Connacht Club Championships 2017 - Senior/Intermediate/Junior Football & Hurling

[magpie seanie]

Rumours flying around that Williamstown have been dumped out of the Galway intermediate championship and Aran Islands are through to the final. Nothing official as yet but that seems to be the case. If there's any hold up then a good chance St John's will not have an opponent for November 5th. Anyone have anything concrete on that?

[galwayman]

Rumours flying around that Williamstown have been dumped out of the Galway intermediate championship and Aran Islands are through to the final. Nothing official as yet but that seems to be the case. If there's any hold up then a good chance St John's will not have an opponent for November 5th. Anyone have anything concrete on that?

That's the word down here alright. Another case of a player supposedly playing illegally in the States.
They will appeal of course - which means it's unlikely the Galway final will have produced a winner in time for the Connacht series.
Unless Claregalway get nominated to represent Galway in it.

[GalwayBayBoy]

Rumours flying around that Williamstown have been dumped out of the Galway intermediate championship and Aran Islands are through to the final. Nothing official as yet but that seems to be the case. If there's any hold up then a good chance St John's will not have an opponent for November 5th. Anyone have anything concrete on that?

Rumours flying about alright but no official word yet. Thing is if Williamstown are flung out they will surely appeal it themselves which will drag things out even further. One of them still have to play Claregalway in the final yet.

[revsperminute]

Roscommon SF Champions
St. Brigid's

Roscommon SH Champions
Padraig Pearses

Roscommon IF Champions
Michael Glaveys

Roscommon JF Champions
St Brigid's
(Kilglass Gaels will represent Roscommon in the Connacht Championship at Junior Level)

Galway SF Champions
Corofin

Galway SHC Quarter Final Replay
Liam Mellows v Clarinbridge

Galway SHC Semi Final
Craughwell v Gort
Cappataggle v Liam Mellows or Clarinbridge

Galway IFC Final
Williamstown v Claregalway (Provisional, Objection to Williamstown Player)

Galway IHC Final
Ballinderreen  v Meelick-Eyrecourt

Galway JF Champions
St. Gabriels

Galway JH Champions
Sylane

Leitrim SF Champions
Mohill

Leitrim SH Champions
Carrick

Leitrim IF Champions
Aughnasheelin

Leitrim JF Champions
Sean O'Heslin's
(Irrelevant re Connacht as there's no exclusive Junior A team)

Sligo SF Champions
Tourlestrane

Sligo SH Champions
Calry/St Joseph's

Sligo IF Champions
St John's

Sligo JF Champions
Ballymote

Mayo SF Champions
Castlebar

Mayo SH Champions
Tooreen

Mayo IFC Final Replay
Kiltimagh v Moy Davitts

Mayo JF Champions
Lahardane

Draws for Connacht Football Club Championship

Senior Championship Quarter Final 4th November
Mohill (Leitrim) v Castlebar (Mayo)

Senior Championship Semi Final 12th November
St. Bridgets (Roscommon) v Corofin (Galway)
Quarter Final Winner v Tourlestrane (Sligo)

Senior Championship Final 26th November

Intermediate Championship Quarter Final 22th October
Aughnasheelin (Leitrim) 0-03 St. Johns (Sligo) 3-12

Intermediate Championship Semi Final 5th November
Michael Glaveys (Roscommon) v Mayo Champions
St. Johns (Sligo) v Galway Champions

Intermediate Championship Final 19th November

Junior Championship Quarter Final 22th October
Lahardane a bye
NO Leitrim representative as no Junior Club

Junior Championship Semi Final 5th November
Ballymote (Sligo)v Kilglass Gaels (Roscommon)
Lahardane (Mayo) v St. Gabriels (Galway)

Junior Championship Final 19th November

Draws for Connacht Hurling Club Championship

Intermediate Championship Semi Final 30th October
Toureen (Mayo) v Padraig Pearses (Roscommon)

Intermediate Championship Final
Semi Final Winner v Galway Champions

Junior Championship Semi Final 30th October
Calry/St Joseph's (Sligo) v Carrick (Leitrim)

Intermediate Championship Final
Semi Final Winner v Sylane (Galway Champions)

[Owenmoresider]

Galway SHC Semi-Finals
Craughwell v Gort
Cappataggle v Liam Mellows or Clarinbridge

Galway IHC Final
Ballinderreen v Meelick-Eyrecourt

Sligo JFC Champions
Ballymote

Draws for Connacht Football Club Championship

Junior Championship Quarter Final 22th October
Lahardane a bye

Junior Championship Semi Final 5th November
Ballymote (Sligo) v Kilglass Gaels (Roscommon)
Lahardane (Mayo) v Galway Champions

Junior Championship Final 19th November

[Farrandeelin]

Thought St. Gabriel's won the Galway JFC?

[galwayman]

Thought St. Gabriel's won the Galway JFC?

Yep they did. Lahardane will hammer them.

[GalwayBayBoy]

Thought St. Gabriel's won the Galway JFC?

They did but half their team plays hurling for Cappataggle who are in the senior hurling semi-finals and hurling is king in that part of the county so how much investment Gabriel's put into their Connacht campaign would be questionable I'd say.

[Cunny Funt]

Connacht senior odds

Corofin 5/6
Castlebar 7/4
Brigids 6/1
Tourlestrane 33/1
Mohill 80/1

[Syferus]

I'd hope for good game in Tuam in two weeks. Corofin basically threw everything they had into the CF last year (not even at the races come the AISF) and this is a tie with plenty of bad blood, though that's mainly on the Corofin end.

Brigids have such a young team now they're playing with house money in a sense, Corofin and Mitchels are still in win-now mode. Were Brigids to actually win it would seriously upend the accepted order in Connacht.

[Blowitupref]

I'd hope for good game in Tuam in two weeks. Corofin basically threw everything they had into the CF last year (not even at the races come the AISF) and this is a tie with plenty of bad blood, though that's mainly on the Corofin end.

Brigids have such a young team now they're playing with house money in a sense, Corofin and Mitchels are still in win-now mode. Were Brigids to actually win it would seriously upend the accepted order in Connacht.

Are they really? Looking at the Brigids team that started the Roscommon final apart from few young players its a mostly experienced team with lads aged 26 to their early to mid 30s.

[Syferus]

Only Johnny Murray, Domican, Ronan Stack, Darren Dolan, Ian and Senan Kilbride and McHugh are still starting from the AI winning side only four years ago. A couple of other panelists on the bench and that's about it. Very different side.

[MayoBuck]

Castlebar's team this year is very young. They've had a big turnover of players in the last 18 months. Barry Moran is the oldest at 31 but apart from that I don't think there's anyone over 27/28. Johnny Maughan would be the youngest at 19.

They did find it much more difficult to win the county this year, so it remains to be seen if they've dropped in standard.

[galwayman]

Thought St. Gabriel's won the Galway JFC?

They did but half their team plays hurling for Cappataggle who are in the senior hurling semi-finals and hurling is king in that part of the county so how much investment Gabriel's put into their Connacht campaign would be questionable I'd say.

They're an extremely average side anyway even apart from the clash.

[GalwayBayBoy]

Thought St. Gabriel's won the Galway JFC?

They did but half their team plays hurling for Cappataggle who are in the senior hurling semi-finals and hurling is king in that part of the county so how much investment Gabriel's put into their Connacht campaign would be questionable I'd say.

They're an extremely average side anyway even apart from the clash.

Very hard to judge junior sides I find. They beat Clonbur who won the junior AI a few years ago. Cappy have never been in a senior hurling semi-final though so that will be absolutely massive for them. Unfortunately for Gabriel's it will really hit their campaign.