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offaly could be up without playing next week if the dubs beat carlow.

oneshot (Tyrone) - Posts: 32 - 03/03/2025 23:45:06    2594597

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Massive win for Cavan defeating Wicklow by 5. Its not that long ago when Cavan didn't even field a county team.

GaA247 (Cork) - Posts: 64 - 06/03/2025 16:27:03    2595087

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Replying To GaA247:  "Massive win for Cavan defeating Wicklow by 5. Its not that long ago when Cavan didn't even field a county team."
GAA was considering disbanding them a few years ago!!

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2558 - 06/03/2025 16:43:30    2595092

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Looking like the finals could be

Div 1a
Tipperary v Cork

Div 1b
Offaly v Waterford

Div 2
Down v Kildare

Div 3
London v Mayo

Div 4
Louth v Leitrim

Will all these be in Croker like the football finals?

GaA247 (Cork) - Posts: 64 - 06/03/2025 22:40:45    2595141

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Replying To GaA247:  "Looking like the finals could be

Div 1a
Tipperary v Cork

Div 1b
Offaly v Waterford

Div 2
Down v Kildare

Div 3
London v Mayo

Div 4
Louth v Leitrim

Will all these be in Croker like the football finals?"
Fermanagh now in prime position after defeating Leitrim today.

GaA247 (Cork) - Posts: 64 - 08/03/2025 19:21:19    2595429

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>>Will all these be in Croker like the football finals?<<

Haven't they been in neutral venues in recent years.

Londonish (UK) - Posts: 35 - 08/03/2025 19:29:27    2595430

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These divisional finals totally unnecessary. Free up the week for teams to prepare.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3238 - 08/03/2025 23:50:06    2595479

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "GAA was considering disbanding them a few years ago!!"
Before or after they disbanded themselves?

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1719 - 09/03/2025 17:59:15    2595588

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Replying To Londonish:  ">>Will all these be in Croker like the football finals?<<

Haven't they been in neutral venues in recent years."
With all the lower tier championship finals in Croke Park, I don't feel any vibe or push for the hurling league finals being staged there. With all teams having 3 home games and 3 away games, there is an argument in hurling league for giving the top team home advantage but that's a minor point and not all would be in favour.

D1A: Clare and Wexford still occupy the relegation spots.
D1B: Offaly promoted. Waterford expected to join them in the final. Laois and Westmeath facing relegation. Carlow will be strong favourites for the McDonagh.
D2: Down in the final. Kildare expected to join them. Tyrone relegated. Meath, Kerry, Donegal and Derry on 4 points each.
D3: London promoted. Wicklow v Mayo in the final game effectively a semi-final.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9399 - 09/03/2025 19:16:26    2595611

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Promotion / relegation predictions

1A
Cork v Limerick
Galway and Offaly down

1B
Clare v Dublin
Antrim and Down down

2
Laois v Westmeath
Derry and Mayo down

3
Donegal v Roscommon
Armagh and Fermanagh down

4
Sligo v Longford

GaA247 (Cork) - Posts: 64 - 31/01/2026 21:55:06    2654215

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Is the 'current' 2 up/2 down the optimal structure?
Maybe 2 up/2 down with the 'adjustment' below might improve it further?

With the prior, 'mixed groups top 12', teams played 2 games against 'own half dozen' opponents, and 3 games against 'other half dozen'. As we know, there was 'no bite' to the league with this.

While now we have 'great bite', teams play all games against 'own 7' only - so promoted/relegated teams go from a 'top heavy' schedule one year to 'too light' the next.

To target a schedule between 'top heavy and too light' for teams each year, would '1 to 2' (i e >0, <3) crossover games, in lieu of some 'own 7' games, be better?
(say, v 4 own group, v 2 other group)

omahant (USA) - Posts: 3363 - 02/02/2026 17:56:45    2654639

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