Quote from: thejuice on May 02, 2024, 10:29:07 PMWhen is the Connacht final?
Galway v Roscommon Connacht final on Saturday at 5:15pm. Will be live on TG4.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: thejuice on May 02, 2024, 10:29:07 PMWhen is the Connacht final?
Quote from: bennydorano on May 01, 2024, 09:45:25 PMI take it both go forward into AI QFs anyway - what is the QF draw?Not at U20 that's minor. Tyrone v Roscommon or Galway now and other semi final Kerry v Meath.
Quote from: yellowcard on May 01, 2024, 04:41:12 PMQuote from: Blowitupref on May 01, 2024, 04:23:36 PMWouldn't be comparing it professional sports. The proof will be in the pudding for the All Ireland Quarter finals this summer. I believe Mayo and Tyrone would have given a better account of themselves last year with more time to prepare for their Quarter final and it's worth taking into account Tyrone and Mayo would be among the best when it come to fitness and conditioning of their players.
No point in pulling out hypothetical situations to fit your narrative. Both Kerry and Dublin would widely be seen as better sides with bigger squads than either Tyrone or Mayo. I could equally point to how a rested Armagh were knocked out by Monaghan (after extra time) despite them playing 3 weeks in a row and who were seen as underdogs prior to that match. There are a whole range of factors that could affect a result including momentum, injuries, suspensions, illness, match fitness, confidence, freshness etc.
It might well be an advantage depending on the circumstances but I just don't think its as cut and dried as some people try to make out. There will be players who would much prefer to be playing every week because if they aren't they are invariably spending a full day in a training camp on the weekend before the next match anyway.
Quote from: twohands!!! on May 01, 2024, 03:20:41 PMQuote from: Blowitupref on May 01, 2024, 02:26:14 PMQuote from: twohands!!! on May 01, 2024, 11:52:19 AMQuote from: seafoid on May 01, 2024, 11:25:58 AMThe last rr - pre qf- qf
is the killer
I wonder how many first seeds will win their qf . Will it be 3/4 like last year ?
You would have to assume 4/4 would be the standard every year for the group winners making it the the semis.
This would have been the case last year only for Monaghan's penalty win over Armagh.
I wouldn't be surprised if 3/4 would be the usual most years for the first seeds in as regards making the semis. I think most years you've a very decent chance of one of the Ulster teams turning over one of the other provincial winners.
As you said the the preliminary quarter-finals route with 3 games in 3 weekends looks like an absolute death-trap of a route towards Sam. It's very hard to see a team winning Sam through that route.
Yes would expect that to be the case until such time that all Quarter finalists are given at least two weeks prep time. If we get another 3 Quarter final mis-matches this year as we did last year then HQ need to tweak it.
I don't think there is any chance that all the quarter-finalists are going to be given two weeks prep time for a fair while yet (think 10 years or so).
If you give the four preliminary quarter-finalists two weeks, you would need to give the group winners three weeks (assuming you did't stagger the groups) which would tilt the advantage of winning the group a fair bit away from the group winners. I don't think the powers that be want to reduce the benefit of winning the group/increase the odds for the teams coming 2nd and 3rd in the group.
Even if you were to play around with the timing and stagger the group stages to give all four quarter-finalist two weeks, it would lead to a situation whereby you gave some sides three weeks and some two at a later stage which I think the powers-that be would consider a worse option.
Long story short I think the GAA is going to keep the status quo in place for a good few years yet and that winning your group is going to be key if you want to win Sam.
Quote from: twohands!!! on May 01, 2024, 11:52:19 AMQuote from: seafoid on May 01, 2024, 11:25:58 AMThe last rr - pre qf- qf
is the killer
I wonder how many first seeds will win their qf . Will it be 3/4 like last year ?
You would have to assume 4/4 would be the standard every year for the group winners making it the the semis.
This would have been the case last year only for Monaghan's penalty win over Armagh.
I wouldn't be surprised if 3/4 would be the usual most years for the first seeds in as regards making the semis. I think most years you've a very decent chance of one of the Ulster teams turning over one of the other provincial winners.
As you said the the preliminary quarter-finals route with 3 games in 3 weekends looks like an absolute death-trap of a route towards Sam. It's very hard to see a team winning Sam through that route.