All-Ireland Series Sam Maguire 2026

[Blowitupref]

1st round draw tomorrow. Teams on the left will be at home to the teams on the right.

[Solo_run]

Armagh to get Tyrone again

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Draw tomorrow and I've a quick query.

Now that theres only 2 seeds will there be any need to do the draw the way they did it last 3 years.

Instead of Armagh/Monaghan v Mayo for example can we set in stone exactly who all the provincial finalists are playing in advance.

I see no issue in doing a complete draw tomorrow anyways.

Would stop teams getting tougher draws for winning their provincial like we seem with Galway last year.

[The Boy Wonder]

In answer to above - all eight first round ties will be drawn tomorrow.
Provincial finalists in Bowl 1 (no distinction between winners and losers as finals yet to be played).
All teams will know who they will play in Round 1.

[Stickittotheman]

Just when you thought it couldn't get any messier they dream up this.

[The Boy Wonder]

Just when you thought it couldn't get any messier they dream up this.

Messier ?  Relatively straightforward I would have thought.

Please note that Monaghan can draw Derry, Roscomomon can draw Mayo and Westmeath can draw Kildare.
Is is of course a separate competition to the provincials (supposedly) 

[nrico2006]

Just when you thought it couldn't get any messier they dream up this.

Agreed. They saw the new CL style and tried to follow suit.

[armaghniac]

Kildare or Cavan would suit, but perhaps Derry or Louth would be manageable.

[David McKeown]

I thought the draw was supposed to be

Knocked out team a v Ulster winner
Knocked out team b v Ulster runner up.

In other words teams would know which of two teams they'd be playing until the final was decided.

Have they changed to all teams knowing tomorrow regardless of final results?

[The Boy Wonder]

From gaa.ie

[weareros]

Yes whoever a team draws tomorrow is who they will be playing regardless of result. The only advantage of a provincial winner is the same as a provincial loser and that is home advantage, whereas the Pot B team has a rest, less risk of injury, no red card risk, and 3 weeks to study opponent and attend match to study further. But it is what it is.

[David McKeown]

Yes whoever a team draws tomorrow is who they will be playing regardless of result. The only advantage of a provincial winner is the same as a provincial loser and that is home advantage, whereas the Pot B team has a rest, less risk of injury, no red card risk, and 3 weeks to study opponent and attend match to study further. But it is what it is.

Madness

[Wildweasel74]

That doesnt make sense, u think its be the winners, runner ups against whoever drawn to play the winners and runner up.

[TyroneTam]

The draw is live on GAA+ at 1pm

[Main Street]

I don't mind the lack of pre determination but could it happen that Monaghan meet Derry in round one?