NFL Division 1

Rossfan · March 29, 2026, 11:54:13 PM

Quote from: thewobbler on March 29, 2026, 11:21:49 PMOut of curiosity, does anyone on here have a genuine case for retaining league finals?

Ticket sales, programme sales, food and drink sales gross at least €1m?
Longford and Carlow players in a National Final in Croke Park.

tbrick18 · March 29, 2026, 11:55:03 PM

Maybe king Jarlath will intervene as its a safeguarding issue.
Can't be letting high profile players run about punching lads, serious risk of serious injury with blows like that. Disgrace if nothing is done about it, as blatant as ive seen in a long time.

Donegal by far the better side today.
id be more wary than ever of Kerry after that though.

EoinW · March 30, 2026, 03:51:45 AM

Quite a weekend for clock watching. The scoring droughts in the Down-Wexford game I attributed to Division 3 football. But Kerry has all the talent in the world.

After their first goal, Kerry went 19 minutes without a point. After Donegal's first goal, Kerry went almost 19 minutes before scoring. Talk about being off form!

Just curious if anyone thinks this is the first sign that defences are getting a handle on the new rules. Donegal, who were certainly in top form, were stuck at 1 point for a significant stretch early in the contest.

Armagh18 · March 30, 2026, 06:21:13 AM

Quote from: thewobbler on March 29, 2026, 11:21:49 PMOut of curiosity, does anyone on here have a genuine case for retaining league finals?

It just seems bizarre to me that every year we talk about how good, how competitive, how unpredictable our national leagues are. And then the league finals come along and without fail, drain the absolute f**king life out of us.

3 out of 4 highly competitive games and seeing what it meant to Carlow would suggest keeping them. I know Down thought they were above division 3 finals and looked depressed but not every team did

smort · March 30, 2026, 07:57:40 AM

Is Murphy going to get away with this? Is there anything that says decisions can be looked at retrospectively?

The whole country has seen him box the head, and ribs, off Dylan Casey and because Gough gave him a yellow, nothing can be done??

Would be an argument for VAR

tyrone08 · March 30, 2026, 08:06:52 AM

The GAA stance on

Quote from: smort on March 30, 2026, 07:57:40 AMIs Murphy going to get away with this? Is there anything that says decisions can be looked at retrospectively?

The whole country has seen him box the head, and ribs, off Dylan Casey and because Gough gave him a yellow, nothing can be done??

Would be an argument for VAR

The GAA stance on incidents like this has been pathetic over the years, cant see it changing now. Unfortunately it is going to take a serious injury in order to change it. All this talk about sportsmanship, respect etc and they allow players to get assaulted on the pitch.

naka · March 30, 2026, 08:11:07 AM

Quote from: SouthDublinBro on March 29, 2026, 09:59:43 PMRidiculous that Murphy won't be punished further for that.

Would have been some outcry if he was from Armagh or Tyrone

Tbf though gough would have sent him off without hesitation if that had been the case

marty34 · March 30, 2026, 08:11:49 AM

Quote from: tyrone08 on March 30, 2026, 08:06:52 AMThe GAA stance on
Quote from: smort on March 30, 2026, 07:57:40 AMIs Murphy going to get away with this? Is there anything that says decisions can be looked at retrospectively?

The whole country has seen him box the head, and ribs, off Dylan Casey and because Gough gave him a yellow, nothing can be done??

Would be an argument for VAR

The GAA stance on incidents like this has been pathetic over the years, cant see it changing now. Unfortunately it is going to take a serious injury in order to change it. All this talk about sportsmanship, respect etc and they allow players to get assaulted on the pitch.

I think once given a card, then that was that. Maybe I'm wrong?

But the closed fist to the ribs was just as bad. Referees will be all over him now in championship with all this hulabaloo now abut it. About time.

I just wish a manager would be honest. Could Mc Guinness not just say yeah, poor attempt at a so called tackle? Was a red card. End of.

tyrone08 · March 30, 2026, 08:12:41 AM

Quote from: naka on March 30, 2026, 08:11:07 AM
Quote from: SouthDublinBro on March 29, 2026, 09:59:43 PMRidiculous that Murphy won't be punished further for that.

Would have been some outcry if he was from Armagh or Tyrone

Tbf though gough would have sent him off without hesitation if that had been the case

Gough needs to go as a ref, over the years he has been getting worse. He is the most inconsistent ref there is. Always making stupid decisions.

Wildweasel74 · March 30, 2026, 08:15:04 AM

You need relook at what he seen C Glass off for in the Kildare game which was somehow upheld and that yesterday!

marty34 · March 30, 2026, 08:22:04 AM

Always said GAA need a panel, like rugby, to sit down on a Monday morning and look at issues like this.

Then dish out appropiate suspensions. No appeals or waffle like that. End of.

square_ball · March 30, 2026, 08:30:48 AM

Those sneaky punches to the ribs have been going on for years and have never been punished by the ref or called out by pundits. Its a cowards tackle knowing that 100% of the time you'll get away with it.

As for Gough the less said the better. He has been a bad referee for years.

tonto1888 · March 30, 2026, 08:32:36 AM

Quote from: tbrick18 on March 29, 2026, 11:55:03 PMMaybe king Jarlath will intervene as its a safeguarding issue.
Can't be letting high profile players run about punching lads, serious risk of serious injury with blows like that. Disgrace if nothing is done about it, as blatant as ive seen in a long time.

Donegal by far the better side today.
id be more wary than ever of Kerry after that though.

didnt see the incident so wont comment on it but can anything be done about it given Murphy was yellow carded? Assuming thats what you are talking about?

Armagh18 · March 30, 2026, 08:32:43 AM

Quote from: marty34 on March 30, 2026, 08:11:49 AM
Quote from: tyrone08 on March 30, 2026, 08:06:52 AMThe GAA stance on
Quote from: smort on March 30, 2026, 07:57:40 AMIs Murphy going to get away with this? Is there anything that says decisions can be looked at retrospectively?

The whole country has seen him box the head, and ribs, off Dylan Casey and because Gough gave him a yellow, nothing can be done??

Would be an argument for VAR

The GAA stance on incidents like this has been pathetic over the years, cant see it changing now. Unfortunately it is going to take a serious injury in order to change it. All this talk about sportsmanship, respect etc and they allow players to get assaulted on the pitch.

I think once given a card, then that was that. Maybe I'm wrong?

But the closed fist to the ribs was just as bad. Referees will be all over him now in championship with all this hulabaloo now abut it. About time.

I just wish a manager would be honest. Could Mc Guinness not just say yeah, poor attempt at a so called tackle? Was a red card. End of.

Murphy been a tr**p for years on the field and the refs worship the ground he walks on, can't see it changing unless there is a media pile on, but he's their darling so I doubt it.

NAG1 · March 30, 2026, 08:32:51 AM

Quote from: tyrone08 on March 30, 2026, 08:12:41 AM
Quote from: naka on March 30, 2026, 08:11:07 AM
Quote from: SouthDublinBro on March 29, 2026, 09:59:43 PMRidiculous that Murphy won't be punished further for that.

Would have been some outcry if he was from Armagh or Tyrone

Tbf though gough would have sent him off without hesitation if that had been the case

Gough needs to go as a ref, over the years he has been getting worse. He is the most inconsistent ref there is. Always making stupid decisions.

Don't disagree on this, but his Linesman and the 4th Official let him down a bagful. Happened right in front of both of them and they still let him dish out a yellow. Poor all round.