Football Championship Predictions- All salute Champion Farrandeelin

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What are the rules if a tie goes to penalties? presume a no score bonus?

From page 1, where one would normally find rules::

Pick the winning team correctly and you get 1 point.  A bonus point is available for getting the margin of victory correct, within a 3-point band.  Band 1 is 1-3 points, so if you pick 1, 2 or 3 point margin, you get the bonus point.  Band 2 is 4-6 points; Band 3 is 7-9 points, and so on upward in 3-point increments.

Contestants need only pick the margin of victory in points, as was in the League competition.  I'll translate it to bands as I input the selections.  So a pick that reads "Tyrone by 2" and if Tyrone win by 1,2 or 3 you get the bonus point in addition to the 1 point for getting the winning team correct.  There is no additional bonus for getting the margin exactly right.

Extra time is not considered here...if Tyrone win by 2 after 70 minutes or after extra time, the margin of victory is 2.  The only difference is for a game that is decided by penalties: the winning team is deemed to have a 1 point winning margin, no matter how many penalties are taken.

[ONeill]

Dublin v Meath - Dubs by 9
Kildare v Westmeath - Kildare by 7
Tipperary v Limerick - Tipp by 1
Monaghan v Derry - Monaghan by 1

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57 entries this week (including the two late players) with a few new faces and a few dropped off as well.

Summary:

Dublin 54-3; Kildare 56-1

Limerick 34-23; Monaghan 37-20.

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Week 6, by the way, on 21/22 May, will feature Preliminary Rounds if required in both the Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup competitions.

Update:  I believe there will be two preliminary round fixtures in the Tailteann Cup. Details on Monday.

Week 7 on 28/29 May will be the 4 Provincial Finals plus Tailteann Cup Round 1 games.

[David McKeown]

Dublin v Meath - Dublin by 7
Kildare v Westmeath - Kildare by 6
Tipperary v Limerick - Limerick by 4
Monaghan v Derry - Monaghan by 1

[ONeill]

Smell an algorithm

[keeperlit]

Dublin v Meath - Dublin by 12
Kildare v Westmeath - Kildare by 3
Tipperary v Limerick - tipp by 3
Monaghan v Derry - Derry by 3

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Especially for "Algo" ONeill:

Of the 34 who picked Limerick, 6 got the correct margin (4,5, or 6 points). 

Well done to David McKeown, Gael85, rosnarun, Substandard, trueblue1234 and thejuice.

[Farrandeelin]

Especially for "Algo" ONeill:

Of the 34 who picked Limerick, 6 got the correct margin (4,5, or 6 points). 

Well done to David McKeown, Gael85, rosnarun, Substandard, trueblue1234 and thejuice.

Algo ONeill. Brilliant 

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Week 5:

4 got the Dublin margin of victory correct: An Astrail, clubman21, Fear ón Srath Bán and Rudi
2 got Kildare - keeperlit and rosnarun

6 got Limerick - David McKeown, Gael85, rosnarun, Substandard, trueblue1234 and thejuice
5 got Derry - J70, JoG2, Tatler Jack, The Trap and toby47.

Week 5 results in full:

5: Fear ón Srath Bán, J70, JoG2, rosnarun, Tatler Jack, The Trap

4: An Astrail, cloneman, clubman21, David McKeown, Gael85, keeperlit, phpearse, rrhf, Rudi, Substandard, tbrick18, The Boy Wonder, toby47, trueblue1234, weareros, thejuice

3: AustinPowers, Ball Hopper, bigarsedkeeper, donelli, Dreadnought, FermGael, Hoof Hearted, Hound, imtommygunn, maigheo, Muck Savage, Oraisteach, redhander, Rossfan, seafoid, Shamrock Shore, Taylor, twohands!!!

2: Armagh18, BennyHarp, Blowitupref, Brick Tamlin, Ed Ricketts, Farrandeelin, Fionntamhnach, laceer, Milltown Row 2, oakleaflad, ONeill, Orior, pbat, PMG1, SHEEDY, lenny

1: Itchy

No entries from: Dire Ear, giveballaghback, inroundthesquare, Keyser soze, Kong King, meatsy86, oliverkelly, sligoman2



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Leaderboard after Week 5:

27: The Trap, Taylor
26: Substandard
25: J70, Tatler Jack, maigheo, Farrandeelin
24: JoG2, clubman21, Rudi, Hoof Hearted, Fionntamhnach

23: Fear ón Srath Bán, cloneman, Gael85, weareros, donelli, Rossfan
22: phpearse, The Boy Wonder, AustinPowers, Ball Hopper, imtommygunn, Oraisteach, seafoid, oakleaflad, Orior
21: rosnarun, toby47, bigarsedkeeper, redhander, Blowitupref, Ed Ricketts
20: David McKeown, trueblue1234, Dreadnought, twohands!!!, BennyHarp, Milltown Row 2, ONeill, Itchy

19: An Astrail, rrhf, FermGael, Shamrock Shore, PMG1, SHEEDY
18: keeperlit, Hound, Muck Savage, Brick Tamlin, laceer, pbat
17: Armagh18
16: tbrick18, sligoman2
13 and below: Dire Ear, meatsy86, thejuice, giveballaghback, inroundthesquare, Keyser soze, Kong King, dec, lenny, oliverkelly

I'll tidy up my spreadsheet this week and will delete those who have not entered in recent weeks.



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[Oraisteach]

So impressed by your prompt posting, GAAMod5

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Week 6 is the Tailteann Cup Preliminary games, scheduled for next weekend 21/22 May.

Have your entries in by midnight on Friday, including margin of victory, and do your own due diligence regarding venues:

Wexford v Offaly

Wicklow v Waterford

[Hound]

First named above has home advantage

[clubman21]

Week 6 is the Tailteann Cup Preliminary games, scheduled for next weekend 21/22 May.

Have your entries in by midnight on Friday, including margin of victory, and do your own due diligence regarding venues:

Wexford v Offaly by 8

Wicklow v Waterford by 2