is grand is as it is. (283)

Genius, would love to see it in action
Good in theory, but would be flawed in practice
It'll never work
The game is grand is as it is.

Poll: Would Joe Brolly's rule change to 'rescue Gaelic football' actually work?

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