For 2019 the competition will have two phases.
Phase 1 is a group of 4 - Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. 3 games for each team.
Phase 2 will be a group of 3 - Cork, Kerry and the winner of Phase 1. 2 games for each team in Phase 2. First game will be Cork v Kerry, second game will be Cork/Kerry loser v Phase 1 winner, third game will be Cork/Kerry winner v winner of Phase 1.
Top 2 teams at the conclusion of Phase 2 contest the Munster Final.
Sounds ok to me. Any comments?
I can fully understand why but i dont like the fact kerry and cork are cherry picked to go straight into phase 2 based on tradition alone. I love the extra games from a tipp point of view at this level as minor, especially now its under 17, is all about development. I cant see ourselves doing anything in minor again though, next years minor and the team the following year are very very good and i would expect a good run and chance at winning a munster with them but there is no hope of that with the new format because the day of the dual player at minor is gone and we wont be able compete without the dual players. so to sum up mixed emotions on it but i certainly wouldnt be against it just unfortunate for ourselves in getting the best players now to play football
Starts next week...
Phase 1 Round 1 10 April 2019 Limerick v Clare - Newcastlewest @ 6:45pm
Phase 1 Round 1 10 April 2019 Tipperary v Waterford - Sean Treacy Park Tipperary Town @ 6:45pm
Phase 1 Round 2 17 April 2019 Clare v Tipperary - Clare venue
Phase 1 Round 2 17 April 2019 Waterford v Limerick - Waterford venue
Phase 1 Round 3 24 April 2019 Tipperary v Limerick - Sean Treacy Park Tipperary Town
Phase 1 Round 3 24 April 2019 Waterford v Clare - Waterford venue
Phase 1 Final 07 May 2019 Venue TBC
Phase 2 Round 1 07 May 2019 Cork v Kerry - Pairc Ui Rinn
Phase 2 Round 2 15 May 2019 Phase 1 Winner v Loser of Cork/Kerry - Venue TBC
Phase 2 Round 3 23 May 2019 Winner of Cork/Kerry v Phase 1 Winner - Cork or Kerry venue
Munster Minor Final 22 June 2019 Venue TBC @ 4:45pm
Two easy wins for tipp and Clare last night
Great performance from Tipp , 4 points up after 4 minutes then the Cork ::) Ref gave frees out of sympathy to the Waterford lads , their own supporters were embarrassed ! The 3 Thurles lads were superb along with Gooch Shanahan of Roscrea and Kyle Shelly .
Phase 1, Rd 2 results:
Clare 1-10 Tipp 0-6
Waterford 1-7 Limerick 0-10
Phase 3 fixtures for 24 April:
Tipp v Limerick
Waterford v Clare
Clare in the Phase 1 final, where they will meet the Tipp/Limerick winner.
Phase 1, Rd 3 results:
Tipperary 0-10 Limerick 0-10
Waterford 2-7 Clare 1-9
Final table has Clare on 4 points, Tipperary and Waterford have 3 each and Limerick have 2 points. Since Tipperary beat Waterford 4-13 to 0-7 in Rd 1, they meet Clare in the Phase 1 final on 7 May.
Also on 7 May is the first game of Phase 2, Cork v Kerry in Pairc Ui Rinn.
Phase 2
Streaky scoring bursts in this game. Kerry go 0-6 to 0-1 up after only 9 minutes. Cork bring it back to 0-7 apiece after 22 minutes.
Kerry get the next 4 points and Cork get a point on the stroke of half time to leave Kerry ahead 0-11 to 0-8 at the short whistle.
Second half opens with a Cork goal to level things, but Kerry have run their total to 3-18 by the time Cork get their next point with five minutes left.
Final score: Kerry 3-19 Cork 1-9
Oh dear the Cork demise continues....
Wicklow hit 9-20 V Kilkenny.
Time for a Minor 2nd Tier for the likes of tonight's losers :D
Quote from: Rossfan on May 07, 2019, 09:23:36 PM
Oh dear the Cork demise continues....
Wicklow hit 9-20 V Kilkenny.
Time for a Minor 2nd Tier for the likes of tonight's losers :D
We were one of the favourities to win it out along with Mayo, Dublin, Tyrone and of course Kerry. This may be our first of three meetings with them.
It would be great to get revenge in the AI Final.
Phase 1 final: Clare 3-12 Tipperary 0-6.
Upcoming fixtures:
15 May Clare v Cork
23 May Kerry v Clare
22 June Final: Top 2 in Phase group of 3 teams.
If Clare beat Cork next week, the Kerry/Clare game is a dead rubber as both teams are already in the final.
Result: Cork 3-9 Clare 0-14
Result from tonight: Kerry 1-16 Clare 0-11 (half time 1-8 to 0-3)
Final will be Cork v Kerry
Quote from: Ball Hopper on May 23, 2019, 09:03:03 PM
Result from tonight: Kerry 1-16 Clare 0-11 (half time 1-8 to 0-3)
Final will be Cork v Kerry
A month wait to the final and then another month before the All Ireland quarter finals. Can they not schedule fixtures a little better in Munster?
Quote from: Cunny Funt on May 23, 2019, 09:33:15 PM
Quote from: Ball Hopper on May 23, 2019, 09:03:03 PM
Result from tonight: Kerry 1-16 Clare 0-11 (half time 1-8 to 0-3)
Final will be Cork v Kerry
A month wait to the final and then another month before the All Ireland quarter finals. Can they not schedule fixtures a little better in Munster?
Leaving Cert in the meantime.
Quote from: Ball Hopper on May 23, 2019, 09:46:45 PM
Quote from: Cunny Funt on May 23, 2019, 09:33:15 PM
Quote from: Ball Hopper on May 23, 2019, 09:03:03 PM
Result from tonight: Kerry 1-16 Clare 0-11 (half time 1-8 to 0-3)
Final will be Cork v Kerry
A month wait to the final and then another month before the All Ireland quarter finals. Can they not schedule fixtures a little better in Munster?
Leaving Cert in the meantime.
I thought that was to become less of problem since minor became U17?
Quote from: Cunny Funt on May 23, 2019, 11:12:16 PM
Quote from: Ball Hopper on May 23, 2019, 09:46:45 PM
Quote from: Cunny Funt on May 23, 2019, 09:33:15 PM
Quote from: Ball Hopper on May 23, 2019, 09:03:03 PM
Result from tonight: Kerry 1-16 Clare 0-11 (half time 1-8 to 0-3)
Final will be Cork v Kerry
A month wait to the final and then another month before the All Ireland quarter finals. Can they not schedule fixtures a little better in Munster?
Leaving Cert in the meantime.
I thought that was to become less of problem since minor became U17?
Thought the same...no explanation for the month between Munster final and AI Quarter final though. The tradition of having the minor final as curtain raiser for the senior final in Munster is all I can come up with.
Makes more sense to play the U20 final with the senior final maybe?
Munster Minor Final: Kerry 3-14 Cork 2-14. Kerry beat Cork by 16 points in the round robin portion of the championship, so the Rebels improved a good bit and found a better side.
Quarter Final line-up has Munster v Ulster sometime near the end of July. Kerry play the losers of Monaghan/Tyrone, with Cork playing the winners.
Remarkable group of players
U-20 quarter finals results from tonight:
In Dungarvan: Waterford 1-10 Clare 1-9
In Thurles: Limerick 1-13 Tipperary 1-12
Semi-finals are both on 11 July:
Kerry v Limerick in Tralee
Cork v Waterford in Clonakilty
Final 18 July
2 surprises I presume?
Quote from: Rossfan on July 03, 2019, 12:51:06 AM
2 surprises I presume?
Looking at 2017 minor (which was U18) should show us something.
Except it doesn't...
QF's: Cork 3-21 Tipp 1-8, Kerry 2-16 Clare 1-6, Limerick 1-10 Waterford 0-9;
2 Play-offs: Clare 5-11 Waterford 0-6, Clare 0-10 Tipp 0-5;
Semifinals: Kerry 2-17 Cork 1-10, Clare 3-13 Limerick 0-12
Final: Kerry 2-21 Clare 0-3
Dunno what to make of it...player indifference in Clare and Tipp? Although David Clifford and Diarmuid O'Connor from that Kerry minor team are ineligible to play U20 this year.
U-20 Munster semifinal:
Kerry 0-18 Limerick 1-3.
Cork/Waterford semifinal pushed back 24 hours (to Friday night 12 July) - No bonfires expected in Clonakilty for that fixture.
Quote from: Ball Hopper on July 11, 2019, 08:29:26 PM
U-20 Munster semifinal:
Kerry 0-18 Limerick 1-3.
Cork/Waterford semifinal pushed back 24 hours (to Friday night 12 July) - No bonfires expected in Clonakilty for that fixture.
A bit of mis-match that other semi final was. Cork 5-23 Waterford 0-07
Won't be easy game against Cork in final
Cork off to flyer 0-7 to 0-1 ahead. Jack O'Connor looking a little anxious on the sideline.
Half time Cork 0-10 Kerry 0-6. A deserved lead for Cork. Kerry will need to improve their shooting and shot selection to win this final.
40 mins played Cork well in control do Kerry have any answer? Cork 1-13 Kerry 0-7
Cork are very impressive, have taken some lovely scores.
Cork are just too physical and athletic for these Kerry lads many of which still look like U17s.
The empire is finished.
FT Cork 3-16 Kerry 0-12. Congrats to Cork a very impressive performance where they were good value for that 13 point win. Kerry were poor and not too many of tonight's players will be fast racked onto their senior team.
Jack O Connor had a face on him like a bag of spanners. :D
Shows how good Clifford is. He made that Kerry side All-Ireland winners 2 years ago. Scored 2-8 against Cork that year. 4 goals in the AI final.
Bar a few notable players those Kerry minor sides were maybe not as laden with talent as people thought at the time.
Well done to Cork. Thought got their frees a bit easier tonight. Our lads didn't show up on the day. Best luck to Cork in rest of championship.
Kerry have costed themselves the last 2 u-20 all-ireland by not giving OShea and Clifford the chance to win U'20 all-irelands. They have plenty of time on their side for senior fball. I dont agree withe the rule that playing senior fball prevents u playing u-20. The players get picked for seniors regardless and lose out on playing u-20 fball
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on July 18, 2019, 11:21:14 PM
Kerry have costed themselves the last 2 u-20 all-ireland by not giving OShea and Clifford the chance to win U'20 all-irelands. They have plenty of time on their side for senior fball. I dont agree withe the rule that playing senior fball prevents u playing u-20. The players get picked for seniors regardless and lose out on playing u-20 fball
Cork very impressive, Kerry don't really care deep down about underage or club success it's all about senior. I think the last time they took such a trimming wS in 2011 and some of that team pushed on.
Still having said that Cork have some impressive players ; not sure about the u17 and u 20 big gap to senior
Well done Cork. There will be a few flags flying on the main road in Ballyvourney tonight.
Quote from: johnpower on July 18, 2019, 11:29:43 PM
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on July 18, 2019, 11:21:14 PM
Kerry have costed themselves the last 2 u-20 all-ireland by not giving OShea and Clifford the chance to win U'20 all-irelands. They have plenty of time on their side for senior fball. I dont agree withe the rule that playing senior fball prevents u playing u-20. The players get picked for seniors regardless and lose out on playing u-20 fball
Cork very impressive, Kerry don't really care deep down about underage or club success it's all about senior. I think the last time they took such a trimming wS in 2011 and some of that team pushed on.
Still having said that Cork have some impressive players ; not sure about the u17 and u 20 big gap to senior
You must be joking if you think Kerry don't care about underage success. Kerry hate to lose any game at any level and especially to Cork.
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on July 18, 2019, 11:21:14 PM
Kerry have costed themselves the last 2 u-20 all-ireland by not giving OShea and Clifford the chance to win U'20 all-irelands. They have plenty of time on their side for senior fball. I dont agree withe the rule that playing senior fball prevents u playing u-20. The players get picked for seniors regardless and lose out on playing u-20 fball
If this rule effects countys like Kerry etc just imagine what it does to smaller counties with very limited resources at either level. This u20 set up is a joke and the gaa need to review the situation, bring it back to u19 and keep 18 year olds engaged an age that the gaa seem to leak most players.