Down Club Hurling & Football

[downtothecore]

Kilcoo certainly lifted their game up a few levels.

[Get Over]

Kilcoo put on a serious show yesterday! It was a brilliant display from them, but you have to be disappointed with Loughinisland. Once the Magpies grabbed that first goal, Loughinisland's heads completely dropped and they never recovered.

Regardless of tonights result, the Down SFC semi-finals are shaping up to be absolute crackers. For the final spot, I expect Clonduffs firepower to be the difference against a rising Mayobridge team.

[Akinfenwa]

Despite the criticism that the championships have gotten, we've ended up with four potentially incredible semi finals across SFC and IFC.

At this stage, it wouldn't surprise me to see any of the four win in each competition.

Who do you fancy?

[ulstergael]

I would agree with wobbler in calling for a return to league positions deciding championship placings, relegation playoffs are brutal and league positions are probably a truer reflection of how championships should be made up rather than the one up / one down system currently in place.

Most people's top 4 sides have made it to the semi's in both SFC & IFC and should be 4 good games. For the SFC, I would predict a Kilcoo v Clonduff final. IFC - would fancy a Rostrevor v Annaclone final. The fitness of Finn McElroy is one to keep an eye on - Longstone will need him playing to come through that one.

[maldini]

Hopefully the semis are great games as the quarter finals were all over after 15 minutes

[downtothecore]

Semi finals of both senior and intermediate should be good games.

Clonduff and Carryduff haven't been beaten yet so this one is hard to call. Clonduff to edge it.

Kilcoo v Burren. I cant see Burren offering anything different than the normally do in this fixture so kilcoo will win it.

An riocht and Rostrevor for the intermediate final