All-Ireland Series Sam Maguire 2026

[gallsman]

Yes

[APM]

It's completely stupid. So the Ulster winner could draw Donegal and the Ulster loser could draw Cavan and you're better off losing Ulster.

The non-provincial finalists should be seeded by league position and the lowest seeds (Cavan, Kildare, Westmeath and Tyrone) should be drawn to play the provincial winners. At least that would make more sense.

[Tyrone Dreamer]

It'll be Armagh and Monaghan in the draw (and not Ulster winner/runner up). So won't matter how you do in the final as to who you get.

[nrico2006]

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

The logic of the format in the image in this chat doesn't make sense. Surely the winners should get some advantage.

[Wildweasel74]

Theres zero advantage, practically playing as a seperate competition, u think winning u province, should at least take you to the last 8,

[The Boy Wonder]

There is the (remote) possibility of 4 repeats of provincial matches
Roscommon v Mayo
Monaghan v Derry
Dublin v Louth
Westmeath v Kildare

Some craic here if 2 or 3 of them happen 

[gallsman]

Winning your province hasn't taken you to the last 8 for what, five years?

[Wildweasel74]

It hasnt but there no promotion now of winning u province in the race for a All-Ireland. The set up previous few yrs is better than this. Derry used this propsed new set up in last yrs club championship

[Captain Obvious]

Provincial winners to draw the lowest ranking teams (on where they finished in the league) is how the draw should be done instead of what they'll have tomorrow.

[armaghniac]

There is the (remote) possibility of 4 repeats of provincial matches
Roscommon v Mayo
Monaghan v Derry
Dublin v Louth
Westmeath v Kildare

Some craic here if 2 or 3 of them happen 

Is Armagh v Tyrone not there also?

[The Boy Wonder]

Yes indeed - 5 possible repeat pairings
Armagh v Tyrone
Roscommon v Mayo
Monaghan v Cavan/Derry
Dublin v Louth
Westmeath v Kildare

[David McKeown]

Yes indeed - 5 possible repeat pairings
Armagh v Tyrone
Roscommon v Mayo
Monaghan v Cavan/Derry
Dublin v Louth
Westmeath v Kildare

Westmeath v Meath also possible

[armaghniac]

So there is a 66% chance of one repeat game from an earlier round. Monaghan and Armagh have a 50% chance of gettng an Ulster team, so it is likely that at least one will. But it is equally likely that an Ulster team will have to travel to Munster, which is an inevitable consequence of the imbalance between the two provinces. If you are likes of Derry and trying to get the show back on the road, a trip to Killarney might not be the ideal start.

[Dunneroyal]

Yes indeed - 5 possible repeat pairings
Armagh v Tyrone
Roscommon v Mayo
Monaghan v Cavan/Derry
Dublin v Louth
Westmeath v Kildare

Or Westmeath Meath.

[Dunneroyal]

I want the rossies