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The Irish Sun
4 days ago
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Joe Brolly makes bold ‘spectacle' comparison between gaelic football and hurling ‘you wouldn't have imagined saying'
JOE BROLLY believes gaelic football is now a "better spectacle" than hurling with the new rules presenting "endless possibilities". And he reckons the new landscape has set the stage for football final. 2 Joe Brolly believes gaelic football has become a better spectacle than hurling Credit: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile 2 He revealed how the new rules will affect Donegal's plan for David Clifford Credit: Seb Daly/Sportsfile The 2025 football season has seen the debut of a set of new rules devised by Review Committee. The changes - including a new 40m scoring arc outside of which two-points can be recorded - has seen a more entertaining product on the pitch. And former Speaking on the Free State podcast, he argued: "It's a thing you wouldn't have imagined saying nine months ago. Read More on GAA "It's (football) now a better spectacle than hurling. 'Gaelic football now, the whole emphasis is on speed, skill. All the traditional skills are coming back. "The high catch, which had disappeared under the (Jim) McGuinness formula, and so you can go along and revel in the game." The culmination of the new-look season will come on Sunday when Most read in GAA Football The Kingdom will be out to lift Sam Maguire for the first time since 2022, while the Tir Chonaill will be trying to win it for the first time since 2012. Central to Kerry's chances will be the mercurial David Clifford, and Brolly reckons the new rules will grant the Fossa man freedom. Daniel O'Donnell and Daithi O Se have hilarious argument He added: "The endless possibilities that the new rules present, I think it's going to be a brilliant, brilliant occasion. "Before, Jimmy (McGuinness) changed all of the rules and really came up with the antidote to 'This is how we can offset the traditional game. "This is how we can nullify it. You can't do that now because the new game is all about scoring rate. "Total application to attack and very clean defending.' 'This is the first All-Ireland final where David Clifford will be free to play where he is not going to be in the middle of a spider's web of defence - where there are 14 men back. "Where he's being double or triple marked. 'That's one of the fascinations. How will Donegal cope with him? "I suspect they will put a flying machine like Ciaran Moore on him who is tall and simply limit him, because that's all you can do with David.'
The Irish Sun
08-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Joe Brolly urges RTE to make ‘national treasures' main hurling commentators after seeing ‘hair-raising' viral clip
JOE BROLLY urged RTE to make Marty Morrissey and John Mullane its primary hurling commentary duo for TV after seeing their joyous calling of Oisin O'Donoghue's wonder goal. Trying to describe 2 The 1993 All-Ireland football winner loves hurling too 2 The RTE Radio One commentary has been widely shared since Sunday Credit: @JoeBrolly1993 But the pair Hailing them on X, Brolly posted: "Why are these two not doing all the big hurling matches on TV? Absolutely hair raising from the pair of them. "The joy. The knowledge. The way they capture the feeling. National bloody treasures." When O'Donoghue unleashed his top corner effort past Eoin Murphy, there was an understandable momentary pausing of the "No cheering in the press box" rule as Morrissey and Mullane weren't the only recognisable faces seen losing their collective minds. Read More On GAA Des Cahill, Shane McGrath and The clip was shared on The Sunday Game's Samuel hailed: "John Mullane just brings a passion to commentary on hurling. His natural grá for the game comes out." Similarly, Lurlene added: "I listened to it on the radio! Picture perfect audio portrait of what was happening." Most read in GAA Hurling Caitriona praised: "Pure gold!!! Shane Mcg reaction in the background. Magical day!" There was a comparable scene Watch RTE pundits' contrasting reaction to full-time whistle of Tipperary's epic win over Kilkenny Both TV pundits as well as neutral observer Ursula Jacob acknowledged that That slightly contentious decision has been completely overshadowed by another controversial moment however. Human error was responsible for the scoreboard incorrectly awarding Tipperary an extra point from the 70th minute onwards. Crucially, referee James Owen did not make the same mistake. But Kilkenny players have a right to feel aggrieved considering they chased a goal unnecessarily thinking their deficit was then four points rather than three. While Kilkenny then had two attacks where firstly Eoin Cody and secondly John Donnelly needlessly went for goal from long-range. CANNING VERDICT Joe Canning outlined how Kilkenny's players clearly forced the issue as they felt they were in a bigger hole than they were in actuality. Speaking about them thinking they were initially down by four immediately after McGrath's phantom point, he emphasized: "Psychologically that's huge because then you feel you have to get a goal and a point. "When you're only two points down you're thinking we can tap one over and then try and win the puck-out so you can tap another one over. "So for Kilkenny's players, psychologically, chasing three points (that late on) is way different from chasing two points." Later on in the programme Canning returned to just how vital Robert Doyle's goal-line block from Donnelly's rasping effort had been. The Galway great added: "He's lucky because if they got that goal at the end of the match, Kilkenny would've won by the referee. "Kilkenny would've been a point up yet everybody in the stadium would've thought it was a drawn match. So he saved the GAA I'd say!"
