Rian O'Neill makes hilarious admission about new rules after helping Ulster to victory

Ulster beat Connacht 2-1 on penalties after the final of the returning series ended in a 4-15 to 2-23 draw

Armagh captain Aidan Forker has serious reservations about the proposed new rules despite helping Ulster win the Interprovincial Series at Croke Park.

Ulster beat Connacht 2-1 on penalties after the final of the returning series ended in a 4-15 to 2-23 draw.

The match was the fourth of the weekend to implement the Football Review Committee's proposed new rules.

And GAA players, coaches, fans and referees are still getting their heads around the changes, including four points being awarded for a goal.

Man of the match Rian O'Neill even admitted that he needed his Armagh captain's help to calculate the score during the match.

"My maths wouldn't be great, so I was struggling to figure out what the score was," laughed O'Neill. "I was asking Aidan Forker the whole second half what the score was."

But Forker himself has more serious reservations about the new rules, including the stipulation that each team keep three outfield players in each half of the field.

This rule, among other things, is meant to encourage more kick-passing and goal chances.

The All-Ireland winning captain said: "Most of the ball tonight was run, so I am not 100% sure if the three-up [players] add to it.

"There are a couple of rules you would tweak. I'm not convinced about the 40m arc for the goalkeeper.

"I know it adds more contests out in the middle, but I'm not sure if it adds to the skill of the game and that's what we after."

Forker added: "I feel the score is a bit heavily weighted to goals. If you score a point, it doesn't feel that heavy on you, whereas four points [for a goal] feels very heavy.

"To me, a 3-2-1 would be good. The two-point arc is good, it adds to it. But a four-point goal is heavy, and teams will set up to not concede goals.

"If you concede two or three goals in a game, you are going to struggle to win the game. So you will be coached to negate those goal chances happening."

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