THE BRAWL between Armagh and Galway in the All-Ireland football quarter final on Sunday is set to be examined by the GAA's Central Competitions Control Committee, when they meet later this Tuesday.
A report was submitted by referee David Coldrick on Monday. Coldrick sent off Armagh's Greg McCabe and Aidan Nugent, and also dismissed Galway's captain Seán Kelly.
The CCC will decide if disciplinary action should come as a result of the brawl. During the incident, Galways Damien Comer was eye-gouged by Tiernan Kelly - an injured and non-playing member of the Armagh squad
Armagh players banned will miss the first round of next year’s NFL, but any Galway player cited stands to miss the All-Ireland semi-final.
Galway are expected to contest captain Sean Kelly's red card ahead of their semi-final against Derry on July 9.
This lad should never be allowed near a pitch again. Shocking #Armagh #Galway #GAA pic.twitter.com/rygZ0dT5jX
— Barry O’Connell (@PFF_Barry) June 26, 2022
The game went to penalties, where Galway won 4-1 on the day.
Ex-inter-county referee Pat McEnaney speaking on RTÉ Radio 1's Today with Claire Byrne said that the disciplinary system in the GAA needs reworking after the latest controversy.
Our disciplinary system is broken. There is no question about that. That is not today or yesterday and that is not this past six months or year. It has been broken for quite a long time.
"We need to fix it, simple as. We have too many procedures, too many appeals and too many members not buying into the concept.
"People appeal situations where we have clear video evidence of someone striking someone - but yet we go and appeal it."
