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Monaghan GAA thread - 4 Like(s)
Best of luck to Monaghan this weekend. A wonderful opportunity to reach the last 4 and who knows after that. Some wonderful footballers and always great supporters who I do enjoy talking to whenever we meet each other. Good luck!

D.Hyde (National) - 27/06/2026 08:27:04

Kerry 2022-Current Team Better Than 04-09 Team? - 1 Like(s)
Current team better and lot more streetwise.

hlynch12 (National) - 26/06/2026 20:05:34

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
I'd imagine Westmeath will get one All Star, as they are provincial champions when nobody would have expected it at the start of the championship, but definitely not any more than that. Over the last 10 years there has been max 1 or 2 players that didn't reach a semi final that got one. And in a lot of those years the semi finalists accounted for all 15. I can't remember any team that didn't reach a semi final getting more than one in recent times.

It will probably be Whittaker or Wallace. Kelly was excellent but there's a lot of top forwards that got through to the quarter finals, and with the new rules and high scores, they're likely to stand out more over the rest of the championship. Connellan and Drumm might get nominated but my money would be on one of Wallace and Whittaker winning one.

anon (National) - 27/06/2026 11:00:01

Kerry 2022-Current Team Better Than 04-09 Team? - 1 Like(s)
I don't think current Kerry team would have beaten their 2010 - 2019 team, never mind the 2004 - 09 outfit.

Nor would they have beaten Tyrone 2005 - 8, nor of course Dublin 2011 - 20, a shadow of which team spanked them just three years ago, and which could still do on a going day. As could 3/4 of other teams still left. Truth.

BarneyGrant (National) - 27/06/2026 11:06:04

Kerry 2022-Current Team Better Than 04-09 Team? - 1 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "I don't think current Kerry team would have beaten their 2010 - 2019 team, never mind the 2004 - 09 outfit.

Nor would they have beaten Tyrone 2005 - 8, nor of course Dublin 2011 - 20, a shadow of which team spanked them just three years ago, and which could still do on a going day. As could 3/4 of other teams still left. Truth."
In fairness ye didn't spank them 3 years ago. Ye won narrowly after being gifted a goal by a very careless mistake from a kerry defender. Their natural fear of a dublin jersey post 2011 kicked into gear then.

Agree generally with your point though. Barring a couple of generational players this kerry team is a tad overrated.

Seniorleague (National) - 27/06/2026 13:37:55

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "Just going back to the performance of Ciaran Kilkenny yesterday.
It was the topic of conversation of quite a few fans leaving the Hill after the win.

8 All Ireland medals
12 Leinster medals
5 League medals
6 All Stars.

And him still scrapping for the ball like a man trying to prove himself….! What a performance by him.

Like many other fans, I would have him in my all time top 15 Dublin players.

He also won a Leinster Minor Football and Leinster Minor Hurling medals in 2011.
And then Leinster and All Ireland u21 Football medals the following year.
CK made his Senior debut with the Dubs in 2012.

He will be 33 next month - what a career he has had.

Definitely an unsung hero for the Boys in Blue."
Ive always thought hes an immense player. When i think of the 6 in a row team hes one of the first players who comes to mind.Does he get a bit overlooked in Dublin?

Seniorleague (National) - 27/06/2026 13:43:23

Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Cockney_Cat:  "Cork football might be better off, but what about Cork hurling?
And going off topic a bit, is football bigger than hurling in Cork?"
Hurling is much bigger than football as can be seen in the attendances supporting the games (even allowing for the obvious bandwagon support). The prestige and opportunities which come from being a Cork hurler aren't really there for the footballers which results in promising footballers such as Hugh O Connor and a young Brian Hayes who are better footballers than hurlers at 20/21 choosing to develop as hurlers over playing with the footballers.

Like many counties (Galway/Clare/Tipp etc) hurling and football is split geographically. The city is somewhat neutral and contributes a fairly equal amount of hurlers and footballers. East Cork is Cork's main hurling region. Cork city (10) and east cork (14) contribute 24 of the 36 players on the Cork hurling team. That's not even counting anyone from Sarsfields who are the best club side in Cork and one of the best in Munster. Outside of that the pocket of North Cork by the Limerick border containing Charleville (Darragh Fitzgibbon), Newtownshandrum (Tim O'Mahony, Cormac O Brien and manager Ben O Connor) Ballyhea, Dromina and Milford would be a good contributor of Cork hurlers.

South East of the city, the Carrigdhoun region is home to a good few Senior A and Premier Int clubs such as Ballinhassig (Pa Collins and Darragh O Sullivan). In the immediate suburbs of Cork, Blarney (Mark Coleman, Shane Barrett, Padraig Power), Ballincollig (Brian Keating), Inniscarra (Sean O Donoghue), Eire Og and Cloughduv are part of Muskerry division which the further west you go is predominantly football. Also important to note towns such as Mallow, Bandon and Fermoy are generally slightly better at football but still complete at a decent enough level in hurling.

Anywhere west of Bandon and the N20 Cork-Limerick road is a really good producer of Cork footballers. This is a sizable enough region containing the Carbery, Duhallow and Bears divisions, nearly all of Muskerry and contains large towns such as Clonakilty, Skibbereen, Rosscarbery and Bantry. There are still some clubs playing at a really high level in hurling such as Kanturk (Alan Walsh, Brian O Sullivan and former hurlers Anthony Nash, Aidan Walsh and Lorcan McLoughlin) and Newcestown (former hurler Luke Meade's club) who play at premier Senior level. Hugh O Connor (Newmarket) is another west cork player and it's great to see players such as him come from small west Cork junior a clubs. The opposite is true with the footballers where apart from Aghada and Glanmire (Premier Intermediate), Cobh and Glenville (Premier Junior) nearly all of East Cork is junior football. This is why this years Cork minor footballers are so promising as they contain 10 or 11 players from predominantly hurling clubs who would never have contributed to the Cork footballers at any level

Hope this answers some questions, apologies for hijacking the thread.

Frontier1000 (National) - 27/06/2026 14:30:51

GAATV - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Kew:  "Why have gaa plus got two teams talking about the game at half time? Both are pitch side two presenters it seems a bit excessive? Does anyone know why it done like this?"
Probably knew you'd be watching, you know, just to wind you up.

Square_B (National) - 27/06/2026 17:21:11

6 Teams Left In A Hurling May 24Th - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Seniorleague:  "When did i ever say that there are no top hurlers or clubs in Joe McDonagh counties?"
"I don't doubt that their commitment is admirable but their inferior skill and fitness levels compared to their McCarthy counterparts would indicate that they don't work just as hard."

This is what you said- inferior skill?!!!
And they dont work as hard?!!!

Viking66 (National) - 27/06/2026 18:27:16