Is the earlier Championship a success or failure?

[Rossfan]

Hmmmmm.....We've won 1 NFL, 2 Senior AIs, 24 or 25 Connachts .

[Cunny Funt]

Positivity ended after the Croke Park game as we had a pretty poor June.
Next year do we say feck the League, try our damndest to win Connacht and then let the AI take care of itself?

They lost to Kildare by a magnificent sideline point in the last minute and seemed to run out of gas against Cork. They also lost by a point.
If there had been a 2 week break between the Round robin and the preliminary qf it may have been different.
I think they should focus on the league and the championship and forget about Connacht.

It was mark from the side line that won it for Kilbride could have been thrown up as Kevin Feely took longer to kick it than is meant to be allowed. 

Once the player indicates he is taking the 'Mark', the Referee shall allow up to five seconds for the player to take the kick. If the player delays longer than five seconds, the Referee shall cancel the 'Mark' and throw in the ball between a player from each side.

I don't think running out of gas was the issue against Cork, after all Roscommon drew level from 5 points down before losing by a point and the winning Cork score came from a debatable technical foul against Conor Daly.

Three of the provincial winners reached the last 4 this year and it may well have been 4 from 4 had Comer played against Armagh in the round 3 group match.

[seafoid]

In a one point match the margins are small. Burke is right to focus on the last 5 minutes and managing the end of the game. If Ros could have flipped Kildare and Cork the experience would have been different.


Galway also lost by a point v Armagh. Comer was injured and there was no time in the tight schedule for a recovery. And there was no replacement.

Injuries will banjax  other teams next year.

[Rossfan]

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One of the benefits of the slit season apparently.

Helped by Tyrone's blitz knock out half the players get one game championship.

[square_ball]

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One of the benefits of the slit season apparently.

Helped by Tyrone's blitz knock out half the players get one game championship.

Not really. He's played 9 games since Tyrone have been knocked out. His season may or may not be over on 23rd September depending on the progress of his club.

[trueblue1234]

https://www.sportsjoe.ie/gaa/niall-morgan-292262?fbclid=IwAR044NrwpUSJLyveR3ZSrBkH0U0UFxH2Nh-yA9_vjLI2dBHbDzYFyBIjVJg

One of the benefits of the slit season apparently.

Helped by Tyrone's blitz knock out half the players get one game championship.

Is this an issue? Great to see players being able to play other sports? It's not like it has impacted his Gaelic participation. Am I missing something here or why wouldn't this be viewed positively?

[general_lee]

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One of the benefits of the slit season apparently.

Helped by Tyrone's blitz knock out half the players get one game championship.

How many of the clubs in Tyrone senior football genuinely believe they can make a semi final or final? I'd say most of them.

[Rossfan]

Whatever about Tyrone's or anyone else's system most ordinary*  Club players will be finished by mid September.

* as in players who don't also play 3rd level, schools or County panellists.

[square_ball]

Whatever about Tyrone's or anyone else's system most ordinary*  Club players will be finished by mid September.

* as in players who don't also play 3rd level, schools or County panellists.

Finished up at the end of September having been on the go with training since January/February time. They can now refresh and reset over the next few months and go again next season. That's on the proviso that they won't be involved in league title/promotion/relegation play offs after the championship concludes.

[Milltown Row2]

Whatever about Tyrone's or anyone else's system most ordinary*  Club players will be finished by mid September.

* as in players who don't also play 3rd level, schools or County panellists.

Would you prefer an all year system?

There is the Ulster league, it may only get so many teams, but played in the winter, when the wind is blowing your ball back up the pitch from where it came from!!

There are plenty of games available. Is there a winter Connaught league?

[seafoid]

Connaught doesn't exist.

[Louther]

Whatever about the Senior game does anyone think the underage/development squad doesn't have a defined season and seems to run and run against clubs and schools fixtures.

Seen it all year where they've had games on weekends after club games during the week, on school holidays they have training sessions during the week, same players been pulled from pillor to post. Now word that they starting back next month for 2023 season just as their own competitions are finishing and their school season starts.

Also heard that our neighbouring county Monaghan is considering staying at odd ages groups as they can't make fixtures work against county competitions I.E. u17 county will stop u16 and u18 club competitions starting. They must assume they going to go well every year.

[thewobbler]

Whatever about the Senior game does anyone think the underage/development squad doesn't have a defined season and seems to run and run against clubs and schools fixtures.

Seen it all year where they've had games on weekends after club games during the week, on school holidays they have training sessions during the week, same players been pulled from pillor to post. Now word that they starting back next month for 2023 season just as their own competitions are finishing and their school season starts.

Also heard that our neighbouring county Monaghan is considering staying at odd ages groups as they can't make fixtures work against county competitions I.E. u17 county will stop u16 and u18 club competitions starting. They must assume they going to go well every year.

Monaghan's is such a typical GAA response to rules ie focus your efforts on getting around the rules, wherever possible.

[Rossfan]

No Connacht Club League.
Used be a Leo Kenny Cup Club thingy , used to be Spring if I recall correctly.
Lads with Colleges, school teams and on County panels usually play or train almost all year Round .
A Ros Club only man not going past Qtr Finals would play  12-15 games between 1st March and mid September, 28 weekends.
How many fkn training sessions though?

[seafoid]

No Connacht Club League.
Used be a Leo Kenny Cup Club thingy , used to be Spring if I recall correctly.
Lads with Colleges, school teams and on County panels usually play or train almost all year Round .
A Ros Club only man not going past Qtr Finals would play  12-15 games between 1st March and mid September, 28 weekends.
How many fkn training sessions though?

How many matches for a county player who is a club stalwart ?