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Post by kerryman on Apr 8, 2023 9:41:56 GMT
It's the weekend when the All-Ireland Football Championship begins, with record champions and current title-holders, Kerry, perennial challengers Dublin, and National League winners Mayo among the leading runners and riders for this campaign.
Connacht:
Mayo v Roscommon:
Unlike practically every other sport, the NFL, which Mayo won against Galway last weekend, is the secondary competition. It has almost become an in-joke now that the Westerners haven't won the title for 72 years, losing a remarkable 11 All-Ireland finals in that period, but they should beat Roscommon tomorrow.
London v Sligo:
Somewhat of a basement battle here, but the visitors should prevail, and thanks to a fortunate draw, have an excellent chance of reaching a provincial final.
New York v Leitrim:
The team from the Big Apple don't play in the League due to the sheer distances involved, and have never won a Connacht championship match.
Munster:
Tipperary v Waterford:
A narrow home win is expected, with the dubious reward being a tie against the All-Ireland champions in Killarney.
Clare v Cork:
Clare are generally tougher opposition at home, but Cork have improved somewhat this season, and are tipped to advance.
Leinster:
Laois v Wexford:
Another clash of D4 counties, with Laois the narrow favourites.
Carlow v Wicklow:
Carlow won their only Leinster in 1944, with Wicklow never winning one, but the latter's form has been better to date in 2023.
Longford v Offaly:
The away side suffered the death of their manager midway through their spring League campaign, and still only narrowly missed out on promotion to Division Two, so should prove too strong for their neighbours.
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GAA 2023
Apr 8, 2023 9:49:30 GMT
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Post by Count de Stockport on Apr 8, 2023 9:49:30 GMT
How do we watch it? Will any of it be streamed online?
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Post by kerryman on Apr 8, 2023 10:58:25 GMT
It used to be on Sky until they lost the rights late last season, now for anyone in GB, it will be on the GAAGO streaming service: www.gaago.ie/packagesFor some reason, when you go to the international site, it only lists prices for packages in dollars: gaago.live/packages/
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GAA 2023
Apr 8, 2023 11:36:19 GMT
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Post by Imposter on Apr 8, 2023 11:36:19 GMT
My grandfather's county v my grandmother's county in the top game.
I go for Maigh eo, but win-win for me either way 🙂
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GAA 2023
Apr 8, 2023 11:49:11 GMT
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Post by voodooray on Apr 8, 2023 11:49:11 GMT
Cheers for this.
My family comes from Sligo. Sligo successes are pretty rare in this so after they inevitably fail I'll root for fellow Connacht counties.
The format is a bit confusing. A breakdown of it would be good.
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Post by kerryman on Apr 8, 2023 13:52:59 GMT
And to further complicate things, an entirely new format has been introduced for this season, that makes Only Connect look simple! Here's the simplest primer:
16 teams will play in the All-Ireland series comprising:
8 provincial finalists (two from each of the Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster deciders)
Westmeath as the 2022 All-Ireland B winners.
Finally, the top 7 counties who don't qualify for a provincial final (in practice, these will be from the League Divisions One and Two).
These 16 will play in World Cup style groups of four, with the winners automatically making the QFs, the eight second and third-place teams playing single match KO games, and the bottom counties eliminated.
After this, it reverts to the traditional single-leg QF, SF and final format.
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GAA 2023
Apr 8, 2023 16:14:34 GMT
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Post by voodooray on Apr 8, 2023 16:14:34 GMT
And to further complicate things, an entirely new format has been introduced for this season, that makes Only Connect look simple! Here's the simplest primer: 16 teams will play in the All-Ireland series comprising: 8 provincial finalists (two from each of the Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster deciders) Westmeath as the 2022 All-Ireland B winners. Finally, the top 7 counties who don't qualify for a provincial final (in practice, these will be from the League Divisions One and Two). These 16 will play in World Cup style groups of four, with the winners automatically making the QFs, the eight second and third-place teams playing single match KO games, and the bottom counties eliminated. After this, it reverts to the traditional single-leg QF, SF and final format. So, quite straight-forward then ...
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GAA 2023
Apr 8, 2023 16:14:44 GMT
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Post by voodooray on Apr 8, 2023 16:14:44 GMT
And to further complicate things, an entirely new format has been introduced for this season, that makes Only Connect look simple! Here's the simplest primer: 16 teams will play in the All-Ireland series comprising: 8 provincial finalists (two from each of the Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster deciders) Westmeath as the 2022 All-Ireland B winners. Finally, the top 7 counties who don't qualify for a provincial final (in practice, these will be from the League Divisions One and Two). These 16 will play in World Cup style groups of four, with the winners automatically making the QFs, the eight second and third-place teams playing single match KO games, and the bottom counties eliminated. After this, it reverts to the traditional single-leg QF, SF and final format. So, quite straight-forward then ...
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Post by hedleyverity on Apr 8, 2023 19:05:03 GMT
Are the GAA sports pro / semi pro / amateur?
I've got it in my head that they're strictly amateur but that might have changed if it was ever true
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Post by scfc73 on Apr 8, 2023 20:44:58 GMT
are we talking gealic football here? the game that can't decide if it's football or rugby? I remember they used to show the odd game years ago, probably on world of sport or something, remember being transfixed by it but never really knowing what the hell was actually going on, bit like Aussie rules football.
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Post by timberwolf on Apr 9, 2023 8:44:41 GMT
are we talking gealic football here? the game that can't decide if it's football or rugby? I remember they used to show the odd game years ago, probably on world of sport or something, remember being transfixed by it but never really knowing what the hell was actually going on, bit like Aussie rules football. I found them a good watch also unlike american football and baseball.
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Post by kerryman on Apr 9, 2023 15:02:11 GMT
Yes, Gaelic football - much like soccer, it started out as a rather rough-and-ready catch and kick game called caid, before being codified later. Two huge shocks this weekend, firstly New York defeated Leitrim in a shootout after extra-time for their first-ever Championship win, before Clare defeated Cork in Munster for the first time since 1997.
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Post by kerryman on Apr 9, 2023 17:01:48 GMT
And now Roscommon have defeated Mayo - not a major upset, as they were first and third in the league, but will derail the All-Ireland momentum of recent weeks.
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Post by kerryman on Apr 15, 2023 9:51:18 GMT
A quieter weekend, with only two fixtures scheduled, and both in Ulster:
Fermanagh v Derry:
The only side never to win provincial silverware in Ulster (Fermanagh) had a good spring, securing promotion to Division Two, but their opponents did the same in the tier immediately above, beating Dublin in the process, so should be a Derry win here.
Tyrone v Monaghan:
A very close match to call here, as both counties have played in the top division for many years now, and either could win on the day. That said, Tyrone are used to competing at the business end of proceedings once the Championship begins, so they get the narrow vote.
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Post by malc on Apr 16, 2023 8:33:14 GMT
Prefer the hurling myself. I was working at Shannon Scaryplace when Clare won the all Ireland, 97 I think. They had Jamesie O'Connor as their star player at the time. Bonkers game but very exciting to watch live.
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