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Who are the teams to look out for this year.. Also think the hurling should be just one championship but what would I know U21 Football Championship Quarter Finals Seneschalstown or Summerhill v Curraha St.Peters Dunboyne or OMahonys v Donaghmore/Ashbourne Ratoath or Dunshaughlin v Skryne Simonstown v Trim U-21 (A) Football Quarter Finals (13 aside) St.Colmcilles or Wolfe Tones v Gaeil Colmcille Walterstown or Rathkenny v St.Olivers Na Fianna or St.Michaels v Moynalvey Killary Emmets v Bective/Dunsany U-21 (B) Football (13 aside) Cortown v Ballinabrackey Drumconrath/Meath Hill v St.Ultans Drumbaragh/Kilmainham v Nobber St.Patricks v Clann na nGael Blackhall Gaels v Moynalty Ballivor v Dunderry Oldcastle v Duleek/Bellewstown Slane v Longwood Irish_downunder (Meath) - Posts: 630 - 07/09/2016 14:58:39 1911340 Link
Replying To Irish_downunder: "Who are the teams to look out for this year.. Also think the hurling should be just one championship but what would I know U21 Football Championship Quarter Finals Seneschalstown or Summerhill v Curraha St.Peters Dunboyne or OMahonys v Donaghmore/Ashbourne Ratoath or Dunshaughlin v Skryne Simonstown v Trim U-21 (A) Football Quarter Finals (13 aside) St.Colmcilles or Wolfe Tones v Gaeil Colmcille Walterstown or Rathkenny v St.Olivers Na Fianna or St.Michaels v Moynalvey Killary Emmets v Bective/Dunsany U-21 (B) Football (13 aside) Cortown v Ballinabrackey Drumconrath/Meath Hill v St.Ultans Drumbaragh/Kilmainham v Nobber St.Patricks v Clann na nGael Blackhall Gaels v Moynalty Ballivor v Dunderry Oldcastle v Duleek/Bellewstown Slane v Longwood" very tough draw for ashbourne and navan and dunboyne can see whoever comes out from that quarter final will win the u21 championship! ashbourne and navan is a cracking game to kick of the u21s meathman20 (Meath) - Posts: 83 - 07/09/2016 15:38:09 1911365 Link
Should be starting early October as in other years Brownepat (Meath) - Posts: 532 - 16/09/2016 09:12:28 1914950 Link
Why is it 13 a side? 11jm11 (Kildare) - Posts: 365 - 16/09/2016 10:05:13 1914970 Link
Replying To 11jm11: "Why is it 13 a side?" The main championship is 15 a side. Th e A and B championships are 13 a side because those teams because would'nt have the numbers of the bigs teams.... obviously! pat_custard (Meath) - Posts: 125 - 17/09/2016 13:22:50 1915346 Link
Replying To pat_custard: "The main championship is 15 a side. Th e A and B championships are 13 a side because those teams because would'nt have the numbers of the bigs teams.... obviously!" Some big teams in the A mostly senior or amalgations it should be 15 as well Brownepat (Meath) - Posts: 532 - 17/09/2016 14:13:46 1915358 Link
Replying To Brownepat: "Some big teams in the A mostly senior or amalgations it should be 15 as well" I'd agree Brownpat. Lads should be well able to play U-21 at 17. So you are picking from lads who are 17,18,19 and 20. All those clubs should be well able to muster up 20 lads over 4 different ages. Having said that, there is an argument to be made for changing all football and hurling to 13 a side at every level. With increased fitness levels nowadays, and blanket defences, it would be good to give people more space on the ball. anfearbeag (Meath) - Posts: 1134 - 17/09/2016 17:21:32 1915394 Link
Replying To anfearbeag: "I'd agree Brownpat. Lads should be well able to play U-21 at 17. So you are picking from lads who are 17,18,19 and 20. All those clubs should be well able to muster up 20 lads over 4 different ages. Having said that, there is an argument to be made for changing all football and hurling to 13 a side at every level. With increased fitness levels nowadays, and blanket defences, it would be good to give people more space on the ball." I would agree 13 a side would be much more exciting. ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 17/09/2016 18:57:39 1915405 Link
Can you play U21 at the age of 17. MeathMan365 (Meath) - Posts: 2 - 20/09/2016 13:27:28 1916897 Link
Replying To ziggy32001: "I would agree 13 a side would be much more exciting." Can you play U21 at the age of 17. MeathMan365 (Meath) - Posts: 2 - 20/09/2016 13:28:48 1916899 Link
Wouldn't reducing the opportunities for players results in lads leaving the game? Dropping 2 men off every single team in the country would cause a lot of frustration. CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1644 - 20/09/2016 14:20:54 1916930 Link
Replying To CastleBravo: "Wouldn't reducing the opportunities for players results in lads leaving the game? Dropping 2 men off every single team in the country would cause a lot of frustration." Yes you right it maybe ok at inter county but not at club and defo not at adult under club if u know what I mean. Only u16s cant play u21 Brownepat (Meath) - Posts: 532 - 20/09/2016 15:20:02 1916979 Link
Replying To Brownepat: "Yes you right it maybe ok at inter county but not at club and defo not at adult under club if u know what I mean. Only u16s cant play u21" Does this mean anybody who is u17 can play u21 club? Abd124 (Meath) - Posts: 1 - 22/09/2016 12:43:07 1917899 Link
Yes pat is right once overage for u16 then can play u21 Havoc (Meath) - Posts: 296 - 22/09/2016 13:32:05 1917923 Link
Most clubs will find it difficult to even round up 13 lads to play. nmsmithy96 (Meath) - Posts: 108 - 22/09/2016 14:02:09 1917933 Link
Replying To nmsmithy96: "Most clubs will find it difficult to even round up 13 lads to play." While I am sympathetic to the difficulties that small clubs face, if you can't round up 13 lads between the ages and 17 and 20, then you really have no business being in the competition. Swallow your pride and amalgamate with your neighbours. Then when you get past U-21 level and on to Junior A or B, you can go back to kicking lumps out of each other if you like. anfearbeag (Meath) - Posts: 1134 - 22/09/2016 14:28:12 1917946 Link
It'd be 100% the right option to amalagmate clubs to give everyone a chance at playing at the highest level and it should be done at all levels ideally, not just u21. But stubborn club officials would never agree to that so it should be up to the county board to either force amalgamations or disqualify clubs who can't field a team. In my opinion playing 11 or 13 a side games benefits nobody and even then most lads in those games are players who haven't trained since minor level. My point before was that dropping 2 men off every single team in the country wouldn't cause that much frustration because most clubs wouldn't have 2 players to drop. nmsmithy96 (Meath) - Posts: 108 - 22/09/2016 15:27:42 1917976 Link
i see u21 championship is kicking off tonight big game fancy dunboyne to win and set up clash that will more than likely decide who will win it out against ashbourne meathman20 (Meath) - Posts: 83 - 30/09/2016 09:49:41 1920798 Link
Replying To meathman20: "i see u21 championship is kicking off tonight big game fancy dunboyne to win and set up clash that will more than likely decide who will win it out against ashbourne" Ashbourne hot favourites now Dunboyne gone. Bit of a suprise Navan beating them Brownepat (Meath) - Posts: 532 - 06/10/2016 13:03:23 1923227 Link
Replying To Brownepat: "Ashbourne hot favourites now Dunboyne gone. Bit of a suprise Navan beating them" ya big surprise but was always navan and ashbourne competing with each other at that age with navan coming out on top a lot so i wouldnt call them hot favourite. navan will have alot more time to get ready aswell seen as ashbourne have so many invovled with seniors meathman20 (Meath) - Posts: 83 - 06/10/2016 14:51:49 1923307 Link