Dublin’s seven-time All-Ireland SFC winning defender John Small says the 50-metre advancement rule is unfair and has also questioned the application of it. “I don't like the idea of the defender having to handing back the ball because he’s then caught out of position. “And now the fouled players are starting to deceive the referees and get 50m penalties, which are huge penalties. “He's looking after the forwards in there, so I think Dublin will have a really innovative sort of idea of how they want to play. “We actually took a lot of shots in the games but we missed a lot,” admits Small.

Source: Irish Examiner January 26, 2026 15:23 UTC