2023 Laois Football League - Divisions 1 and 2

[Junior Ex Laoistalk]

(From Laois Today website:)

Laois GAA have published the full list of league fixtures ahead of the start of the 2023 season.
The leagues have undergone something of a rebrand with the removal of Division 1B and 3B.
This has resulted in a streamlined system of Division 1 down to Division 7 – with 7, consisting of 16 teams, split geographically into Group A and B.

Division 1, 2 and 3 will operate on a split system where after one round of games, the top four and bottom four in each will play again in a smaller group.
The top two teams in the winners group in each Division will contest the final while the bottom two in the losers group will be relegated.

Division 4, 5, 6 and 7 operate in the traditional way with semi finals and finals following the regulation games.

Division 3 and Division 4 get underway on March 23 with all other competitions starting after that.



Fixtures for Div 1 and 2 of the Laois Football League 2023


ACFL Division 1

Round 1 – Friday/Saturday, March 31/April 1
Graiguecullen v Portarlington (Friday)
St Joseph's v Ballyroan-Abbey (Friday)
Portlaoise v Stradbally (Saturday)
O'Dempsey's v Killeshin (Saturday)

Round 2 – Friday/Saturday, April 14/15
Stradbally v O'Dempsey's (Friday)
Portarlington v St Joseph's (Friday)
Killeshin v Graiguecullen (Saturday)
Ballyroan-Abbey v Portlaoise (Saturday)

Round 3 – Friday, April 21
Portlaoise v Portarlington
Stradbally v Killeshin
St Joseph's v Graiguecullen
O'Dempsey's v Ballyroan Abbey

Round 4 – Friday/Saturday, April 28/29
Graiguecullen v Portlaoise (Friday)
Portarlington v O'Dempsey's (Friday)
Ballyroan-Abbey v Stradbally (Saturday)
Killeshin v St Joseph's (Saturday)

Round 5 – Friday, May 12
Portlaoise v St Joseph's
Stradbally v Portarlington
Ballyroan-Abbey v Killeshin
O'Dempsey's v Graiguecullen

Round 6 – Friday, May 19
Portarlington v Ballyroan-Abbey
St Joseph's v O'Dempsey's
Killeshin v Portlaoise
Graiguecullen v Stradbally

Round 7 – Sunday, May 28
Stradbally v St Joseph's
O'Dempsey's v Portlaoise
Portarlington v Killeshin
Ballyroan-Abbey v Graiguecullen


ACFL Division 2

Round 1 – Saturday, April 1
Clonaslee-St Manman's v Ballyfin
Rosenallis v Courtwood
Emo v Park-Ratheniska
Ballylinan v The Heath

Round 2 – Saturday, April 15
Park-Ratheniska v Rosenallis
Ballyfin v Emo
The Heath v Clonaslee-St Manman's
Courtwood v Ballylinan

Round 3 – Saturday, April 22
Clonaslee-St Manman's v Courtwood
Ballyfin v Park-Ratheniska
Ballylinan v Rosenallis
Emo v The Heath

Round 4 – Friday/Saturday/Sunday, April 28/29/30
The Heath v Ballyfin (Friday)
Park-Rathenisa v Ballylinan (Friday)
Courtwood v Emo (Saturday)
Rosenallis v Clonaslee-St Manman's (Sunday)

Round 5 – Friday, May 12
Clonaslee-St Manman's v Ballylinan
Ballyfin v Courtwood
The Heath v Park-Ratheniska
Emo v Rosenallis

Round 6 – Friday and Sunday, May 19 and 21
Rosenallis v Ballyfin (Friday)
Courtwood v The Heath (Sunday)
Ballylinan v Emo (Sunday)
Park-Ratheniska v Clonaslee-St Manman's (Sunday)

Round 7 – Sunday, May 28
Ballyfin v Ballylinan
Emo v Clonaslee-St Manman's
The Heath v Rosenallis
Courtwood v Park-Ratheniska

[Keyser Söze]

Hi.
Are these fixtures available online?

[Junior Ex Laoistalk]

They are published on the Laois Today website

[Smellyball]

Division 1, 2 and 3 will operate on a split system where after one round of games, the top four and bottom four in each will play again in a smaller group.
The top two teams in the winners group in each Division will contest the final while the bottom two in the losers group will be relegated.

This, along with the senior championship restructure 
It's like they are on a mission to create the most ridiculous formats they can think of.

[The PRO]

Division 1, 2 and 3 will operate on a split system where after one round of games, the top four and bottom four in each will play again in a smaller group.
The top two teams in the winners group in each Division will contest the final while the bottom two in the losers group will be relegated.

This, along with the senior championship restructure 
It's like they are on a mission to create the most ridiculous formats they can think of.

League format is grand. 10 games is around the right number. The spilt means there's a lot less dead rubbers.

I probably would have left the senior football championship alone alright but you also have to realise that it's the clubs themselves who are putting the formats in place when they vote them in at county committee meetings. 

[Junior Ex Laoistalk]

ACFL Division 1

St Joseph's          2-13
Ballyroan-Abbey   0-4

SCORERS
St Joseph's: Eoghan O'Flaherty 0-6 (three frees, one mark), Matthew Campion 1-1, Jamie O'Brien 1-0, Brian Daly and Josh Lacey 0-2 each, Michael Keogh, Mikey Dempsey 0-1 each.
Ballyroan-Abbey: Diarmuid Whelan and Brian Whelan (frees) 0-2 each

[The PRO]

How is Brian Daly allowed play a league game 9 or 10 days before we Laois play Wexford? Not disagreeing with it by the way but are all county lads playing club games this weekend?

[Spiritof86]

How is Brian Daly allowed play a league game 9 or 10 days before we Laois play Wexford? Not disagreeing with it by the way but are all county lads playing club games this weekend?


Unusual alright . He certainly needs the game time as he hasn't got much with Laois this season .

[Spiritof86]

ACFL Division 1

St Joseph's          2-13
Ballyroan-Abbey   0-4

SCORERS
St Joseph's: Eoghan O'Flaherty 0-6 (three frees, one mark), Matthew Campion 1-1, Jamie O'Brien 1-0, Brian Daly and Josh Lacey 0-2 each, Michael Keogh, Mikey Dempsey 0-1 each.
Ballyroan-Abbey: Diarmuid Whelan and Brian Whelan (frees) 0-2 each

Anyone at this game ? Heard it was very one sided and Joseph's were impressive but one of there supporters let the club down by attacking a Ballyroan player after a mass brawl ?

[Junior Ex Laoistalk]

ACFL Division 1

St Joseph's          2-13
Ballyroan-Abbey   0-4

SCORERS
St Joseph's: Eoghan O'Flaherty 0-6 (three frees, one mark), Matthew Campion 1-1, Jamie O'Brien 1-0, Brian Daly and Josh Lacey 0-2 each, Michael Keogh, Mikey Dempsey 0-1 each.
Ballyroan-Abbey: Diarmuid Whelan and Brian Whelan (frees) 0-2 each

Anyone at this game ? Heard it was very one sided and Joseph's were impressive but one of there supporters let the club down by attacking a Ballyroan player after a mass brawl ?

https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/gaa/1075448/st-joseph-s-get-off-to-a-flyer-in-league-opener.html

[Junior Ex Laoistalk]

Friday's Results:  ACFL Division 1 Round 1

Stradbally     0-9
Portlaoise      3-6
SCORERS
Stradbally: Cillian Maher (one free) and Jody Dillon (one free) 0-2 each, Garry Comerford, Tom Shiel, Liam Knowles, Podge Fitzpatrick (mark) and Benny Lawlor 0-1 each
Portlaoise: Ronan McEvoy 1-1, DJ White 0-3 (one mark), Micheal Culliton and Ciaran McEvoy 1-0 each, Jason Maher and Paul Cahillane 0-1 each

Graiguecullen   1-7
Portarlington    2-5
SCORERS 
Graiguecullen: Aaron Forbes 0-5 (three frees), Aaron Cullen 1-0, Ben Dorgan 0-2
Portarlington: Curtis Lyons 1-1, Cathal Bennett 1-0, Ronan Coffey 0-2, Jake Foster 0-2 (one free)

[Spiritof86]

ACFL Division 2


Rosenallis 1-10
Courtwood 5-11

Emo 0-7
Park 2-10

Ballylinan 0-6
The Heath 0-11

[The PRO]

O'Dempseys and Killeshin drew in the Old Pound. Poor enough game. Both team extremely short from last year's team.

[team70]

ACFL Division 1

St Joseph's          2-13
Ballyroan-Abbey   0-4

SCORERS
St Joseph's: Eoghan O'Flaherty 0-6 (three frees, one mark), Matthew Campion 1-1, Jamie O'Brien 1-0, Brian Daly and Josh Lacey 0-2 each, Michael Keogh, Mikey Dempsey 0-1 each.
Ballyroan-Abbey: Diarmuid Whelan and Brian Whelan (frees) 0-2 each

Anyone at this game ? Heard it was very one sided and Joseph's were impressive but one of there supporters let the club down by attacking a Ballyroan player after a mass brawl ?

No supporter attacked a Ballyroan player after brawl it was the other way around, never quote hear-say.

[Spiritof86]

Lol