NFL Division 2 2025

[ardtole]

Another narrow defeat for Down.. our boys are struggling to win pkaying well. Relagation beckons...

Down playing very well. Was a savage game, 2 teams out of it gassed last 10 mins after emptying the tank before that. Down had a nailed on 2 pointer waved wide late on

I was perfectly in line with it and felt it was over the post.

I was in line with it too, and myself and most Cavan people around me thought it was a score

Any idea why the 13m free was given to Cavan in front of the posts in the last few minutes having awarded R McEvoy the free in the first instance, very unlucky not to get a result in spite of the decisions against us I felt.

He didn't do the tap and go properly, got brought back to take free, then dissent gave a 13m free to Cavan for throwing the ball down and shouting at the ref

How can you do the tap and go incorrectly? You either keep going or you don't. There were frees for both teams in the second half and I've no idea what any of them were for.

[gallsman]

If you run the ball and take more than four steps you've fouled the ball.

[Blowitupref]

Result in Drogheda a fightback by the home side but not enough. Monaghan 1-27 Louth 1-21

[Dayman]

Another narrow defeat for Down.. our boys are struggling to win pkaying well. Relagation beckons...

Down playing very well. Was a savage game, 2 teams out of it gassed last 10 mins after emptying the tank before that. Down had a nailed on 2 pointer waved wide late on

I was perfectly in line with it and felt it was over the post.

I was in line with it too, and myself and most Cavan people around me thought it was a score

Any idea why the 13m free was given to Cavan in front of the posts in the last few minutes having awarded R McEvoy the free in the first instance, very unlucky not to get a result in spite of the decisions against us I felt.

He didn't do the tap and go properly, got brought back to take free, then dissent gave a 13m free to Cavan for throwing the ball down and shouting at the ref

How can you do the tap and go incorrectly? You either keep going or you don't. There were frees for both teams in the second half and I've no idea what any of them were for.

He bounced the ball instead of toe-tapping, so the ref brought it back. Probably one of the few calls the ref actually got right.

[Blowitupref]

Half time Westmeath 0-9 Meath 2-8.  The royals with a 2nd goal with the last play of the half.

Westmeath 1-17 Meath  3-14. Real drama Meath goal on the hooter to win

[Dreadnought]

Another narrow defeat for Down.. our boys are struggling to win pkaying well. Relagation beckons...

Down playing very well. Was a savage game, 2 teams out of it gassed last 10 mins after emptying the tank before that. Down had a nailed on 2 pointer waved wide late on

I was perfectly in line with it and felt it was over the post.

I was in line with it too, and myself and most Cavan people around me thought it was a score

Any idea why the 13m free was given to Cavan in front of the posts in the last few minutes having awarded R McEvoy the free in the first instance, very unlucky not to get a result in spite of the decisions against us I felt.

He didn't do the tap and go properly, got brought back to take free, then dissent gave a 13m free to Cavan for throwing the ball down and shouting at the ref

How can you do the tap and go incorrectly? You either keep going or you don't. There were frees for both teams in the second half and I've no idea what any of them were for.

He bounced the ball instead of toe-tapping, so the ref brought it back. Probably one of the few calls the ref actually got right.

Thought the ref was fairly good overall. For both teams. I had a few issues, but thought we got a few too. But he got vast bulk of the calls correct and let the game flow. What did you think he got mostly wrong?

I get the wide call on Haverns 2 point attempt. I thought it was over. Seemingly though lots on pitch thought it tailed in behind the post. And there was a wide given as a point a little earlier. But hard to call these on the ref when umpires are there and best sighted. So harsh to put it on him when I thought he was overall quite good for both

[Dunneroyal]

Bloody hell talk about getting out of jail in Mullingar. Probably our worst performance this year. (Not taking anything from a well organised and fit Westmeath team) our dominance in midfield has been the springboard to our recent form. Today we got cleared out in midfield . Connor duke to go for the goal with 3 seconds left instead of fist over bar. Guy must have cohunas of steel. Whoever wins v Monaghan is promoted. It's that simple.
One final thing. The ref today was one of the worst I have seen in a long while

[marty34]

Bloody hell talk about getting out of jail in Mullingar. Probably our worst performance this year. (Not taking anything from a well organised and fit Westmeath team) our dominance in midfield has been the springboard to our recent form. Today we got cleared out in midfield . Connor duke to go for the goal with 3 seconds left instead of fist over bar. Guy must have cohunas of steel. Whoever wins v Monaghan is promoted. It's that simple.
One final thing. The ref today was one of the worst I have seen in a long while

I think the ref. has too much to do. Too many new, complicated rules.

Blame lies far higher up the food chain.

[Dunneroyal]

Bloody hell talk about getting out of jail in Mullingar. Probably our worst performance this year. (Not taking anything from a well organised and fit Westmeath team) our dominance in midfield has been the springboard to our recent form. Today we got cleared out in midfield . Connor duke to go for the goal with 3 seconds left instead of fist over bar. Guy must have cohunas of steel. Whoever wins v Monaghan is promoted. It's that simple.
One final thing. The ref today was one of the worst I have seen in a long while

I think the ref. has too much to do. Too many new, complicated rules.

Blame lies far higher up the food chain.

While I agree. This lads performance was bordering on cheating, but I'm putting it down to incompetence

[upmonaghansayswe]

I don't know how Drogheda is sanctioned to host games of that size. The least you'd expect is a gravel bank not grass.

[Schkite]

Wild game in Drogheda earlier. Monaghan looked like they had to wrapped up midway through the 1st half, but a combination of taking the foot off the gas and Louth stepping it up, and we looked to be in a bit of bother.

Few late points helped to ease the nerves. Just goes to show with these rules and a good free taker, that you'll rarely be completely out of a game. I think Mulroy hit 7 pts in 5 minutes midway through the 2nd half and a peno not long after (think he hit something like 1-12 from placed ball, though not sure I'd agree with all those calls). No harm to shake off any complacency Monaghan may have had, with a winner takes all tie against Meath coming up. Whoever wins that is surely promoted. We're shooting the lights out in Div 2 this year, but conceding alot more than usual too. All of a sudden, with a few exceptions its a young enough looking Monaghan side with alot of fresh blood in several areas. Would be no harm to be in Div 2 for another year, but you wouldn't say no to promotion.

[ClubScene13]

Wild game in Drogheda earlier. Monaghan looked like they had to wrapped up midway through the 1st half, but a combination of taking the foot off the gas and Louth stepping it up, and we looked to be in a bit of bother.

Few late points helped to ease the nerves. Just goes to show with these rules and a good free taker, that you'll rarely be completely out of a game. I think Mulroy hit 7 pts in 5 minutes midway through the 2nd half and a peno not long after (think he hit something like 1-12 from placed ball, though not sure I'd agree with all those calls). No harm to shake off any complacency Monaghan may have had, with a winner takes all tie against Meath coming up. Whoever wins that is surely promoted. We're shooting the lights out in Div 2 this year, but conceding alot more than usual too. All of a sudden, with a few exceptions its a young enough looking Monaghan side with alot of fresh blood in several areas. Would be no harm to be in Div 2 for another year, but you wouldn't say no to promotion.

I'd love to see Mulroy's scores from play this past few seasons compared to some of the other elite forwards. The vast majority / all of his tally seems to come from dead ball most weeks. That is a great asset to have just wouldn't put him in that top bracket given his general output from play

[Angus MacGyver]

Monaghan played some of their best attacking football in years in the first half yesterday, working great scores with almost every attack to hit 1-19. Andrew Woods playing close to goal really worked. However, the Louth fightback was admirable, and the Monaghan collapse notable. Paul Matthews coming on was a big reason for Louth's revival. They were unlucky to get stung for 2 pts for a break of the 3v3 rule at a critical moment, when they had managed to close within 3 points late on.
Strangely, Monaghan's starting corner forwards and chief score-takers Garland and McCarron only managed 3 points between them out of 1-27. Still, they hit 1-21 from play to 0-8 from Louth. Seamus Mulhare certainly helped make a game of it.     
Set up nicely now for effectively a promotion playoff in Pairc Tailteann in 2 weeks.
The resurgent Royals will surely be favourites in the Tobermannon Derby. 

[Blowitupref]

No let up in the high scoring games in Div 2.  Four teams have a chance of promotion yet and the rest hoping to avoid relegation.

[Main Street]

Here's the remaining fixtures, I wonder what are the chances of a 3 way tie for one of the promotion spots? though little chance of revisiting the Mickey Harte dilemma of a manager not knowing the tie-breaker rules for 3 or more tied teams.