Armagh captain Aidan Forker seeks 'tweaks' to proposed Gaelic football rules

Armagh captain Aidan Forker believes that there’s room for change in the Football Review Committee's new rules, having played two trials games under the proposed regulations.

Forker was part of the triumphant Ulster team who won the inter-provincial cup final on penalties, beating Connacht after the sides finished the game level.

A dramatic finish to the game saw Down's Odhran Murdock score a four-point goal late in normal time which, at that stage, left Ulster two points ahead.

But Galway's Johnny Heaney then struck his second two-pointer within a matter of minutes to tie up the game at 2-23 (31) to 4-15 (31), ensuring penalties would be required to separate the teams.

Reflecting on his experience playing under the new rules, Forker had some gripes with the changes, not least the fact that goalkeepers' kickouts have to travel outside of the new 40 metre arc.

"There's probably a couple there you would tweak," he told RTÉ Sport. "I'm not convinced on the 40-metre arc for the goalkeeper.

"It adds more contest out the middle, but I'm not 100% sure if it adds to the skill of the game and that's sort of what we're after, is it not?"

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The addition of an extra point for a goal, making a green flag worth four points instead of three, was also a bone of contention for Forker.

"I feel like the scores may be a bit heavily weighted to the goals," he said. "I think if you concede a point, it doesn't feel that heavy on you. If you concede a goal, the four points feels quite heavy.

"For me a 3, 2, 1