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Brennan confirms biennial Rules Series proposal

Jan 28, 2006

Friday, January 27

The International Rules Series looks set to revert to a biennial but a final decision on the proposal is not expected to be made until May.

It is reported that the idea to change back to a two-year fixture structure was discussed at the meeting between the GAA and the AFL in Australia earlier this week but that it was agreed to leave the final decision until the Joint Control Committee meet in Dubai to review the series in detail.

For now, the new disciplinary decisions will be concentrated on, with Central Council and the AFL Commission still to vote on them.

"Everything has yet to be decided by Central Council and the AFL Commission but we talked about the proposal to hold the international series every two years," confirmed President-elect Nicky Brennan, who was one of the four-man GAA delegation.

"The AFL didn't object but it was felt that the details should be held over until the (JCC) meeting later in the year.

"The thinking behind it was that it puts less pressure on players as they'll only have to travel every fours years rather than every two years. It will also create less disruption in county championships, although the disruption will still take place every two years instead of annually."

Brennan also confirmed that a player survey was the impetus behind the GAA's insistence on sterner disciplinary measures against on-field violence.

"There were two main findings," he said. "That the players wanted the series to continue and that discipline be addressed."

 

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