Players disciplined in any future International Rules series will receive sanctions that could see them banned from National Football League and AFL matches, it was confirmed this afternoon.
The proposals, aimed at cleaning up the game following the ugly scenes that led to the suspension of the series, will go before both the GAA and AFL for approval in the coming weeks.
Under the new guidelines, a disciplinary tribunal will be established with overall authority for ruling on issues of foul play while a video official is also due be appointed..
In a statement released this afternoon the GAA said it hoped the new measures would ensure the games "are played in a spirit of mutual respect and that there is always due regard for the principles of Fair Play" and would act as means of "curbing the excesses which have besmirched the Test series in 2005 and 2006."
GAA president Nickey Brennan led a delegation to Dubai earlier this month where the proposals were agreed with their AFL counterparts as both parties bid to resume the series, perhaps as early as this October.