Sam Maguire permutations

[Wildweasel74]

The fact that they don't properly explain what happens here leads to confusion. They can't just pull Armagh or Kerry out first, it's the first one out of the 4 balls

[bennydorano]

They WILL have a system to avoid repeat pairings, it wont be a pure random draw, it cant be.

[Main Street]

They WILL have a system to avoid repeat pairings, it wont be a pure random draw, it cant be.

Could happen to be a dirty random draw with warm balls.

[markl121]

sure they will draw the pot one team and then amend whatever teams are in the other pot? would that not avoid repeat pairs?

[Wildweasel74]

Nope it be one each at a time, looking for Derry to be drawn early against Cork lol

[markl121]

Nope it be one each at a time, looking for Derry to be drawn early against Cork lol

guaranteed to get tyrone

[Solo_run]

Armagh vs Mayo for sure

[Wildweasel74]

Most of the table toppers can draw 3/4 with the except of Kerry who only draw Monaghan or Tyrone.

[CK_Redhand]

This is the problem with so many games before the proper knockouts start. Trying to avoid repeat pairings is a nightmare. We'll see how it goes tomorrow anyway, maybe they'll have some system in mind rather than the usual film canisters in a bowl.

[blanketattack]

So Tyrone have a 50% chance of drawing Kerry and 25% each of Derry and Dublin.
Armagh have a 25% chance of drawing Monaghan and 37.5% each of Cork and Mayo.
Rest can be easily derived from that.

Group 1 (Ky, Mo, Ck, Lh) ended up being the best group with 3 1/4 finalists and Group 2 (Du, Ro, Ke, So) the weakest with only 1 1/4 finalist.

Armagh the only provincial runner-up to make it through.

[full moon]

Tyrone Kerry
Monaghan Armagh
Dublin Mayo
Cork Derry

Best draw for neutrals

[joemamas]

Tyrone Kerry
Monaghan Armagh
Dublin Mayo
Cork Derry

Best draw for neutrals

Can you please switch
Mayo to V Derry at least if we lose, I will not begrudge Derry a win.
Two Derry men  that sit behind me in Croke Park have roared for Mayo for the last six or seven years.

[Fuzzman]

Who would yis Derry folk prefer to get?
I presume Cork or Tyrone or would you rather beat us later on?

[OakLeaf]

Who would yis Derry folk prefer to get?
I presume Cork or Tyrone or would you rather beat us later on?

In all honesty I'd prefer Cork. Cork, Tyrone or Mayo in that order.

[Wildweasel74]

Cork, Then likely Tyrone, Mayo,! Cork never should beat Roscommon. Mayo the strongest left of the 4 on that side of the draw where Derry/ Armagh the weakest on the other side.