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[resit most upper 6th]

Abbey winning 16-3 in the mclarnon. They're supposed to be backboned by four masters players so are probably very strong.

Are the schools in the 26, kids a year older?

Nope - same ages.

There used to be a 6 month difference years back that favoured Ulster (all nine from what I recall/not just the six)

I think it's down as an U19 competition but realistically unless someone is doing a resit most upper 6th or whatever it's called now would be U18.5
Could be the same in the 26, I don't know

Its Under 19 for that reason and they rejigged the playing rules for the MacRory this year, regarding Yr 15 students (Repeat U6th students). 
If you have decided to repeat your final year in secondary school, you can only play MacRory Cup football if you are returning to the same school that you completed the previous 7 years in. Cuts out any school recruiting students/footballers who have left school, but could still play another year of MacRory Cup.

Its a pretty specific stat regarding beating the top 3 teams in Croke Park in a set time period. How many games does that actually involve?  I'd say Donegal beat Tyrone more times over that time frame that any of Kerry, Dublin, Mayo.

Any relation to Tony?

Nephew

Decent, if not overly impressive from Derry.  Butchered numerous scoring opportunities, by adding an extra hand pass instead of fisting/tapping it over the bar from 21yrds out.  But its league football and getting the wins are what really matters.

Tyrone were well in it at half time, silly frees give them the opportunity to stay in touch.  Morgan's free off the ground in the first half was superbly judged.  Not sure why they didn't kick on in the second half.  They didn't go after Scullions kicks outs as much as I would've expected as well.

Ref wasn't fantastic, looked up once and spotted a bit of shirt pulling, give the free and then it never happened again for the duration of the game.  And the curse that is two or three players surrounding the player in possession. Sometimes its over carrying and sometimes is it a free for the player in possession. No consistency in that at all.

For Derry, Baker and Murphy getting more experience at this level is a good thing.  I'd go so far as to say Murphy's performances had an influence on Toner when he came on.  When Toner got the ball, he turned and headed for goal instead of maintaining possession with an easy backward handpass. Loughlin had a better outing as well.  Cassidy wasn't at his best.

Maybe some Screen bias, but I think that Scullion is the best option to have outside of Lynch.  He hasn't had the opportunity to play much football in the last couple of years due to county commitments.  I think the relegation playoff against Lavey and the final league game against Cork, were the only two games he played between January and July last year.  He played one McKenna group game so far this year, and 15mins yesterday. Aside from one kick out over the sideline (Morgan did that too) and one kick pass that went astray (Lynch did that too) he seemed comfortable in that role.  Don't forget there are some on here who would've liked to see Lynch replaced over that last couple of year.

If Lynch and McKinless are out for a run of games, I'd say McFaul would move to CHB and then a fight for place in the forwards between Emmett Bradley, Declan Cassidy, Niall Toner and Cormac Murphy.  Which is a much better place than we were last year.

I've read this a few times but I'd have thought if this was the case TV cameras would have caught it and it'd have been replayed but I didn't see it?

There was a short replay of the afters before he was given the red, looked like a bit of a schmozzle between Conn and a couple of players, but wasn't really conclusive either. Would've need to see it a few times to make out what actually happened.

https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/categories/sport-tv-player/play/?pid=6345776284112&title=T%C3%ADr%20Eoghain%20v%20Ros%20Com%C3%A1in&series=GAA%20Beo&genre=Sport&pcode=682043

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Handbags. Nothing more, but the linesman is there with a good view as well, have to think whatever he said had an impact on the red card.

Have her taped but still grabbed last ten. Legend

First words I heard "Dobson's had a dung spreader" or similar 🤣🤣

Was Thomson's, they also had a baler!!
Excellent show. Scullion was superb.

Ireland:
H Keenan; C Nash, R Henshaw, B Aki, J Lowe; J Crowley, J Gibson-Park; A Porter, D Sheehan, T Furlong; J McCarthy, T Beirne; P O'Mahony (capt), J van def Flier, C Doris.

Replacements: R Kelleher, C Healy, F Bealham, J Ryan, R Baird, J Conan, C Murray, C Frawley.

6/2 split on the bench as well, with zero from Ulster in the 23!

[Dublin]

Mayo v Dublin
Monaghan v Kerry
Roscommon v Galway
Derry v Tyrone

Armagh v Meath
Fermanagh v Kildare
Louth v Cork
Cavan v Donegal

Down v Limerick
Antrim v Offaly
Sligo v Wicklow
Westmeath v Clare

Carlow v Waterford
Wexford v Laois
Leitrim v London
Longford v Tipperary

Was a yellow card challenge.. couldn't have got a red just for that.. did the linesman see a couple of boxes thrown in the aftermath?? Very strange decision

McFaul said the Glen lads were back at Owenbeg on Wednesday.

Cavanagh talking about "Hurlers in the ditch" and Derry people having a history of it. Unlike himself, having a swipe at Mickey/Tyrone tactics as soon as he retires from county football. 
He also seemed to give begrudging credit to Mickey for getting over the line in 2003. He's a strange man.

The lack of consistency in the application of the neck high challenges is bizarre. Some just a free, some a yellow card and one a black card.

And gettin surrounded by players sometimes is over carrying and other times it's a free the other way.

Have to agree with Oso, the ref was poor between the 58th and 60th minute..

he missed a blatant black card rugby tackle by O'Carroll after his shot was superbly blocked down.

The Irish News have the story about Dougan and Flanagan travelling and not playing league football.

Mal put up the Glen team from their first championship game against Dungiven on 9th August. Think that 11 who started that game, featured against St. Brigids (9 starters and 2 off the bench). Also starting that first game were Danny McDermott and Jack Doherty who would surely have been in the first 15 for the AI, had they been fit.

Thats 4 different Derry clubs now with All-Ireland Senior Club Football titles. Same amount as Dublin and one less than Kerry, though their totals include sides that are no longer allowed to enter the competition (UCD and East Kerry respectively).

The keeper was badly out of position, but they should've killed the game when the fella went down with cramp. Could've got a least another 30secs out of that and calmed things down. Instead a quick free is lost, and a defender is still lying on his back getting treatment and Glen get the goal.

On Glen's first half misses they must've hit 4/5 identical wides, with the ball trailing off to the left hand side of the post.