Ulster Colleges

[Onthe40]

AFAIK they will go to McRory next year
Disappointing final yesterday.. Cookstown nowhere near the performance level needed to lift the trophy, bar first 10mins game never in doubt...Omagh far superior team.

[Estimator]

It's a disgrace that 2 Tyrone schools contest the final. What's worse 3 Tyrone teams in the semis.  Favoritism the likes of I've never seen.  >:(Next we'll hear is that Errigal Ciaran get a bye to the final and not a grammar school within 15 miles of it!!

To make matters worse , Tyrone teams have cleaned up the A B & C grades !

I thought some of the commentators saying that the majority of the Donaghmore McLarnon team were lower sixth. If so, they  could be looking at competing in the McRory next year.

Donaghmore definitely played Rannafast last year. Maghera beat them by a few points in the quarter-final, so they definitely could step up next year.

[LeoMc]

It's a disgrace that 2 Tyrone schools contest the final. What's worse 3 Tyrone teams in the semis.  Favoritism the likes of I've never seen.  >:(Next we'll hear is that Errigal Ciaran get a bye to the final and not a grammar school within 15 miles of it!!

Go on tell us more! Why is it a disgrace and why would St Ciarans need to be a grammar to enter?

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This thread has turned into something resembling the old Hogan Stand comments section.

[bennydorano]

It's a disgrace that 2 Tyrone schools contest the final. What's worse 3 Tyrone teams in the semis.  Favoritism the likes of I've never seen.  >:(Next we'll hear is that Errigal Ciaran get a bye to the final and not a grammar school within 15 miles of it!!

To make matters worse , Tyrone teams have cleaned up the A B & C grades !

I thought some of the commentators saying that the majority of the Donaghmore McLarnon team were lower sixth. If so, they  could be looking at competing in the McRory next year.

Donaghmore definitely played Rannafast last year. Maghera beat them by a few points in the quarter-final, so they definitely could step up next year.

Winning a first trophy was a big thing I suppose, they'd have been more than competitive in the MacRory. I watched them v St Pat's Armagh in a warm up game, I believe a few were missing  that day too, Armagh won by a point but very fortunate to have done so.

[Blowitupref]

Omagh just leading last years defending All Ireland champions Naas by 2-11 to 0-1 at half time. 4-15 to 0-7 it finished. Play Summerhill Sligo in the final.

[NotedObserver]

Omagh a few quality forwards

[Estimator]

Tyrone schools could do a clean sweep of the All-Ireland finals.

[Estimator]

Tyrone schools could do a clean sweep of the All-Ireland finals.

Two out of three ain't bad.

[LC]

https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/o-carolan-college-aim-to-crown-incredible-year-with-all-ireland-title/

Surely something not right here, obviously a team playing one if not two grades lower than they should be.

Surely Carrickmore were not that bad a team.

[Nanderson]

https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/o-carolan-college-aim-to-crown-incredible-year-with-all-ireland-title/

Surely something not right here, obviously a team playing one if not two grades lower than they should be.

Surely Carrickmore were not that bad a team.

Not many C grade schools in Ireland would have county players let alone minors and u20s

'Four of them, Sean O'Hare, Killian Smyth, Rian McConnell, and Adam Matthews, won All-Ireland minor medals in 2021. Three of them, O'Hare, Smyth and McConnell, are now members of the Meath U-20 panel.

They also have four players who played for the Meath minors last year in Darragh Smith, Darragh Kelly, Declan O'Reilly and Rian Stafford, who is a nephew of Royal County legend Brian Stafford.'

[LC]

Would Omagh CBS even have that amount of county men?

[Estimator]

Would Omagh CBS even have that amount of county men?

Quick check to compare the 2022 Tyrone Ulster Minor final panel to the Omagh CBS MacRory Cup squad and there is a least 7/8 lads on both. Did the same with the Donaghmore team and it's similar numbers.

[Onthe40]

Are both Tyrone schools firm favourites? I imagine with the Kerry lads gone it's Omagh's to loose

[Milltown Row2]

Was at Queens last night where the finest fifth year footballers of Ulster were battling it out for the future all stars awards...

Some fine footballers coming through the school systems