Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan and Roscommon forward Diarmuid Murtagh were on opposite sides of the interprovincial series final on Saturday.
Morgan saved four penalties to lead Ulster to a shootout win, including one from Murtagh, who scored 1-02 over the course of the 60 minutes (played in four 15-minute quarters).
Speaking to RTÉ Sport, both men gave their take on playing under the FRC's proposed new rules for Gaelic football.
"We had to do something," Morgan told Damian Lawlor of the trend towards mass defences.
"It was great for me because I was getting to come up the pitch at my leisure and getting the ball and getting loads of touches. But it just slowed the game down a wee bit too much.
"Is it a case of saying, look, put them all in now and we can see what it's like after the league and review it then or is it a case of doing a big review now? There's that wee bit more jeopardy in a league game and you're going, 'I'm not going to force that kick pass', so it'll be interesting to see how the teams merge it come the league. And then maybe it's a case of reviewing after that.
"But something had to give and they're smart men in charge of doing the review. They put a lot of time and effort into it. So maybe we have to trust them on it."
Morgan is particularly in favour of not having to wait until all players have passed the 20 to take a kickout but retains some reservations on the ball having to pass the new 40-metre arc.
"It's been irking me for a long time. Why do I have to wait for everybody to get out past me whenever there's a free kick on? We're looking to speed the game up and you're making me slow down. So I love the fact that I can get out and I can get it away.
"Crossing the 40-meter arc, look, it was great tonight [Saturday] but a pitch where there's a big breeze and the other team push up then you maybe lose that wee bit of skill.
"But if it's something that has to be trialled and we give it a go and then again, if at the end of the league it doesn't work, we can review it or whatever way it works."
"Defenders in recent years might not have been under that much pressure coming out with the ball, because teams are dropping off them" - Diarmuid Murtagh
Murtagh feels the rule to keep three attackers in the opposition could "probably change the game alone".
He told 2fm's Game On: "It encourages kicking, encourages one-to-one defending, one-to-one attacking.
"There's so much space. It's not 15 against 15 inside a 45 now. So it makes the game more exciting. It's actually difficult to keep the ball because you're always in a 1v1 situation. So you're encouraged to take on your man. And if you don't, that man will always be pushing up on you and trying to take the ball off you.
"You probably will get a stage in games where teams will try to keep the ball because it's just hard to keep that pace going up and down the field for 70 minutes.
"It will be frustrating at times where a team will keep the ball in the opposition half and then kind of kill the clock until the buzzer, like what Ulster did against us the other night. When they have a player like Niall Morgan in the ranks, it can be very difficult to get the ball back off them when they're in your half. But I think overall, that's a very encouraging rule, going off the games at the weekend anyways.
"I enjoy the solo on goal. I think it keeps the tempo in the game and can create a bit of chaos as well where someone solos and goes and then everyone has to react to that.
"I like as well that the kick-out has to go outside the arc. I think it's a really good one because even if a team goes short, it's still a risky short ball.
"Also, the players can't go back to the keeper. So it really encourages teams to press high up the field. And it then tests that skill set that maybe defenders in recent years might not have been under that much pressure coming out with the ball, because teams are dropping off them. But now we'll encourage teams to push right up on them."
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Murtagh is not convinced by four points for a goal, the necessity to retain/reform the advanced mark, or bringing the ball forward 50 metres - when a player fouls and shows dissent, stops a quick free or does not hand the ball to an opponent.
"The mark rule, I think probably won't be used a whole pile," he said. "The game is more naturally open now with 11 v 11 inside the half, so I think players will always go for the jugular if they're on the ball and 1v1.
"I don't think there's a need for four points for a goal because I think there are naturally going to be more goal chances now anyway, with the 3v3. My worry would be if the four-point goal stays in, when there is a team playing a so-called better team, if that team runs in two goals early on it's 8-0 and it's demoralising.
"You could have games over very early and then everyone's going back to saying, 'Oh, it's boring and it's over as a contest'.
"I would be a small bit concerned about the disciplinary rules. I'm all for punishing dissent from players, I think refs have a really difficult job. But the other night one of the lads - and David Coldrick, a fantastic referee, was only going by the rules - was caught for over carrying. He put the ball on the ground. You were supposed to hand the ball back to the player.
"I wouldn't be gone on that because players get heightened in the game. Running into the back of someone, the winner of a free, when the player isn't looking, and then that's brought 50 metres forward.
"So, some of them can be quite harsh, but I think the overall playing rules, should bring a positive outlook to our game.
"Everyone just has to adapt and that'll be it. And we'll figure it out as we go. If we're getting more viewers and more people at games and more young kids enjoying playing football and not going to be learning to be playing as a sweeper when they're under 10."
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Both players were enthusiastic about bringing back the inter-provincials on a more permanent basis, following what was the first series since 2016.
"Playing for the province is massive," said Morgan. "Getting to play for Ulster, getting to play for Ireland, you know, we don't get loads of opportunities to do it.
"Coming from your club to represent Tyrone is unbelievable. But could they not bring this back? And I know the GPA are saying, 'We took away the pre-season competitions, we can't take them away and then slide something else in.
"But I've been out of club football now maybe six or seven weeks. So if players have been out for a certain amount of time, they could maybe work it in that way. But getting to play for Ulster is class, getting to play for Ulster in Croke Park, even better."
Murtagh said: "It was unbelievable. I think it should happen every year.
"You're in a team meeting room with lads that you're plotting to beat in about three months' time. It's a bit surreal and going out and playing with them in Croke Park, having some of those great players on your team, instead of against you, was really nice and then kind of you get that competitive edge that this is your province and you want to do well.
"It doesn't take an awful lot out of players. Some players are injured. Some players are away. Some players are still with their club. But there are lots of players in each province of serious quality to bring back the relevance of the Railway Cup."
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