SFC 2026

[redsetanta]

New thread for this years championship

[redsetanta]

Courtwood winning the league must give them a decent shout for the championship.

[oneshot]

ports to lose i think .

[SCFC]

ports to lose i think .

Have to agree. Seem to be getting most of their big guns back early this year.
Hard to see Courtwood sustain it. Biggest challenge should come from Josephs. Bally Abbey and Portlaoise will probably both be thereabouts too.
If I had to pick a dark horse I'd say Emo.

[Karate kid]

Right lads going to throw in my predictions for the first round.

Emo vs Graigue - Think Graigue will just have too much, could be close. Graigue by 4

Killeshin v Stradbally - Form would suggest Stradbally will be too strong but Heffernan and Roche make Killeshin a lot stronger of course. Strad by 6

Courtwood v O'Dempseys - Game of the round on paper. Courtwood down a few but O Dempseys not at full compliment either. Think Courtwood will get over the line by 2

St Joseph's v Crettyard - Joseph's good in the league with new players being integrated. Think crettyard will be a different force with O'Carroll back. Still think Joseph's too efficient. Joseph's by 9.

Ballyroan v Rosenallis - Can't see Rosenallis laying much of a glove on Ballyroan to be honest, would be worried for them with 3 down. Ballyroan by 13

Portlaoise v Clonaslee St Manmans - Only one winner. Portlaoise by 17

Arles Killeen v Park Ratheniska - Think park one of the favourites to go down too. Killeen won't be there at the business end I don't think but will have too much for Park. Killeen by 7

Portarlington v The Heath - Looks like Port will be the strongest they've been at a first round in a good few years. The Heath been dealt a bad hand with Port for the 2nd year in a row. Port by 12.

[les Antiques]

Emo vs Graigue -
Emo by 2

Killeshin v Stradbally -
Killeshin by 2

Courtwood v O'Dempseys -
Courtwood by 4

St Joseph's v Crettyard -
 Joseph's by 5

Ballyroan v Rosenallis -
 Ballyroan by 10

Portlaoise v Clonaslee St Manmans - O Portlaoise by 10

Arles Killeen v Park Ratheniska -
Park by 3

Portarlington v The Heath
Port by 8

[SCFC]

Emo vs Graigue -
Emo after extra time

Killeshin v Stradbally -
Strad narrowly

Courtwood v O'Dempseys -
O'Dempseys

St Joseph's v Crettyard -
 Joseph's easily enough

BA v Rosenallis -
 BA by maybe 7 or 8

Portlaoise v CSM - Portlaoise by 5 or 6

Arles Killeen v Park Ratheniska - Killeen by 5 or 6

Portarlington v The Heath
Port by over 10

[The PRO]

Graigue
Strad
Josephs
Courtwood
Portlaoise
Portarlington
Ballyroan Abbey
A Killeen

[SCFC]

Not too much quality on view over the past few days in the senior football.
Port were obviously comfortable v The Heath but took their time to get going. Very hard to see them being beaten this year.
Courtwood and O'Dempseys was very poor. Courtwood only performed for 15 or 20 minutes and it was enough to beat their neighbours.
Saw second half of Graigue v Emo on Clubber. Big collapse from Emo but Graigue were moving well.
Killeen got quite a test from Park/Ratheniska - again, unlikely either of them will be in contention.
Didn't see the other games. Heard Portlaoise were unimpressive?

[oneshot]

port will piss it, can't see any team getting any nearer than 6 points to them missing a few again the Heath
but in saying that the Heath were septic.

[Junior Ex Laoistalk]

SFC 2026 Fixtures


Thursday, August 6
Senior Football Championship Round 2 Qualifier
Crettyard v Park-Ratheniska in Stradbally at 7.30pm. Referee: Michael Tarpey
Clonaslee St Manman's v The Heath in Laois Hire O'Moore Park at 7.30pm. Referee: Clifford Ward

Friday, August 7
Senior Football Championship Round 2 Winners
Portarlington v Stradbally in Laois Hire O'Moore Park at 7.30pm. Referee: Séamus Mulhare
Killeshin v Rosenallis in Annanough at 7.30pm. Referee: TBC

Saturday, August 8
Senior Football Championship Round 2 Winners
Arles-Killeen v Portlaoise in Laois Hire O'Moore Park at 5.30pm Referee: Ciaran McManus
Ballyroan-Abbey v Courtwood in Laois Hire O'Moore Park at 7pm. Referee: Colin Bailey

Sunday, August 9
Senior Football Championship Round 2 Winners
Graiguecullen v St Joseph's in Laois Hire O'Moore Park at 7pm. Referee: Brendan McCann
Senior Football Championship Round 2 Qualifier
Emo v O'Dempsey's in Laois Hire O'Moore Park at 5.30pm. Referee: Des Cooney