Club Championships 2025

[Blowitupref]

Weather didn't help but the long sustained periods of sideways and backward hand passing made it a very poor Intermediate final watch. 

Well done to the two Kerry clubs on winning Junior,Intermediate titles Dingle will be looking to make it 3 from 3 next weekend but surely more football will be played in that final.

[From the Bunker]

The Kerry loaded Championship system means that Senior B teams win All Ireland Intermediate Titles and Intermediate B teams win the Junior AI titles.

[Armagh18]

Brian O'Beaglaioch joining the fairly exclusive club of players that have won county and club All-Irelands in the same "year".

Might have a Hogan Cup as well?

Cullyhanna lads did it in '24- club first then county. Is that 2 brothers of his on the team or cousins?

 

[fullback2023]

Brian O'Beaglaioch joining the fairly exclusive club of players that have won county and club All-Irelands in the same "year".

Might have a Hogan Cup as well?

2 Hogan Cups, 2013 & 14, All-Ireland Minor 2014 and Sigerson with UCC in 2019 to go with the 2 senior All-Irelands.

[fullback2023]

Cullyhanna lads did it in '24- club first then county. Is that 2 brothers of his on the team or cousins?

Ruaidhri's his brother. Cathal and Aodhna are brothers but no relation between the 2 families.

[seafoid]

https://x.com/Buailtin/status/2010408676775862610

[blanketattack]

At All Ireland level there is 3 grades. Most counties split their championship in 3 with a fairly even split between them. Kerry are one of the outliers who don't split the divisions like this.

Huh???
2025 Kerry Championship:
16 senior teams
16 intermediate teams
16 junior teams

So they only have 48 clubs now? What happened the rest. What division do the regional teams play in?

16 in the Novice championship also

[Tyrone Dreamer]

Do they not have 9 senior clubs and 7 divisional teams (made up of intermediate and junior players) in senior championship. So 10th best team enters Munster from a strong football county with nearly 60 clubs?

Would it not be fairer if their junior champs went into intermediate?

[Armagh18]

Do they not have 9 senior clubs and 7 divisional teams (made up of intermediate and junior players) in senior championship. So 10th best team enters Munster from a strong football county with nearly 60 clubs?

Would it not be fairer if their junior champs went into intermediate?

Of course it would.

Tyrone have 16 in senior and 16 in intermediate don't they? So are sending their 17th and 33rd teams. And are regularly very strong. Who would be (roughly) the 10th best team in Tyrone do you think?

[Gael85]

Are people simple or what? League and championship are totally spearate in Kerry, played at different times of year, one with county players/one without.

Personally have no real issue with league and championship being separate. Kerry should have more than 8 senior clubs though. But that's their choice until something is done about it.

Why can't they have 16 clubs in the senior club championship? Then let the 16 teams compete for 8 slots along with 8 amalgamtions for the county championship.

There are 9 Senior clubs, going up to 10 next year. Tried to make it 12 with 8 divisional teams but Croke park wouldn't allow it.

[Captain Obvious]

Glenullin ultras the young lads/supporters in the picture above was apparently told by stewards going into Croke Park that no banners was allowed in, no drums and weren't allowed to put on balaclavas.

They were allowed to bring in those annoying vuvuzelas.

[SaffronSports]

Not a bit intetested in hearing how Kerry Intermediate winners shouldnt be there when the team they beat won 3 of the last 4 county intermediate teams. That's a team who definitely shouldnt have been there.

[mrdeeds]

Always support the Ulster team but the air horns were awful. Hard to support that or their tactics.

[DownFanatic]

Lots of missed chances in the JFC final yesterday. The competitiveness levels dropped a fair bit in the 2nd half as Ballymac showed their strength, especially in the last quarter. Clogher seemed to run out of puff and despite the honesty of their efforts, they were second best at the long whistle.

I can only surmise that Glenullin sitting back for the majority of the 1st half was intentional? Was it done with the thinking that in the 2nd half they'd push out and take it to An Gaeltacht side who had ET last week? Anyways, was a strange way to approach an AI final. Glenullin didn't get going at all. Their forward line was well snuffed out and their midfield was over ran. An Gaeltacht had a lot more mobility and directness and despite not being brilliant, I thought they were well ahead of Glenullin in terms of quality.

[general_lee]

Simple rule from Croke Park, if you reach Division 1 in your county you're immediately ineligible to play Junior football. Although Glenullin playing like a junior team here. Absolutely awful

Would it be ok if they played intermediate? What's the cutoff?

In an ideal world, no.

Counties will do what suits them and if Kerry want to restrict senior championship football to a handful of (standalone) clubs each year that's their prerogative. The provincial councils need to step in though - clubs playing Division 1 league football in any county should not be allowed to play Junior football at provincial/AI level.