Gaa

[Princess]

For those of us that have little idea about GAA, anyone here care to update us on the rules and game play?

Sure.

Gaelic football is a bit hard to explain without actually showing you what happens.

There’s 15 players on a team:

Goalkeeper
Three full backs
Three half backs
Two midfields
Three half forwards
Three full forwards

The posts look a lot like rugby posts.

A goal (in the net) is worth 3 points, and a point (over the bar) is worth one point.

You are not allowed to pick the ball off the ground or to run more than 5 steps without passing or toe-tapping. (Again its hard to explain.)

Every year there are two main competitions: The National League and The Championship (the most important)

Armagh (my team!) are the current National League champions and that competition has just finished.

The Championship has just begun. Firstly there are provincial (Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connaght) finals. The winners of all of these then go on to face each other.

Armagh and Tyrone have already won their first match.

The really good teams that generally win are Armagh, Tyrone and Kerry.

There’s a GAA website that gives you a lot more info and results. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to give the link but you can find it on google if you type in “Offical GAA website”.

[stapler]

For those of us that have little idea about GAA, anyone here care to update us on the rules and game play?

Lol, well Mordor, basically it's like soccer only you can pick up the ball. I'm sure you've seen gaelic nets before? Well, they're virtually the same as soccer nets only the goalposts continue on up, so if you score above the crossbar it's considered a point and if you score in the actual net (like soccer) then it's a goal which is effectively equal to 3 points.

Example... Armagh 3:1, Tyrone 1:7 ('tis a draw, understand?)

Oh, one more vital thing you need to know - Armagh rule!

[stapler]

You are not allowed to pick the ball off the ground

You can do this now dude, they changed the rules, you don't need to flick it up anymore... it's like girls gaelic.

[Princess]

I'm still smiling Stapler. I'm so proud of the boys. I feel sorry for Michael Collins though. It was a simple mistake, it could happen to anybody!

[Katy]

what happened to collins?

[Princess]

You know the way at the match he send of Stephen O'Neill for a second yellow? Well everybody thought it was only his first yellow. Turns out it WAS his second yellow but Michael Collins forgot to record it so it doesn't count and now he's getting a lot of stick about it.

[Katy]

oh right. It did get a bit confusing.

[Princess]

Yeah I know but it was well worth it!

[Katy]

yeh they did really well

[Princess]

Tell me about it! Sam's coming home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!