Leinster MFC 2013

Donnellys Hollow · April 10, 2013, 08:47:00 PM

Electric Ireland Leinster G.A.A. Football Minor Championship 2013

1.   Kilkenny   v   Kildare    11.4.2013   Ballyraggett   7.30pm
2.   Longford   v   Laois    17.4.2013    Portlaoise   7.30pm
3.   Offaly   v   Meath    20.4.2013    Navan   3.00pm
4.   Westmeath   v   Wexford    13.4.2013    Mullingar   3.30pm
5.   Louth   v   Dublin    13.4.2013    Drogheda   3.00pm
6.   Wicklow   v   Carlow    13.4.2013    Aughrim   3.00pm

LOSERS ROUND 1
A.    Offaly/Meath   v    Longford/Laois   24.4.2013       7.30pm
B.    Wicklow/Carlow    v    Westmeath/Wexford    24.4.2013       7.30pm
LOSERS ROUND 2
C.   Winner A   v   Lsr Kilkenny/Kildare   1.5.2013       7.30pm
D.    Winner B   v   Lsr Louth/Dublin    1.5.2013       7.30pm

QUARTER-FINALS           11.5.2013

SEMI-FINALS           6.7.2013

FINAL           14.7.2013

Dinny Breen · April 10, 2013, 11:00:22 PM

Kildare would be better off losing tomorrow night.

Lone Shark · April 11, 2013, 09:25:09 AM

Not in Kildare's case - their next game would be against a team that had put themselves together with a meaningful win.

Wicklow and Carlow on the other hand - they'd definitely be better off losing, or at the very least, fielding a half strength experimental team.

Dinny Breen · April 11, 2013, 10:05:30 AM

Quote from: Lone Shark on April 11, 2013, 09:25:09 AM
Not in Kildare's case - their next game would be against a team that had put themselves together with a meaningful win.

Wicklow and Carlow on the other hand - they'd definitely be better off losing, or at the very least, fielding a half strength experimental team.

I see what you mean, I didn't pay attention to the draw

Kildare Team - if there was betting on it, put a small bet on Aaron McConville to score at least 1 goal, goal machine.

1. Richard Dromgoole Maguire Two Mile House

2. Cian McConnell Sarsfields

3. Eoghan Bateman Naas

4. Diarmuid Hartley Sarsfields

5. Jamie Flynn Round Towers

6. Niall Fleming Round Towers

7. Jamie Connolly Moorefield

8. Mark Sherry (Captain) Two Mile House

9. Rory McDermott Naas

10. Ryan Houlihan Moorefield

11. Conor Davin Maynooth

12. Ben McCormack Sarsfields

13. Wayne Fitzpatrick Monasterevin

14. Mark Byrne Round Towers

15. Aaron McConville Round Towers

Donnellys Hollow · April 11, 2013, 10:26:03 AM

Quote from: Dinny Breen on April 11, 2013, 10:05:30 AM
if there was betting on it, put a small bet on Aaron McConville to score at least 1 goal, goal machine.

Every forward should be looking to raise a green flag against the cats!

It's a crazy system for a provincial championship. If they don't want a straight knockout then surely some type of round robin format with the top four going into semi finals would be better.

Dinny Breen · April 11, 2013, 11:54:14 AM

Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on April 11, 2013, 10:26:03 AM
Quote from: Dinny Breen on April 11, 2013, 10:05:30 AM
if there was betting on it, put a small bet on Aaron McConville to score at least 1 goal, goal machine.

Every forward should be looking to raise a green flag against the cats!

It's a crazy system for a provincial championship. If they don't want a straight knockout then surely some type of round robin format with the top four going into semi finals would be better.

The system is ridiculous. The last time Towers had this many minors playing was back in 91, last time we won Leinster, good omen hopefully.

Donnellys Hollow · April 11, 2013, 08:44:14 PM

Kildare 2-29 Kilkenny 0-01

From the Bunker · April 11, 2013, 09:34:01 PM

Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on April 11, 2013, 08:44:14 PM
Kildare 2-29 Kilkenny 0-01

Disgraceful entering a Kilkenny team. Of no use to Kildare and definitely no use to Kilkenny. Time for the Cats to pack in this football Lark, unless the powers that be can find a competition they could enter in that would be their level. The worst thing for them is there is a back door, which means another day of humiliation.

Lone Shark · April 11, 2013, 10:05:04 PM

There's a backdoor every year in this, but Kilkenny only ever field a team in their qualifier if they show something in the first round game. They never do when they get a beating of this magnitude.

Offaly played them last year on a Friday night in Ballyragget - Kilkenny's named captain on the programme failed to show, and I was informed it was because he had hurling training with his club that night.

Word of warning for Kildare - if I'm not mistaken on eight of the last nine occasions, the team that beat Kilkenny lost the next round and went straight out, no doubt in part because of the absence of a proper game.

seafoid · April 11, 2013, 10:15:29 PM

Quote from: Lone Shark on April 11, 2013, 10:05:04 PM
There's a backdoor every year in this, but Kilkenny only ever field a team in their qualifier if they show something in the first round game. They never do when they get a beating of this magnitude.

Offaly played them last year on a Friday night in Ballyragget - Kilkenny's named captain on the programme failed to show, and I was informed it was because he had hurling training with his club that night.

Word of warning for Kildare - if I'm not mistaken on eight of the last nine occasions, the team that beat Kilkenny lost the next round and went straight out, no doubt in part because of the absence of a proper game.

Priorities. But they might just have been winding you up.

macdanger2 · April 11, 2013, 11:33:35 PM

Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on April 10, 2013, 08:47:00 PM
Electric Ireland Leinster G.A.A. Football Minor Championship 2013

1.   Kilkenny   v   Kildare    11.4.2013   Ballyraggett   7.30pm
2.   Longford   v   Laois    17.4.2013    Portlaoise   7.30pm
3.   Offaly   v   Meath    20.4.2013    Navan   3.00pm
4.   Westmeath   v   Wexford    13.4.2013    Mullingar   3.30pm
5.   Louth   v   Dublin    13.4.2013    Drogheda   3.00pm
6.   Wicklow   v   Carlow    13.4.2013    Aughrim   3.00pm

LOSERS ROUND 1
A.    Offaly/Meath   v    Longford/Laois   24.4.2013       7.30pm
B.    Wicklow/Carlow    v    Westmeath/Wexford    24.4.2013       7.30pm
LOSERS ROUND 2
C.   Winner A   v   Lsr Kilkenny/Kildare   1.5.2013       7.30pm
D.    Winner B   v   Lsr Louth/Dublin    1.5.2013       7.30pm

QUARTER-FINALS           11.5.2013

SEMI-FINALS           6.7.2013

FINAL           14.7.2013

Am I missing something here?? From what I read above, you have three winners into the QF and two losers joining them via the backdoor? Is there a final losers round missing above??

Donnellys Hollow · April 11, 2013, 11:36:07 PM

Quote from: macdanger2 on April 11, 2013, 11:33:35 PM
Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on April 10, 2013, 08:47:00 PM
Electric Ireland Leinster G.A.A. Football Minor Championship 2013

1.   Kilkenny   v   Kildare    11.4.2013   Ballyraggett   7.30pm
2.   Longford   v   Laois    17.4.2013    Portlaoise   7.30pm
3.   Offaly   v   Meath    20.4.2013    Navan   3.00pm
4.   Westmeath   v   Wexford    13.4.2013    Mullingar   3.30pm
5.   Louth   v   Dublin    13.4.2013    Drogheda   3.00pm
6.   Wicklow   v   Carlow    13.4.2013    Aughrim   3.00pm

LOSERS ROUND 1
A.    Offaly/Meath   v    Longford/Laois   24.4.2013       7.30pm
B.    Wicklow/Carlow    v    Westmeath/Wexford    24.4.2013       7.30pm
LOSERS ROUND 2
C.   Winner A   v   Lsr Kilkenny/Kildare   1.5.2013       7.30pm
D.    Winner B   v   Lsr Louth/Dublin    1.5.2013       7.30pm

QUARTER-FINALS           11.5.2013

SEMI-FINALS           6.7.2013

FINAL           14.7.2013

Am I missing something here?? From what I read above, you have three winners into the QF and two losers joining them via the backdoor? Is there a final losers round missing above??

The six first round winners go straight into the quarter finals. Two more teams will join them after the second losers round.

macdanger2 · April 12, 2013, 12:21:42 AM

D'oh!

Donnellys Hollow · April 13, 2013, 04:19:09 PM

Louth and Dublin gone into extra time. Finished 1-6 apiece.

Donnellys Hollow · April 13, 2013, 04:53:08 PM

Louth 1-07 Dublin 1-09

Westmeath 1-10 Wexford 0-10

Wicklow 2-14 Carlow 2-08