He pointed to the closing stages of this year\u2019s All-Ireland final as the clearest example.<\/p>\n
Pat Spillane Points To Mayo\u2019s All-Ireland Win To Expose Flaw In Hooter Rule<\/p>\n
Tommy Conroy fisted over to move Mayo three points clear, before Kerry regained possession from the resulting kick-out. The hooter sounded shortly after and Mayo\u2019s 1-20 to 1-17 victory was confirmed.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Under the 2025 rule, however, Kerry would have been allowed one last attack and would have needed a goal to keep their hopes alive.<\/p>\n Mayo supporters would have been on tenterhooks. Kerry would have been charging forward desperately seeking a goal. Every pass, every tackle, every bounce of the ball would have mattered.<\/p>\n What excitement. What drama. Instead, the game simply stopped.<\/p>\n Pat Spillane also wondered whether Conroy, knowing Kerry would still receive another opportunity, might have attempted to find Kobe McDonald across the square for a goal rather than taking the point.<\/p>\n The eight-time All-Ireland winner believes the GAA reacted to the wrong problem when changing the rule after Kerry\u2019s win over Donegal in the 2025 final.<\/p>\n Late in the first half that day, Kerry retained possession until the hooter sounded before eventually working the ball to David Clifford, who kicked a two-pointer.<\/p>\n While that passage attracted criticism, Spillane argued that Kerry were entirely entitled to use the time available to them. In his view, Donegal\u2019s decision to sit in a low block and decline to press the ball created the spectacle that prompted the subsequent rule change.<\/p>\n Spillane described the change as a \u201cknee-jerk reaction\u201d to Donegal\u2019s approach and questioned whether it would ever have happened had Andy Moran\u2019s Mayo been Kerry\u2019s opponents that afternoon.<\/p>\n He believes Mayo would have pushed up and tried to force a turnover rather than allowing Kerry to control possession unchallenged.<\/p>\n Spillane wants Kevin McStay\u2019s Expert Advisory Group to place the hooter back on its agenda and restore the rule used during the 2025 season.<\/p>\n SEE ALSO: Joe Brolly Accuses Kerry Of Lacking Humility As He Questions Jack O\u2019Connor<\/a><\/p>\n
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