All-Ireland QFs: Armagh/Roscommon, Dublin/Galway, Donegal/Louth, Kerry/Derry

[JoG2]

If Donegal and Derry win, what way does that leave it? Open draw?

Well then we'd have played all 3. Maybe Galway vs Donegal as they havent played and us vs Derry? "Avoid repeat pairing where possible". Galway Donegal would be the only way of avoiding repeat pairing for one game anyway. 

If Derry win it's an open draw.
Otherwise repeat pairings can be avoided.

https://x.com/statsandsolos/status/1807126036414378150?s=46&t=F_sQ_3viFZ6zidQYNagDEA

How can it not be (IF Donegal and Derry did manage to win) Galway v Donegal and Derry v Armagh?

[thejuice]

The beast has been slain! Well done Galway. Hope they land Sam now.

[Jell 0 Biafra]

One lousy Sam McGuire in 4 years, and some of you want us split!

[Jell 0 Biafra]

Doh!

[highorlow]

Playing McCarty, McCaffery and Mannion from the start looks to have backfired

[cornerback]

If Donegal and Derry win, what way does that leave it? Open draw?

Well then we'd have played all 3. Maybe Galway vs Donegal as they havent played and us vs Derry? "Avoid repeat pairing where possible". Galway Donegal would be the only way of avoiding repeat pairing for one game anyway. 

If Derry win it's an open draw.
Otherwise repeat pairings can be avoided.

https://x.com/statsandsolos/status/1807126036414378150?s=46&t=F_sQ_3viFZ6zidQYNagDEA

How can it not be (IF Donegal and Derry did manage to win) Galway v Donegal and Derry v Armagh?

At semi-final stage it's avoid all possible repeat pairings (entire championship).
Different to quarter final that is avoid group pairings & provincial final

[armaghniac]

Playing McCarty, McCaffery and Mannion from the start looks to have backfired

You wouldn't see McGeeney doing that!

[thewobbler]

Playing McCarty, McCaffery and Mannion from the start looks to have backfired

Found that decision most odd. The key to Dublin's dominance has always been bringing in impact subs in the third quarter. The next Dublin generation are all good players but they don't have that impact (thankfully).

Also found the decision to withdraw free takers in a tight game to be most odd.

[Jell 0 Biafra]

Playing McCarty, McCaffery and Mannion from the start looks to have backfired

I was wondering about that. Would it have been better to bring the latter two on towards the end, with tiring defenders to run at?  Kind of a damned-if-you-do scenario for Dessie.

[galwayman]

Honestly I could not see that second half performance coming.
Only a quarter final of course but probably one of my proudest days as a Galway football supporter - and I've seen a lot of them over the past 40 or so years!
Just the sheer guts of that second half display & the fact that I didn't think we had it in us.
With Kelly, Walsh and Finnerty gone off and Comer well held to dig it out like that was a serious effort.
The lads that came in all did their bit to get us over the line.
Dublin probably should have brought it to extra time at the death (which would have been self inflicted with an awful giveaway of possession) but we'll take it!
It kind of reminded me a small bit of the Mayo Dublin semi final in 2021 the way the tide turned in the second half.

[Jell 0 Biafra]

It kind of reminded me a small bit of the Mayo Dublin semi final in 2021 the way the tide turned in the second half.

Very much so.  Just like that game, Dublin tried to blow you away in the first half, but you hung on there, and Dublin ran out of steam during the second half.

[gallsman]

McCaffrey in particular was a strange one. Not sure where he was supposed to be playing. I've never seen him look as ineffective.

[red hander]

Honestly I could not see that second half performance coming.
Only a quarter final of course but probably one of my proudest days as a Galway football supporter - and I've seen a lot of them over the past 40 or so years!
Just the sheer guts of that second half display & the fact that I didn't think we had it in us.
With Kelly, Walsh and Finnerty gone off and Comer well held to dig it out like that was a serious effort.
The lads that came in all did their bit to get us over the line.
Dublin probably should have brought it to extra time at the death (which would have been self inflicted with an awful giveaway of possession) but we'll take it!
It kind of reminded me a small bit of the Mayo Dublin semi final in 2021 the way the tide turned in the second half.

Great stuff. Enjoy. Cut out the bad wides and your lads are serious contenders, with the heart they showed in second half.

[David McKeown]

I thought the permutations were.

If Louth and Kerry win

Then Louth will be drawn to play either Galway or Armagh, Kerry will play the other.

If Louth and Derry win then it's a fully open draw.

If Donegal and Kerry win then it's Donegal v Galway and Armagh v Kerry.  Edit this is a fully open draw too

Nope I'm wrong.

If Donegal and Derry win then Donegal are drawn to play Galway or Derry and Armagh play the other.


So I don't think there's anyway Donegal can draw Armagh.

[Armamike]

Any outcome other than a penalty shoot loss was a bonus for me.