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Assuming there is a winner in the Kilkenny - Wexford game the loser of that match will end up on 4 points. If Dublin beat Galway they will also have 4 points and likely to have a better scoring difference and becoming the 3rd qualifying Leinster team. dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 337 - 05/06/2018 10:57:15 2107599 Link 0 |
It comes down to head to head and as Dublin have lost to both Kilkenny and Wexford they will be outside the top 3.
Lionman (Galway) - Posts: 52 - 05/06/2018 15:50:32 2107750 Link 1 |
Best thing for Galway to do is to throttle Dublin and that will make everything clear and leave Dublin in no man's land.
katser (Galway) - Posts: 2193 - 05/06/2018 16:30:39 2107758 Link 0 |
It goes on head to head unfortunately for Dublin. If we were to beat a 2nd string Galway and Wexford were to beat KK then Dublin would lose out on head to head despite our score difference being better than KK's. It's an argument for another day maybe that using scoring difference as opposed to head to head would lessen the chances of dead rubber games on the final weekend but Dublin can have no complaints as the rules were clear at the beginning. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 06/06/2018 08:27:50 2107935 Link 1 |
Woeful performance at Parnell Park on Sunday. Offaly can have no complaints about relegation. PortInFaithful (Offaly) - Posts: 472 - 06/06/2018 11:31:20 2107986 Link 0 |
Both have their advantages, the big advantage of head to head is a victory against a top team matters more than with scoring difference
Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 06/06/2018 19:34:59 2108180 Link 0 |
Yes. The head to head is the better option in my view, particularly in the Leinster championship. It adds an extra bite to clashes between the top teams because winning is important. If it wasn't head to head you would have a lot of shadow boxing going on in the group games. For instance, if Galway and KK felt they were likely to meet in the Leinster final it's likely they wouldn't show their full hand in the group game. Also the weakest team would be targeted by all the others for a hiding and whichever of the top teams was playing them in the 3rd or 4th round would have a distinct advantage.
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 06/06/2018 20:47:58 2108195 Link 0 |
Lads, maybe some of ye can shine a light for me on the relegation/promotion between the Liam MacCarthy & Joe McDonagh competitions please? LetterkennyMan (Donegal) - Posts: 393 - 07/06/2018 16:16:35 2108433 Link 0 |
you did answer your own question. spot on.
tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 07/06/2018 16:50:09 2108442 Link 0 |
Dublin putting in a serious performance in Pearse Park. If they don't win and go through on points differential over Wexford or KK they'll be very unlucky. BliainanÁir (Laois) - Posts: 598 - 09/06/2018 20:22:20 2109061 Link 0 |
Once again another fine Dublin performance jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 09/06/2018 20:55:34 2109088 Link 1 |
Not possible even if they did win! Obviously you're not following the hurling structure too closely!
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 09/06/2018 20:59:11 2109090 Link 0 |
Jaysus what do Dub hurlers have to do to secure a win!! arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 09/06/2018 21:01:10 2109092 Link 0 |
Very unlucky cship for Dublin. On the plus side tho they've played 5 games and look to be building a good side under a good management team. They're certainly a team that should take the positives from the season
tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 09/06/2018 22:03:11 2109138 Link 0 |
Finishing the game with a higher score than the opponent is generally accepted as the standard approach. :) Great game from ye today, and what a second half. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 09/06/2018 23:07:43 2109185 Link 0 |
No obviously not! I was applying common sense to the situation and what happens in most sports when teams are level on points, scoring difference is looked at. Dare i mention rugby!! Ireland wouldn't have won the 2014 6 Nations Championship going by GAA logic. We were level on points with England however won on scoring differential. We lost to England in Twickenham that year so GAA common sense would have them champions. GAA common sense will probably rejig the Leinster championship to accommodate Offaly in next year's Liam McCarthy and deny Carlow and Westmeath their opportunity in the top tier.Common sense dictates that Offaly are a 'traditional' hurling power and Westmeath and Carlow really don't belong in the top tier. This is not a diatribe against Offaly, a county who have overachieved in both codes.Just weird gaa thinking. Counties should be in a competitions on their current merits. Not nostalgia for the past. BliainanÁir (Laois) - Posts: 598 - 10/06/2018 00:13:12 2109212 Link 0 |
This has been a great championship season for Dublin. Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 10/06/2018 01:05:32 2109227 Link 0 |
Davy mustn't have been joking when he said he had bet his house on a Kilkenny win cod some of the things Wexford did in the 2nd half were baffling. Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 10/06/2018 01:51:22 2109234 Link 0 |
2 great games of hurling,and a fraction of the fawning and hyperbole that there was after the cork limerick game last week perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 10/06/2018 08:08:05 2109249 Link 0 |
Galway poor on the night . The positives for me were We were able to secure the win in the end . Plenty of freng players got a chance to impress. David Burke had a good game and is coming back to form. Negative Shocking to let in 2 soft goals heartbroken (Galway) - Posts: 370 - 10/06/2018 09:20:27 2109265 Link 0 |