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The Leinster Council have done the draw for the first round and quarter-finals of next year's Leinster senior football championship. It seems the Connacht and Munster draws will happen tomorrow morning, and the Ulster draw will be on Wednesday (according to RnaG if I understood it right). Does anyone know why they're all being done separately this year? And why did Leinster draw up to the quarter-finals and then stop? Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1042 - 07/10/2019 11:49:28 2241765 Link
Meath avoid Kildare and Dublin again. This gives use a realistic chance of making the leinster final. If we are lucky enough to make it, hopefully Andy rests his first 15 for the 4th round qualifier to come after. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 07/10/2019 12:23:05 2241778 Link
Replying To Jack_Goff: "Meath avoid Kildare and Dublin again. This gives use a realistic chance of making the leinster final. If we are lucky enough to make it, hopefully Andy rests his first 15 for the 4th round qualifier to come after." Provincial semi final draw has yet to take place. Wont know whos playing Dublin till quarter finals complete. cuttothebone (Kildare) - Posts: 163 - 07/10/2019 12:42:29 2241789 Link
I hope the Dublin game will be played in Mullingar! Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 07/10/2019 12:53:01 2241794 Link
Replying To Ban: "I hope the Dublin game will be played in Mullingar!" Hope so too! TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 07/10/2019 13:11:28 2241805 Link
Replying To Jack_Goff: "Meath avoid Kildare and Dublin again. This gives use a realistic chance of making the leinster final. If we are lucky enough to make it, hopefully Andy rests his first 15 for the 4th round qualifier to come after." I'd say he couldn't rest his first fifteen against Kilkenny jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1459 - 07/10/2019 13:24:01 2241810 Link
Replying To Jack_Goff: "Meath avoid Kildare and Dublin again. This gives use a realistic chance of making the leinster final. If we are lucky enough to make it, hopefully Andy rests his first 15 for the 4th round qualifier to come after." You are incorrect. Semi Final draw to take place after the 1/4's Meath not guaranteed a Leinster Final place just yet..... Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3738 - 07/10/2019 13:37:39 2241819 Link
Replying To Ban: "I hope the Dublin game will be played in Mullingar!" Yep, would be great to play it in Mullingar. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3738 - 07/10/2019 13:38:39 2241821 Link
Due to the draw of the Leinster Championship Meath qualify for the Super 8's. A team that will struggle in Div 1 and are probably around 8th to 15th in the country miss the competitive games others will have to go through to take their place in end of season round robin competition :-) sam1884 (UK) - Posts: 999 - 07/10/2019 14:01:55 2241831 Link
Replying To cuttothebone: "Provincial semi final draw has yet to take place. Wont know whos playing Dublin till quarter finals complete." I think it's a good change. Keeps a bit of excitement back. The Leinster championship needs something to give it a buzz, playing a quarter final already knowing that the Dubs await in the semifinals and a long qualifier road awaits takes away from the excitement of the quarterfinals a bit. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4241 - 07/10/2019 14:19:34 2241834 Link
Replying To Ban: "I hope the Dublin game will be played in Mullingar!" What's the current capacity? They might try and fix it for Navan or Tullamore. It seems I jumped the gun. Looks like anyone can get Dublin in the semis. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 07/10/2019 14:23:33 2241836 Link
Replying To Jack_Goff: "Meath avoid Kildare and Dublin again. This gives use a realistic chance of making the leinster final. If we are lucky enough to make it, hopefully Andy rests his first 15 for the 4th round qualifier to come after." I thought semi-final was an open draw this year? If we win quarter we can get any of the other winners, or am I reading it wrong? seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2151 - 07/10/2019 14:24:57 2241837 Link
Replying To Ban: "I hope the Dublin game will be played in Mullingar!" Let's hope so. Dubs all on for it. They don't allow us to travel enough. Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 07/10/2019 14:30:25 2241839 Link
Replying To Whammo86: "I think it's a good change. Keeps a bit of excitement back. The Leinster championship needs something to give it a buzz, playing a quarter final already knowing that the Dubs await in the semifinals and a long qualifier road awaits takes away from the excitement of the quarterfinals a bit." To be honest, id say the concern was lads leaving for the year. take Daniel Flynn, he went off for the year as you knew fairly early on after the draw it could be a very quiet year glory wise, or a tough one going through a good few rounds of the qualifiers given they were down to play Dublin on the Leinster Semi, so he could make a decision last winter to pick last year to take the year out. I dont know for certain if that was his reason, but id say it certainly came into his thinking. Maybe this way is a better way, given the above but its a patch up job on a leaky deck, the provincials are a waste of time in Leinster and good for no one and badly need to be scrapped. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 07/10/2019 14:54:26 2241847 Link
Replying To seadog54: "I thought semi-final was an open draw this year? If we win quarter we can get any of the other winners, or am I reading it wrong?" No, it's always been that way; it's just that this time, they're waiting for the quarters to be finished before doing the semi-final draw. Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1042 - 07/10/2019 15:38:28 2241861 Link
Replying To Whammo86: "I think it's a good change. Keeps a bit of excitement back. The Leinster championship needs something to give it a buzz, playing a quarter final already knowing that the Dubs await in the semifinals and a long qualifier road awaits takes away from the excitement of the quarterfinals a bit." That seems like a good reason alright! Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1042 - 07/10/2019 15:39:02 2241862 Link
Replying To TheUsername: "To be honest, id say the concern was lads leaving for the year. take Daniel Flynn, he went off for the year as you knew fairly early on after the draw it could be a very quiet year glory wise, or a tough one going through a good few rounds of the qualifiers given they were down to play Dublin on the Leinster Semi, so he could make a decision last winter to pick last year to take the year out. I dont know for certain if that was his reason, but id say it certainly came into his thinking. Maybe this way is a better way, given the above but its a patch up job on a leaky deck, the provincials are a waste of time in Leinster and good for no one and badly need to be scrapped." Yeah look I'd agree with all of that. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4241 - 07/10/2019 16:36:42 2241881 Link
Replying To Jack_Goff: "Meath avoid Kildare and Dublin again. This gives use a realistic chance of making the leinster final. If we are lucky enough to make it, hopefully Andy rests his first 15 for the 4th round qualifier to come after." Waste of time, we will give them a better game, what did ye manage last year, 0-4 was it, good God. lilypad (Kildare) - Posts: 1363 - 07/10/2019 17:44:11 2241891 Link
Replying To lilypad: "Waste of time, we will give them a better game, what did ye manage last year, 0-4 was it, good God." Actually it was this year, if you must sneer please do It accurately. Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 07/10/2019 18:40:19 2241902 Link
Replying To lilypad: "Waste of time, we will give them a better game, what did ye manage last year, 0-4 was it, good God." Did not realise Kildare had got a bye to semi-final. seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2151 - 07/10/2019 19:19:07 2241914 Link