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Replying To legendzxix:  "Hmmm. Provincial finalists have home advantage and avoid each other in Round 1. Would it just be an extra reward for provincial winners that they would have home advantage and avoid each other in Round 2. It's not a major restriction like. Just looking to offer some reasonable carrot for actually winning the finals."
Why don't you just guarantee Kerry a place in AI semifinal each year, never mind all the hassle of playing too many teams? Let Cork start at qfinal stage, and tell everyone about the great munster championship performances, to get there. How Waterford "pushed us to the pin of our collars" etc, etc.

Expertinall (UK) - Posts: 136 - 04/06/2026 18:38:48    2677965

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Replying To legendzxix:  "Hmmm. Provincial finalists have home advantage and avoid each other in Round 1. Would it just be an extra reward for provincial winners that they would have home advantage and avoid each other in Round 2. It's not a major restriction like. Just looking to offer some reasonable carrot for actually winning the finals."
I don't love the fully open draw, I'd rather do a draw for all at the start so each team knows their path to QF depending on whether they end up in R2A or B. But the biggest selling point of open draw is that any team can get any other if they haven't played before, throws up loads of new pairings like Louth Armagh! And when is the last time Kerry played Kildare in championship. So I don't like restricting the R2 draws that depending on which teams win there could only be 1 valid draw.

systematic (Galway) - Posts: 309 - 04/06/2026 18:55:23    2677969

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