NFL Division 2 - 2026

[APM]

Next year:

Dublin
Wexford
Louth
Cavan
Monaghan
Tyrone
Derry
Down

Nightmare of a Division.
Expect Down to be well fit for it. Wexford will be most vulnerable. Monaghan with return to form perhaps. Louth might continue to improve. The Dubs might get their act together.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Next year:

Dublin
Wexford
Louth
Cavan
Monaghan
Tyrone
Derry
Down

Nightmare of a Division.
Expect Down to be well fit for it. Wexford will be most vulnerable. Monaghan with return to form perhaps. Louth might continue to improve. The Dubs might get their act together.

6 Ulster counties Wexford and Dublin

[Blowitupref]

Next year:

Dublin
Wexford
Louth
Cavan
Monaghan
Tyrone
Derry
Down

Nightmare of a Division.
Expect Down to be well fit for it. Wexford will be most vulnerable. Monaghan with return to form perhaps. Louth might continue to improve. The Dubs might get their act together.

6 Ulster counties Wexford and Dublin

When did Louth become Ulster?

[moonster]

Meath and Louth in Leinster final this with Meath to gain revenge. Its Meath to lose now.

[Armagh18]

Next year:

Dublin
Wexford
Louth
Cavan
Monaghan
Tyrone
Derry
Down

Nightmare of a Division.
Expect Down to be well fit for it. Wexford will be most vulnerable. Monaghan with return to form perhaps. Louth might continue to improve. The Dubs might get their act together.

6 Ulster counties Wexford and Dublin

When did Louth become Ulster?

We'll take them. You can have Donegal no one likes Donegal

[Dunneroyal]

Dunneroyal,read up on the rules before crying,forward doesnt have to put his hand up anymore.

So then the ref made the wrong call ?
Proving my point emphatically.

[mrdeeds]

Well job done. No real surprises apart from it was probably Meaths worst overall performance of the campaign .
And won't be near good enough v cork next week. Now I think there was a lot of nerves , + 10 on handicap. And trying to be too clever and too fancy at times. 
That been said an easy victory and no injuries that I saw .
I do have a few observations on the campaign overall.
1, on what basis was Tyrone and to a lesser degree Derry so prominent in everyone's opinion of running away with the league? Neither team finished in the top 3 never mind get promoted, Derry hadn't won a game in almost a year, Tyrone while getting into semis last year were relegated beforehand and always looked a little suspect. And Tyrone can count themselves lucky that there wasn't a stronger team than Offaly in the division.
2, and this is a general point. The standard of referees in division 2 is abysmal, I mean it's gone beyond a joke , today for instance long ball into Offaly player, clear advance mark if he put his hand up, he didn't, he continues and puts ball wide. Ref calls  advance mark anyway while Meath players try to tell him he didn't call it, eventually linesman informs ref that he is wrong, as Offaly player has ball to kick point he tells player to give him the ball and hands it to sean Brennan.
That is just one of many I could point out.
If we don't have a basic standard of officiating at games it makes a mockery of the games. I pity teams in division 3 and 4 if this is what is best available for div 2.
Anyway that's my ranting over. I've said it a hundred times, these Meath lads need silverware to push them to the next level , so that's what we need next weekend.

Offaly player should still have mark with advantage rule.

[thejuice]

Was watching the highlights of the Tyrone Cork game, there was a few scores for Tyrone where they gave up opportunities to kick two pointers, only a few steps inside the arc and mixing a one pointer.

I don't understand this at all. 2 points is a big deal in tight games like that. Kicking from that distance shouldn't be that much of an issue for lads at that level. Don't know how managers aren't all over it.

[JoG2]

Next year:

Dublin
Wexford
Louth
Cavan
Monaghan
Tyrone
Derry
Down

Nightmare of a Division.
Expect Down to be well fit for it. Wexford will be most vulnerable. Monaghan with return to form perhaps. Louth might continue to improve. The Dubs might get their act together.

Tough div 2 next year surely. Hoping for a Sat night tie v Dublin at Celtic Pk. Always a brilliant occasion

[tbrick18]

After week 1 matches where I watched Meath completely outplay Derry, I said I thought they were in for a good year. For me, the strongest team in Div 2 and best placed to challenge the likes of Kerry. Physicality, dynamic, and potent when it comes to 2 pointers. Deserved promotion and I think will have a long summer.
After that, nothing between Cork, Derry and Louth. Derry didn't do enough to earn promotion so can have no complaints, but I also don't think it'll do Derry development any harm to be in Div 2. We're bringing in younger players and expanding the panel, whilst still being competitive in matches - for me that's really good prep for championship.
Cork with consistency could be good - we'll have to see how they go. The 20-odd point hammering by a Derry side that went out tamely to Meath and Louth raises an eyebrow on Cork.
Louth seem to be improving game-to-game and from what I understand have players to come back in. You'd wonder if they are dependant too much on Mulroy though, but he's an awesome baller. Leinster I think is tee'd up to be a really good provincial championship this year.

Offaly and Kildare can't have too many complaints I think.
Tyrone have been awful and I don't see much improvement over the league. There doesn't seem to be much quality coming through and Matty Donnelly is their only stand out player at the minute. Defensively shocking. On current evidence, it's going to be  a poor season for them. And if the likes of Donnelly retires after this year, they could struggle to remain in Div 2 next season. It really is at that level right now I feel.

Someone mentioned the quality of referee's in Div 2 - I have to say that at least it was consistent. And leave it at that.

[square_ball]

Was watching the highlights of the Tyrone Cork game, there was a few scores for Tyrone where they gave up opportunities to kick two pointers, only a few steps inside the arc and mixing a one pointer.

I don't understand this at all. 2 points is a big deal in tight games like that. Kicking from that distance shouldn't be that much of an issue for lads at that level. Don't know how managers aren't all over it.

For Tyrones last point, Conn Kilpatrick was in acres of space, collected the ball on the line of the arc, took a bounce and a few steps and put it over the bar with yards to spare. At that stage Tyrone were 3 down bang on 69 minutes. He should have been going for the 2 pointer and made it a 1 point game with the last kick out to come.

[Armagh18]

After week 1 matches where I watched Meath completely outplay Derry, I said I thought they were in for a good year. For me, the strongest team in Div 2 and best placed to challenge the likes of Kerry. Physicality, dynamic, and potent when it comes to 2 pointers. Deserved promotion and I think will have a long summer.
After that, nothing between Cork, Derry and Louth. Derry didn't do enough to earn promotion so can have no complaints, but I also don't think it'll do Derry development any harm to be in Div 2. We're bringing in younger players and expanding the panel, whilst still being competitive in matches - for me that's really good prep for championship.
Cork with consistency could be good - we'll have to see how they go. The 20-odd point hammering by a Derry side that went out tamely to Meath and Louth raises an eyebrow on Cork.
Louth seem to be improving game-to-game and from what I understand have players to come back in. You'd wonder if they are dependant too much on Mulroy though, but he's an awesome baller. Leinster I think is tee'd up to be a really good provincial championship this year.

Offaly and Kildare can't have too many complaints I think.
Tyrone have been awful and I don't see much improvement over the league. There doesn't seem to be much quality coming through and Matty Donnelly is their only stand out player at the minute. Defensively shocking. On current evidence, it's going to be  a poor season for them. And if the likes of Donnelly retires after this year, they could struggle to remain in Div 2 next season. It really is at that level right now I feel.

Someone mentioned the quality of referee's in Div 2 - I have to say that at least it was consistent. And leave it at that.

Surely this year will do Donnelly?

They'll surely get a few of those u20's in the next few years and be ok?

[square_ball]

Tyrone have been awful and I don't see much improvement over the league. There doesn't seem to be much quality coming through and Matty Donnelly is their only stand out player at the minute. Defensively shocking. On current evidence, it's going to be  a poor season for them. And if the likes of Donnelly retires after this year, they could struggle to remain in Div 2 next season. It really is at that level right now I feel.

I don't disagree with what you said about Tyrone in the games we have seen so far. They don't look to be well coached either defensively or in attack. The Morgan sideshow is a distraction and players leaving the squad is never a good sign.

They won't get relegated to division 3 next season though.

[ClubScene13]

The slide will stop at some stage. Wouldn't want it to keep going and end up in Division 4, now that would be embarrassing for a so called football county

[shantygael]

Next year:

Dublin
Wexford
Louth
Cavan
Monaghan
Tyrone
Derry
Down

Nightmare of a Division.
Expect Down to be well fit for it. Wexford will be most vulnerable. Monaghan with return to form perhaps. Louth might continue to improve. The Dubs might get their act together.

Tough div 2 next year surely. Hoping for a Sat night tie v Dublin at Celtic Pk. Always a brilliant occasion

Me too, lol