Quote from: seafoid on August 28, 2023, 10:03:17 AMLaois SFC doesn't have round robin groups. It has an open draw for 16 teams with a backdoor and a SFC "B" and relegation process for those who don't make the quarter finals.
I wanted to compare the club setups around the country but there was enough statistical significance in 5.
The problem with the clubs is the all Ireland at the end. Leinster and Ulster need 4 weekends to run off . The all Ireland is another 2.
County Boards are incredibly busy running off myriad competitions.
Here are 5 counties with latest status this weekend.
Laois
Number in Round Robin Groups : 8
Latest RRG round : 3
http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=31915.0
https://laoisgaa.ie/fixtures-results/?owner=2160&orderTBCLast=Y&resultsOnly=Y&noTBC=Y&showByeGames=N&compStyle=football
2.Antrim. Already at quarter final stage
3. Derry
RRG group size : 6
Latest RRG group : 4
https://derrygaa.ie/results/?countyBoardID=7&resultsOnly=Y&daysPrevious=28&reverseDateOrder=Y
4. Galway
RRGs 3
Size of RRG : 6
Latest round 3
5. Tyrone
It's a knockout .
So there are 32 different systems.
This is not good enough especially with the provincial/all Ireland at the end.
If there are qfs add 3
Add 4 for provincial
Add 2 for all Ireland
That's 9 weeks.
Add a margin.
The player load has been moved to the clubs. Especially dual clubs.
I counted 13 weeks to the first week in December.