NFL Division 2 - 2026

[DaleCooper]

Yup knew last year Meath wont be a flash in the pan. They have the men to take adv of the rules.

I do have a bit of faith Tyrone will try and be more adventurous this year.
 
Letting a few lads try and work a two point shot is bound to save energy, would be interesting to see the stat/risk profile numbers of it all.

[Wildweasel74]

Havent watched the game back, but i thought Derry were poor on the kickouts, maybe we picked up more breaks.

[Boghopper]

Said it a while back on here somewhere that I thought Meath could have a good year.
I still think thats the case, their 2 pointers are top drawer and they have the physicality to compete with anyone. I like their direct style of play.

better team today and the fluke goal made it closer than it actually was.


Tyrone are not as good as people were giving them credit and koldare are better than they were getting credit for.

div2 is wide open, for me Meath are the most likely to top the group, after that its a lottery.

Kildare deserve serious credit they stuck to their task throughout and we were lucky to get a point at the end positives are O'Neill Jordan Bogue Joey Clarke and Donaghy had never played for Tyrone Seniors outside the McKenna cup before. I could be wrong but Kildare weren't of their best 15 nor were Derry or Meath. We will struggle against Derry next week.The positive is we will find more players capable of doing a job but promotion is far from certain.

[Dunneroyal]

Just watched back there now. Poor for the opening 27 minutes really. Didn't really dominate the game at any stage in the second half, just got scores at key moments but we gave the ball away far too often.

Outside of Flynns kicks off the ground, which were great, he was as guilty as anyone for giving away possession.

Weather didn't help but we were still second best to a lot of loose ball I thought.

Costello did very little from play. Needs to improve.

Defensively did well in keeping Derry out but guilty of getting caught in possession more than you would like at that end of the field.

Second best in midfield on kick outs as well. McBride did well, seems to have bulked up a fair bit too. Conlon did well too when he came on.

Overall good that we got the scores when we did but not an all conquering performance by any means. But they have time to tighten up a bit. Getting another 2 points in Cavan will be a big boost.

Link to where I can watch it back ?

[Captain Scarlet]

Could be wrong but I think Kildare had 7 league debutants.
Lads have stepped away but lots of injuries.

It's faur to say Div 2 is the best craic.

[Blowitupref]

Havent watched the game back, but i thought Derry were poor on the kickouts, maybe we picked up more breaks.

Looking at the match stats was 40 kick outs and Derry won 21 and lost 19.

[Silver hill]

The Derry men couldn't wait to get Tally out and go back to the handpassing ways of the Gallagher Era. The game has moved on Kicking and good forwards is wins games. Derry lack both.

Are you serious???
Tally is the king of risk averse play. If you had the audacity to kick the ball under his watch and possession was lost, you were immediately hooked.
Unfortunately, Meenagh has the same mindset and isn't prepared to adapt.

[cavanmaniac]

Cavan lose by a point to Cork, having lead by seven at one stage in the second half. It seems McCabe's Westmeath habit of building a lead before losing games narrowly at the death is a perfect marriage with his native county, so often  found wanting when things get truly down to brass tacks. Still feel Cavan could prove better than the minimum of two other counties in this division and stay up, but taking nothing from today is a massive opportunity left behind.

[Dunneroyal]

Looks like Cavan may be a tough game next week

[cavanmaniac]

Cork in Week 1, Louth, Offaly and Kildare would be/would've been Cavan's best prospects for points this campaign. Wouldn't budget for us getting anything against Meath at all although the derby factor might keep it close until we accept our fate late on again.

[Tubberman]

The Derry men couldn't wait to get Tally out and go back to the handpassing ways of the Gallagher Era. The game has moved on Kicking and good forwards is wins games. Derry lack both.

Are you serious???
Tally is the king of risk averse play. If you had the audacity to kick the ball under his watch and possession was lost, you were immediately hooked.
Unfortunately, Meenagh has the same mindset and isn't prepared to adapt.

He won't be happy with Mayo performance so!

[Captain Scarlet]

If any team was truly top class they wouldn't be down here in the first place, so there are always going to be ups and downs in Div 2 with some teams on the way up.
The point in Tyrone for Kildare was massive. On the flip Cavan blowing that lead and losing is a big dent in their confidence. Even this early it can set the tone.

Of course Kildare being Kildare, we could be muck against Offaly, but our fitness has come on a lot and even with lads stepping away we have a lot of quality and experience working back to fitness.
I'd fancy us the next day, but not by much and then it's all set up for scraping a few more points to safety.

How many points will keep you up this year do ye reckon?

[Dreadnought]

If any team was truly top class they wouldn't be down here in the first place, so there are always going to be ups and downs in Div 2 with some teams on the way up.
The point in Tyrone for Kildare was massive. On the flip Cavan blowing that lead and losing is a big dent in their confidence. Even this early it can set the tone.

Of course Kildare being Kildare, we could be muck against Offaly, but our fitness has come on a lot and even with lads stepping away we have a lot of quality and experience working back to fitness.
I'd fancy us the next day, but not by much and then it's all set up for scraping a few more points to safety.

How many points will keep you up this year do ye reckon?

I don't agree here at all. Cork at one point were 1/9 for that game. 6 point favourites for the game. Cavan bucked that massively. Should have won, only for the legs went and couldn't buy a decision last 10 minutes. If anything, they know they're way way closer than anyone gave credit for here. A few soft free decisions and Cavan got a win away on a long trip. Not far away and can take a lot from this for their long term confidence, as sickening as the end was yesterday

[tbrick18]

Only saw the highlights of Cork/Cavan - looked a decent game.

[twohands!!!]

If any team was truly top class they wouldn't be down here in the first place, so there are always going to be ups and downs in Div 2 with some teams on the way up.
The point in Tyrone for Kildare was massive. On the flip Cavan blowing that lead and losing is a big dent in their confidence. Even this early it can set the tone.

Of course Kildare being Kildare, we could be muck against Offaly, but our fitness has come on a lot and even with lads stepping away we have a lot of quality and experience working back to fitness.
I'd fancy us the next day, but not by much and then it's all set up for scraping a few more points to safety.

How many points will keep you up this year do ye reckon?

Cork's win/Cavan's loss could be big in terms of momentum for both teams. Real gut-punch of a way to lose for Cavan and a massive boost for Cork to get the 2 points in terms of avoiding relegation.

I have half a notion I heard a year or two back that 6 points keeps sides up like 90%/95% plus of the time.
I know on occasion a few sides have survived on 5 points but it's rare enough.

A draw in a 7 game league is closer to a point dropped compared to a point win as the majority of the time the single point doesn't tend to be of much value in terms of competing against the other 6 teams. It's also rare enough that a team will get a 2nd draw in the 7 games so while Kildare will be pleased enough given how the game went, they'll know the single point is unlikely to be of much benefit. Tyrone will know the same.