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Mayo, Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Donegal Or Armagh - All Ireland Champions 2027? - 3 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "Mayo - after a 75 year wait, 2 buses could come at once! Could be the first county since Kerry 06-07 to win back to back titles outside of their home league ground.
Tyrone - impressive winners over Dublin in Croke Park in the 2025 quarter final. Narrowly lost out in this year's quarter final. With young players to come through, they could take some stopping.
Dublin - a dangerous animal in their home league ground at the business end of the championship.
Kerry - the great Kerry team of 06-07 were the last to achieve back to back titles outside of their home league ground. The current side haven't been able to match that.
Galway - are they nearing the end of their championship window.. Drew the short straw of Dublin in Dublin's home league ground in the quarter finals.
Donegal - also drew the short straw of Dublin in Dublin's home league ground in Round 3. They'll be back with a vengeance next year.
Armagh - Won Ulster. Tough loss in Round 3. With the new format there will be heavyweights knocked out before the quarters.
Dangerous opponents:
Meath - won Division 2 and were knocked out by Mayo. They'll be a threat to the so-called main contenders.
Cork - got promoted to Division 1 and were knocked out by Mayo. They could be inspired by Roscommon and Westmeath to give Munster a right rattle next year.
Roscommon - shook up Division 1 and the Connacht championship. The task now is to follow it up in the All Ireland championship.
Louth - impressive victories in 2026. Improved on 2025. Tough loss in the semi final but they'll bounce back.
Derry - weren't far off promotion.
Down - if they can get back to the All Ireland championship, they'll be a tricky opponent." Kerry have to be favourites, they'll be well rested after coming out of the hurling province of Munster !
DUBJOHN (National) - 06/08/2026 11:18:31
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International Rules - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Dmoa95: "Mayo have seven players from their women's team in the WAFL.
I'm sure the men's team would also be in a much better position if they were retaining Kobe (18) and had Oisín Mullin (25). Those are two generational players who a defence and forward line could be built around for the next five to seven years.
Kerry have lost some massive players as well, which would definitely increase their chances of winning more All-Irelands." Imagine how many All Irelands Monaghan would have won, if Jonathan Douglas, Mark Connolly and Aaron McCarey hadnt been lured across the water to play Association Football. Total nonsense being shared on this subject. What about all the priests that were lost to counties back in the days. Calm down lads. Emigration is an Irish thing whether it be for work or sport. Long may it continue.
ORIELMAN85 (National) - 05/08/2026 21:44:47
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Great for the ladies to win last Sunday, another All Ireland final this weekend with the camogies, hopefully a double incoming...
Belclare98 (National) - 05/08/2026 21:58:12
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Mayo, Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Donegal Or Armagh - All Ireland Champions 2027? - 1 Like(s)
Hopefully none of those 7.
Seanfan (National) - 06/08/2026 11:27:55
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"It's Worrying For Hurling!" - 1 Like(s)
Replying To logger: "What learnings? Two-pointers if the goalie scores, and I wouldn't put it beyond Nicky Quaid.
When has Nicky ever scored a point? Maybe I'm forgetting here but he doesn't do it regularly anyway. Perhaps he should have said Mark Fanning here." Long range scores are all well and good, but the last thing hurling needs is more incentives for not working the ball into the forwards to make goal scoring opportunities
If they were going to fiddle with scoring the only change I would trial is 4 points for a goal and indirect frees for "technical fouls"
Football had a problem with defending on top, and low scoring, hurling does not have that scoring problem
Yadse (National) - 06/08/2026 12:28:30
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International Rules - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tirawleybaron: "There is a reality coming down the tracks for mens gaelic football.
The all Ireland semis and finals took in over €24m in gate reciepts. (83,000 x €100)
The current football product will attract bigger crowds in earlier especially if the competitiveness remains.
The other GAA sports - Hurling, lgfa, camogie, tailteann cup, will always be amateur as there is no market to sustain those sports at a professional level.
However, with the commitment needed from multiple counties to win Sam Maguire - there is a business case developing for having 10 semi professional football counties at a minimum (Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Mayo, Tyrone, Donegal, Armagh, Kildare, Meath, Louth) as they would have the attendences to support it in a tailored competition.
Roscommon, Monaghan, Westmeath might have the teams now to joint them, but don't have the population to do it.
Cork , Limerick, Clare, Waterford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Wexford would be involved in hurling which doesn't have enough general appeal to ever become a runner for a semi professional operation.
The day will come when the the top end of the gaelic football pyramid will produce enough talent that Aussie rules will take 20 or so a year. The only way to stop it is to have a paid opportunity at home. That is the inevitable conclusion" It's far from an inevitable conclusion. You might want to take out the GAA annual report if you honestly think the GAA or the counties listed could sustain 10 semi-professional teams. How would Mayo pay for it for example, a county that is well known to be up their neck in debt, debt that Croke Park owns (lets call it what it is, a bailout) and to which is preventing capital investment in the overall game until it's paid off. Ye will be a long time paying off 25k a month and on very, very favourable terms may I add (https://www.the42.ie/mayo-gaa-finance-6715779-May2025/).
Creating an 'elite' faction to the GAA will certainly kill it off. All counties go professional or no professional, which to be clear, I would never be in agreement with in the first place.
And so what if 20 players a year head out to Australia, off they go. This idea that the GAA must over react to a minute proportion of their players heading to aus is laughable.
Square_B (National) - 06/08/2026 12:33:10
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To veterngaa: "Scotstown won the league without Beggan, McCarron, 2 x Hughes etc They have Meehan back and brought in Keenan, Gallagher, Foley, McElwaine and McCaffrey along with Finely and Darcy Foy. There will be players outside the 24 with 6/7 county medals not getting a look in.
There forwards are
McCarron
Mattie Maguire
Francis Maguire
McElwaine
Mallon
Max Maguire
Shane Carey
James Hamill
Jason Carey
Defenders
O'Toole
McCarthy
Kieran Hughes
Darren Hughes
McArdle
Connolly
McCaffrey
Meehan
McPhillips
Where do you go picking that team …" When you see them names it just reinforces the incredible manager that McCauge is wining championships with scotstown…….some achievement…..
mick2007 (National) - 06/08/2026 14:08:35
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International Rules - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tirawleybaron: "There is a reality coming down the tracks for mens gaelic football.
The all Ireland semis and finals took in over €24m in gate reciepts. (83,000 x €100)
The current football product will attract bigger crowds in earlier especially if the competitiveness remains.
The other GAA sports - Hurling, lgfa, camogie, tailteann cup, will always be amateur as there is no market to sustain those sports at a professional level.
However, with the commitment needed from multiple counties to win Sam Maguire - there is a business case developing for having 10 semi professional football counties at a minimum (Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Mayo, Tyrone, Donegal, Armagh, Kildare, Meath, Louth) as they would have the attendences to support it in a tailored competition.
Roscommon, Monaghan, Westmeath might have the teams now to joint them, but don't have the population to do it.
Cork , Limerick, Clare, Waterford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Wexford would be involved in hurling which doesn't have enough general appeal to ever become a runner for a semi professional operation.
The day will come when the the top end of the gaelic football pyramid will produce enough talent that Aussie rules will take 20 or so a year. The only way to stop it is to have a paid opportunity at home. That is the inevitable conclusion" I rarely give them praise, God forbid, but Roscommon have a better case to be in any semi pro set up than Meath. Bigger ground, better attendances at their games etc. Monaghan have ferocious support too. Westmeath has a passionate football base also.
I assume semi pro in that scenario would mean a home and away series with 18 games in a 10 team league. 9 at home, 9 away. I can't imagine there is an appetite for that at all at the minute or in the medium term.
ohwow (National) - 06/08/2026 14:11:55
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"It's Worrying For Hurling!" - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Yadse: "Long range scores are all well and good, but the last thing hurling needs is more incentives for not working the ball into the forwards to make goal scoring opportunities
If they were going to fiddle with scoring the only change I would trial is 4 points for a goal and indirect frees for "technical fouls"
Football had a problem with defending on top, and low scoring, hurling does not have that scoring problem" Exactly. The two-pointer in football was designed to incentivise long-range shooting. Hurling doesn't have that problem.
And I've actually made that point myself before too as regards indirect frees for technical fouls, including in my submission to the Hurling Advisory Committee's rules review survey. In particular, I'd be strict on the handpass, and would penalise any pass where there's not a clear striking motion and/or clear daylight between the palm of the hand and the ball at some stage of the motion.
Bearing in mind that a direct free from even 80 to 100 metres could lead directly to a score, it's probably too much of a penalty for a handpass that might just about have been technically legal in the first place. But if you make it an indirect free instead, I think referees would be much more inclined to blow up for all the dodgy ones, until we get to a stage where every handpass is clearly legal.
Pikeman96 (National) - 06/08/2026 15:36:28
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International Rules - 1 Like(s)
How many players do the Aus Rules Clubs "poach" from Ireland annually?
5? 6?.....?
Our dear neighbours to the West have lost Mullin and McDonald.
How many years apart?
Seanfan (National) - 06/08/2026 15:52:17
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International Rules - 1 Like(s)
Replying To FullOfPorter: "If getting an international opportunity organise it in the form of playing other international GAA clubs/regions, not some half baked crossbred game with another sport that is dire to watch." Good luck with getting a competitive game from that. The compromise rules were very enjoyable while they lasted.
ORIELMAN85 (National) - 06/08/2026 17:39:02
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