Decisive action good for the games

Delighted that the GAA has proposed to take very strong action against Dublin and Meath for their display of thuggery on Sunday.
The proposal to discipline 16 players, eight from each side should send out the message loud and clear once and for all that this type of nonsense will no longer be tolerated.
The decision will of course be very disruptive to Dublin and Meath in their preparations for the Leinster championship and both sides could come to rue Sunday as a very bad day's work.
However, this type of 'free for all' has been an absolute blight on the game for a long time now but in an era where video evidence plays its part, players should know that this particular malaise has had its day and that they must leave it to the referees to deal with foul play.
With punishments being handed out to so many players no one in the country can pretend later this season that they didn't realise that the association would crack down on them so hard if they step over the line.
The real winner is football as this decisive action on foul play will allow our best footballers to perform to the best of their ability.
That can only be good for the game.