Lee Keegan Highlights Interesting Consequence Of The New Two-point Arc

Lee Keegan Highlights Interesting Consequence Of The New Two-point Arc
Lee Costello
By Lee Costello Updated
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Last weekend we finally saw the new rules in action under the lights in a competitive setting, and it has received mixed reviews.

A lot of the reaction has been similar, with fans, pundits and players largely in favour of things like the solo-and-go, the three-up rule, and restricting the backwards pass to the goalkeeper.

However, there has been resistance against the new rules around dissent, partially the 50m penalty for not handing the ball straight back to your opponent.

All of these rues will be thrust under the spotlight once again this weekend as round two of the National League is set to take place, but Mayo legend Lee Keegan has noticed something about one of the enhancements.

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The 40m arc that is now in place means that points scored from outside of that will count for two, a rule that was brought in to encourage teams to take on more long distance shots.

However, with storms wrecking havoc every other week in the country at the moment, Keegan wrote in his RTE column that the wind, and the luck of the coin toss up, could play an even bigger role in Gaelic football than it had done.

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"One consequence of the two-point arc is that our old friend - the wind - could really come back into vogue as a huge factor in games.

"Its impact was lessened in the era of possession football but it made its presence felt especially in Salthill and Hyde Park.

Galway, with the elements at their back in the second half, basically killed the game with a flurry of two-pointers in a short spell.

"While Roscommon overturned a five-point half-time deficit to win by seven in the end. There were nine two-pointers kicked in the Hyde, all of them with the aid of the breeze."

With the breeze at your back, you are of course going to be more inclined to go for the two-pointer, but if you are up against the wind, then the already speculative shot could prove too difficult.

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Of course the weather should have calmed down a lot by the time the championship takes place, although Ireland can always produce a stormy day, regardless of the season.

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