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Enabling Motion✅

ℹ️Rules apply to both County + Club, not Third Level competitions.

1v1 throw-in✅

ℹ️1v1 throw-in to start each half, other midfielders on opposite sidelines.

Kickouts✅

ℹ️Kickouts have to land outside the new 40m arc.

Goalkeepers✅

ℹ️ Keepers can only receive a pass from a teammate in the opposing half of the field.

3/3 Structure✅

ℹ️Teams must have 3 outfield players in each half at all times.

Advanced Mark✅

ℹ️Attacking marks can only be claimed inside the 20m line, forward gets an advantage to ‘go for goal.’

Scoring Arc & System✅

ℹ️2 points for a score outside new 40m arc from play and frees. Goals remain as 3 points, points inside arc worth 1. New orange flag for 2-pointers.

Solo & Go✅

ℹ️A player who is fouled has the option of continuing play by taking a ‘solo and go’ rather than pausing to take a free.

Delay Fouling✅

ℹ️Ball is advanced 50m (up to 13m line) for any foul which purposefully & deliberately delays play.

Black Card✅

ℹ️Black card fouls now include other obvious examples of cynical fouling.

1Fouls✅

ℹ️Player fouled inside the arc can choose to bring the free outside the 40m arc to avail of a 2-pointer.

ℹ️3rd or subsequent players into a melee will receive a black card.

Advantage✅

ℹ️Allows referees to play a longer advantage if they believe it merits it.

Dissent✅

ℹ️A show of dissent by challenging the referee’s decision results in the free already awarded being moved up 50m.

Captains✅

ℹ️Team captains are the only players who can speak to the referee to seek clarification of a decision made by the ref. Clarification only allowed during a break in play.

Pitch Markings✅

ℹ️New lines on all pitches to facilitate new rules: 40m arc required infront of each goal and a dashed line between the two 65s to indicate the middle of the field.

Public Clock & Hooter✅

ℹ️Clock-hooter system for timekeeping & to signal the end of each half.

Lines Umpires✅

ℹ️Allows officials running the line to immediately bring any instances of foul play to the referee.

Crossing A Line✅

ℹ️Where a rule requires a player to be inside or outside a particular line, the player would be required to have both feet inside or outside the line.

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