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I agree in theory with players not getting any game time with the county to play club but it would put the whole starred system up the left.

We now have a situation where Liam Rafferty and Benny Gallens exits from the panel have put the starred system up the left as Galbally and Aghyaran are playing starred teams with their full quota of players.

[bringing in Peter Teague. Having not appeared all year, we can conclude its not happening for Teague this year again.]

Tyrone V Galway:

Niall Morgan;
Michael McKernan, Ronan McNamee, Padraig Hampsey;
Conor Meyler, Cormac Quinn, Peter Harte;
Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick;
Frank Burns, Michael O'Neill, Joe Oguz;
Darren McCurry, Matthew Donnelly, Darragh Canavan.

Subs:
Benny Gallen, Ruairi Canavan, Aidan Clarke, Niall Devlin, Niall Kelly, Kieran McGeary, Michael McGleenan, Cormac Munroe, David Mulgrew, Sean O'Donnell, Niall Sludden.

Will be close to what starts. Harte maybe closer to goal than last time out. Good to see Clarke among the subs. What's score with r Donnelly and McShane?

Nathan McCarron slipped off the subs list as well (impressed me this year)

I was hoping for something left-field at 6 - ie a reshuffle to get Hampsey in there, or bringing in Peter Teague. Having not appeared all year, we can conclude its not happening for Teague this year again. Niall Kelly would have been an option in there too. Its a glaring weakness this year.

Frank Burns & Mickey O'Neill at 10 & 11 really did not work out the last day. Obviously the numbers on the jerseys mean nothing, but you wouldnt want to see us repeat the same mistakes again & again.

Has been dropped from the panel by Dooher and Logan.

Tyrone V Galway:

Niall Morgan;
Michael McKernan, Ronan McNamee, Padraig Hampsey;
Conor Meyler, Cormac Quinn, Peter Harte;
Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick;
Frank Burns, Michael O'Neill, Joe Oguz;
Darren McCurry, Matthew Donnelly, Darragh Canavan.

Subs:
Benny Gallen, Ruairi Canavan, Aidan Clarke, Niall Devlin, Niall Kelly, Kieran McGeary, Michael McGleenan, Cormac Munroe, David Mulgrew, Sean O'Donnell, Niall Sludden.

[Errigal]

Division 1
Errigal v Edendork
Donaghmore v Trillick
Omagh v Coalisland
Galbally v Eglish
Ardboe v Carrickmore
Dromore v Dungannon
Greencastle v Loughmacrory
Moortown v Killyclogher

Div 2
Owen Roes v Pomeroy
Gortin v Killeeshil
Kildress v Moy
Rock v Beragh
Naomh Eoghan v Tattyreagh
Strabane v Stewartstown
Aghyaran v Derrylaughan
Clonoe v Clogher

Division 3
Aghaloo v Glenelly
Cookstown v Brockagh
Castlederg v Drumquin
Clann na nGael v Brackaville
Augher  v Fintona
Errigal Ciaran v Drumragh
Donaghmore v Killyman

[Errigal]

Division 1
Errigal v Edendork
Donaghmore v Trillick
Omagh v Coalisland
Galbally v Eglish
Ardboe v Carrickmore
Dromore v Dungannon
Greencastle v Loughmacrory
Moortown v Killyclogher

Div 2
Owen Roes v Pomeroy
Gortin v Killeeshil
Kildress v Moy
Rock v Beragh
Naomh Eoghan v Tattyreagh
Strabane v Stewartstown
Aghyaran v Derrylaughan
Clonoe v Clogher

[Errigal]

Opening round for div 1 and 2 predictions
Errigal v Edendork
Donaghmore v Trillick
Omagh v Coalisland
Galbally v Eglish
Ardboe v Carrickmore
Dromore v Dungannon
Greencastle v Loughmacrory
Moortown v Killyclogher

Div 2
Owen Roes v Pomeroy
Gortin v Killeeshil
Kildress v Moy
Rock v Beragh
Naomh Eoghan v Tattyreagh
Strabane v Stewartstown
Aghyaran v Derrylaughan
Clonoe v Clogher

Can you explain the thinking behind Moortown beating Killyclogher?

I hope that big McGleenan gets a decent run out one of these days

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but I had heard he was in a boot from injuring his ankle at training.

Darragh Canavan pick up a hamstring injury during it?

[Senior]

Senior
League: Omagh - new emergening talents of Daly, Miller, Strain, McCaffrey, Taggart, Dan and Thomas Haigney, McNamee and Corry show the futures bright and an excellent league campaign and some silverware can push them towards championship success over the next few years.
Championship: Errigal Ciaran - Easier route to the final (Killyclogher, Donaghmore, Omagh) with the other main contenders Trillick, Dromore and Dungannon on the other side of the draw. If they can keep their main men fit, they have a golden opportunity of back to back Championships. Dark Horses : Dungannon.
Relegation: Edendork and Moortown - 6 Way mini league at the bottom of Senior with Moortown, Greencastle, Donaghmore, Galbally, Eglish and Edendork all in contention for the drop. Emigration has impacted all the six teams and it will be interesting to see who copes best with their losses. I am picking Moortown because on paper they appear the weakest and a lack of results after a quick start last year is a worrying sign for them and Edendork who are always hindered by the Starred Game system and having to play catch up and the rumoured return of Niall Morgan to nets will be a big loss out the field for them. Relegation Play Off - Greencastle

Intermediate
League: Derrylaughan - have always faired better as a league team than Championship team and think they have the experience and quality in Carney, Gervin and the Kennedys to mount a consistent challenge in the league. Pomeroy losing too many men travelling, Moy will be without Conroy for the majority of the league and the transition of new players will see Clonoe give up points in the league. Promotion Play Off - Pomeroy
Championship: Clonoe - in McClure and McAliskey they have two of the best players in the county and that bit of experience in big games that should edge them over the other contenders in Moy, Derrylaughan and Pomeroy. Dark Horses - Gortin.
Relegation: Tattyreagh straight down with their expected departures. Kileeshil, Rock and Naomh Eoghan will also struggle for the same reason. Would suspect Naomh Eoghan rely more on Aidan McSorely than the other two teams do on Pascal Donaghy and Liam Nugent and have more of an all round team than Naomh Eoghan, so I think they follow Tattyreagh down.
If PlayOffs are still in place I fancy the Div2 team to go down to the Div3 team. Relegation Play Off - Rock

Junior
League: Cookstown - Bit of experience from 2021 will see them build a consistent league campaign to go up. The other contenders, Aghaloo (injuries) and Drumragh and Fintona (young) won't be fit to match their consistency over 16 games.
Championship: Fintona - Fantastic talent coming through and great work underage might see them light up the junior championship. Have an excellent route to a final (Urney, Drumquin, Aghaloo) and with the talent in the ranks, could take the big step. Dark Horses and Promotion Play Off Team - Drumragh.

The named half forward line of Frank Burns, Michael O'Neill and Kieran McGeary were awful, they really struggled. Burns didn't even offer his usual assurance and steady influence in the sweeper role. Oguz has to come in ahead of O'Neill or McGeary. Peter Harte also anonymous again when the game was in the melting pot. The Mattie and McKernan substitutions didn't make any sense.
In saying that Canavan was superb, Kennedy excellent, McCurry and Kilpatrick good - referee very sore on Tyrone especially in the first half to keep Monaghan in it.
Looking down the line Tyrone need to get more scores into the team if they are to make any impact on this years championship - in my opinion that has to involve 2/3 of Ruairi Canavan, Sludden and Oguz in the starting team.

Where has big McGarrity gone from last year? Was a great target man.
Surprised Owens from the CMS team not in 26 as well.

McGarrity out with a broken wrist.
Conor Owens not part of the squad, same as Noah Grimes. Never called up.

Still 2 months out from the start of the league. I assume clubs are training flat out?

Moortown and Derrylaughan have four months training over them at this stage.

Seen Aidan Clarke amongst the players who didn't make the 26 today so good to see him back involved

Many others there? McShane injured or out of favour?

No obvious way back into the starting team bar injuries. Would have liked to have seen McGleenan get game time today as Tyrone were cruising after the red cards but alas we got another Richie Donnelly run out.

Jarlath Burns today...

"I would like to see a situation where on a referee's report there is an index, one to five, of how the home team, opposing team and supporters behaved so then we will be dealing with data," he said

So which clubs are going to be at the bottom of the table in this league? 😉

Stewartstown, Gortin. Don't @ me.

I take your Stewartstown and Gortin and raise you with Loughmacrory.

Is Larry Strain definitely still with Omagh, I had heard he had stepped down but don't know how reliable the source

Seamus McEnaney being linked to it.