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International Rules - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "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?" Is it even 5-6?
Only 7 Irish players made an AFL appearance last year, with a further 6 being on the AFL team books but playing for development teams.
The number of GAA players signed by AFL teams who are still there at the end of their rookie contract is less than 1 a year on average. Talk of 20 players a year leaving is hysterical nonsense.
CastleBravo (National) - 07/08/2026 12:01:49
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To giveitlong: "Indeed, over the past 15 or 16 years Mayo always had a real chance of winning before a ball was kicked each year. Apart from one year when McLoughlin scored a late point to keep them up, they have comfortable retained division 1 Status. It is is remarkable really that they replaced several generational players, players who put in All Star preformances in every game, without dropping down. Their odds reflected this too, with other division 1 teams like Roscommon and Monaghan given almost no chance by the bookies. One thing sets Mayo apart from almost any other team, in that they give it their all every time. On what we have see this year and last they are well ahead of Galway with the gap likely to increase before it closes again. Galway, Kerry, Donegal and Armagh are aging teams, especially when it comes to their key players. Senior Club Teams in Galway are dependent on players in their late 30s and even 40s to a greater degree than other counties (Gary Sice for 1). And while Galway v Mayo games are often decided by a point or 2 regardless of current form, I think the chance of us beating ye in a must win game is slim. The loss of Kobe is of course huge, but the up and coming youngsters will now have a real belief that too can taste ultimate glory." They've come out of nowhere to win an All Ireland and benefitted from a relatively run to get to the final after losing 2 games along the way. They were outstanding in the final and should have won by a lot more.
They had poor championships in 22, 23, 24 & 25, only for Kobe who's now gone to Australia they wouldn't have beaten Meath so I wouldn't get carried away.
Th is Mayo team won't go near winning another All Ireland unless Kobe comes back, they have huge issues from kickouts and teams will find a way to play against their press.
Plenty of people in Mayo worried about their Senior clubs, its 11 years since they won Connacht Senior Club championship.
As for Galway Thompson who looks like a potential player of the year too come back in and the likes of McGlinchey, Coen, Mulhearn & Mulryan all look like they could make an impact at this level. Its far from doom and gloom, we've a lot of top players still in their 20's.
TheBishop (National) - 07/08/2026 09:12:15
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Wexford Club Hurling 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: "You've hit the nail on the head. Clubs will think mainly of what gives them the best chance. Of course they'll like the thought of a system where ten out of twelve, or even twelve out of twelve, go through to the knockout stages instead of just eight.
Always liked the "four from six go through" myself and I'd still like to see the hurling go back to it.
An even better one, and one that would lead to a real cut-throat championship, was proposed by former Chairman Micheál Martin a few years ago. Top team in each group would go straight to a semi-final. Second and third would play quarter-finals, Fourth and fifth would be out, and sixth would go to relegation final.
Guess what? Didn't even go to the floor because of how it was so sure it would be roundly defeated. Why would clubs vote for a system where they'd have only a 50/50 (six out twelve) chance of going through, where it could be eight, ten, or even twelve out of twelve?" I think that's the whole problem in Wexford to be honest. A culture of excellence isn't achieved by avoiding a challenge.
Doylerwex (National) - 07/08/2026 11:06:17
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Cork Chairman Pitches New AI SHC Revamp - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Cant push back the finals into August. An attempt was made this year at Congress and the motion got pulled before it was even voted on." Accountants not going to let games interfere with soliciting events.
BarneyGrant (National) - 07/08/2026 11:28:45
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Congrats to everyone in Mayo. I'm absolutely delighted to see it finally happen. The last few minutes were intense, I cannot begin to imagine what it was like for you guys. I'm really happy for the lads who soldiered so long and didn't get over the line. This changes the narrative about their efforts. Mayo won Sam and the success was built on their toil. The kept the flame alight until the time came. Enjoy the celebrations, it's richly deserved. Thankfully this will put an end to the derogatory memes. No more jokes or slagging. Mayo for Sam!!!
GerryHeavincorner (National) - 06/08/2026 20:10:43
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Scotstown are clear favourites for championship maybe the biggest favourite in ireland. But imagine if Clontibret parish had all three clubs playing for them.
Clontibret-Doohamlet-Cremartin
Desman (National) - 06/08/2026 22:24:13
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Mayo, Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Donegal Or Armagh - All Ireland Champions 2027? - 1 Like(s)
Armagh for 2027 AIC Champs.
omahant (National) - 06/08/2026 23:06:00
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Mayo, Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Donegal Or Armagh - All Ireland Champions 2027? - 1 Like(s)
Settle lads, it's only August..
There will be a lot of changes before the ball gets thrown in for the championship in 8 months time
eoinog (National) - 06/08/2026 23:48:30
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Mayo, Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Donegal Or Armagh - All Ireland Champions 2027? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "Exactly. Galway did all of that, got to a provincial final, got the home draws and handier ones at that and it didn't do us any good. Mayo got beaten early, had 5 weeks to fully reset and change wasn't working.
There's no perfect formula." Mayo learned from their beating - dropped all the older and slower players.
Galway introduced older players as the season went on. Hadn't the legs to beat Dublin. Conroy/Comer/Walsh et al - manager turned to them as season went on - none of them had the legs to impact the game like they used to. Joyce didn't trust his younger players and didn't take a big beating to make him change. Moran's original plan was so exposed by Roscommon that he had to try something completely different - and it worked.
tirawleybaron (National) - 07/08/2026 09:07:40
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Cork Chairman Pitches New AI SHC Revamp - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tirawleybaron: "Provincial knock out (seeded draws)
6 Munster - Current 5 + Kerry
8 Leinster - Current 6 + Carlow + Laois
top 4 in each province go to All Ireland super 8
Bottom 2 in Munster and 4 in Leinster enter Tier 2 competition
Tier 2 championships - seeded knock out. 3 winners go to New York to play Tier 2 championships with New York
played in May
Leinster B competition - Antrim, Westmeath, Meath, Longford, Louth, Wicklow
Connacht - Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo, London, Leitrim, Lancashire
Ulster - Donegal, Fermanagh, Armagh, Monaghan, Tyrone, Derry, Cavan, Down
Winners of Tier 2 competitions go to NY play off on June bank Holiday
Tier 2 Play offs - End June
5 teams into Lory Meagher + UK winners
6 teams into Nick Rackard
8 into Christy Ring
2 finalists from NY playoffs into Joe McDonagh
So based on current form
Liam McCarthy - Cork, Limerick, Tipp, Clare, Galway, Kilkenny, Offaly, Dublin
Joe McDonagh - Wexford, Laois, Carlow, Kildare, Waterford, Kerry, Antrim, New York
Christ Ring - Wicklow, Roscommon, Donegal, Antrim, Derry, Down, Westmeath, Meath
Nick Rackard - Armagh, Fermanagh, Louth, Sligo, Tyrone, Mayo, London
Lory Meagher - Cavan, Longford, Leitrim, Monaghan, Lancashire, Warickshire
The above competitions split into 2 groups played in late June up to mid July
Semi finals and finals played August Bank Holiday and finals in Mid August." Cant push back the finals into August. An attempt was made this year at Congress and the motion got pulled before it was even voted on.
Viking66 (National) - 07/08/2026 10:29:17
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Mayo All Ireland Champions 2026! - 1 Like(s)
Looking at it coldly.
Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Kerry, Armagh, Donegal, Dublin, Tyrone would prioritise All Ireland success over provincial success.
Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Kildare, Cork, Monaghan, Down, Derry, Wicklow, Cavan would be wiser to prioritise a Provincial Championship and use it to build a winning mentality within the squad as well as a consistency of performance (which has been lacking in all of them).
Mayo didn't come from nowhere to win the all Ireland.
They won the league in 2019 and 2023, lost finals in 2022 and 2025. They had a squad used to playing consistently at a high level, which when infused with new management and some new special talents - went all the way.
The 8 All Ireland contenders listed above - all have battle hardened squads that just need a bit of luck, a well timed run and 1 or 2 new players to step up and they wont be far away.
The 10 provincial contenders, need to target either the league or the provincial championship and prove to themselves they can deliver under pressure. Then they can move up to contend for All Irelands.
This idea that Kildare, Louth, Meath, Cork etc will fancy their chances at an All Ireland next year just because Mayo did it, is fantasy stuff. None of them have players in the panel who have played in All Irelands or Div 1 finals.
Beating Dublin or Kerry in the league, or provincial championships in Spring is a very different thing to beating them in an All Ireland final in July.
tirawleybaron (National) - 07/08/2026 10:30:12
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "Not at all. There's external communication and internal communication. Externally - congratulations to Mayo. Internally - the club structure is being discussed. JOC has been consistent about that all year." That's a nice simple binary take on it but one which isn't completely accurate and ignores the elephant in the room. Externally also there is some chat about injuries - that seems to be the only possible explanation for the loss.
The elephant in this case being that Kerry may have believed the 'hype' - with a dash of 'Lads its only Mayo' thrown in - and were overly confident/cocky.
Might that form any part of the internal review?
timmyhogan (National) - 07/08/2026 10:41:34
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Cork Chairman Pitches New AI SHC Revamp - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Accountants not going to let games interfere with soliciting events." Was more pushback from players and clubs
Viking66 (National) - 07/08/2026 13:26:33
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