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Does anyone know if there's a weekend pass made available for the upcoming games, lots of games on and to see across the grades but a very expensive weekend paying €15 (Im guessing) every game.
SillySimonsOpinion (Meath) - Posts: 79 - 09/09/2025 21:55:02
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Replying To thelutch: "Some great battles over the years - I remember ye gave us a good clipping back in 2015! Ye've gone on to achieve great things since then.
I have a memory of playing Ratoath at underage level, and I could be wrong here, but wasn't the GAA pitch right beside the soccer pitch? I'm talking late '80s now.
It'll be great to be in the draw again come Sunday evening.
Best of luck to everyone over the weekend!" Yep, that's the Codliss, which was our only pitch prior to Brownstown opening over 20 years ago.
For the weekend, I'm going to go with Skryne to have to dig deep to beat the Bracks, Summerhill to make the most of their reprieve and account for Trim, Tones to continue their good form and the pessimist in me to say that Donaghmore/Ashbourne will surprise us and make the semi final.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1410 - 10/09/2025 11:21:54
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Of the eight in the Senior Championship Quarterfinals, four of them have won it in the last four years, Dunshaughlin 2024, Summerhill 2023, Ratoath 2022. & Wolfe Tones in 2021.
It is fifteen years since Skryne won (2010), sixty three years since Trim won (1962), eighty three years since Donaghmore (on their own) won it (1942) & Ballinabrackey never won it.
madmeath (Meath) - Posts: 102 - 10/09/2025 19:20:01
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Skryne vs Ballinabrackey
Form and paper say Skryne all day long but the Bracks are a well organised side. Coffey will hold the centre and drive at Skryne when it opens up, not sure if Skryne will have faced a centre back as good as him. Pluck is excellent on restarts and an all around good keeper. I think the winner here for Skryne is Rooney in midfield and their 2 wing backs with frightening pace. Not sure how Bracks half forward line fairs out. I would probably move Smullen to wing forward to try negate Smyth. The Bracks physicality won't bother the Tara men but if they can get close enough to the Finnerty's a few times and let them know they are in a dog fight then it might rattle the Skryne forwards as everything goes through Niall and Darragh Campion. Just don't think Bracks have the forwards to punish Skryne and at this stage ofnthe championship you need 2'/3 players which can score 3 or 4 points each. Skryne by 5
UsernameInvalid (Meath) - Posts: 451 - 10/09/2025 22:34:53
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What has went wrong with St. Colmcilles, only a couple of years ago people were saying that they would soon win a senior championship, an abundance of successful underage teams over the last 15 years, massive intercounty representation at underage level and now they look very likely to be heading back to intermediate football. When Meath won the all-ireland minor final in 2021, 3 Cilles players stated in the forward line (7 were on the panel) and were instrumental in a significant win for Meath football - none of the 3 started last night against Gaeil Colmcille.
Thunderstruck (Meath) - Posts: 479 - 11/09/2025 11:34:47
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Senior:
Wolfe Tones v Dunshaughlin: A repeat of last year's final, I'm sure Tones would have been hoping for an easier draw considering how simple things were in the groups. But they've look the most consistent team so far. Dunshaughlin are very lucky to even be here having lost 2 games in the group. You'd be foolish to rule them out given the talent they have, but Tones for me will be too strong. Wolfe Tones by 3
Ratoath v Donaghmore/Ashbourne: Whilst Ratoath haven't set the world on fire, they have a lot of talent and are capable of going deep in the competition. Ashbourne definitely missing the presence of Brian Menton, and are up against it here. Ratoath by 4
Skyrne v Ballinabrackey: The Bracks are first timers at this stage of the competition and have looked pretty impressive so far. There's certainly not without a chance. But Skyrne are a model of consistency, well coached and just a good team. I'd be surprised if they didn't come through this one Skyrne by 4
Trim v Summerhill: Good matchup on paper, Trim came through their group with flying colours, Aaron Lynch has proved difficult to stop. Not convinced by them yet though, they need to take a big scalp like Summerhill to put people on notice. Summerhill haven't gotten going yet, and if they don't find their level they will lose this. I'm going to pick Trim to pip them, Trim by 1
Relegation:
Result: Gaeil Colmcille 1-10 - 1-3 St Colmcille's
Meath Hill v Simonstown: Very hard to call this one, I though Meath Hill were appalling in the first half with a strong wind against Rathkenny, but got a break with the goal and full value for their win. They are a good side, just a very difficult group. I just don't know how good Simonstown are. They met in the league back in March with Simonstown winning comfortably enough, but I suspect MH were missing a few. Really can't call it but I think both of these teams beat St Colmcille's in the relegation final. Purely based on form and the fact they've been a good senior side for a while, I'll give the Navan club the edge. Simonstown by 1
Intermediate:
Kilbride v St Pat's: Probably the pick of the games, and the hardest to call. Kilbride cruised through a group filled with Junior calibre teams and St Pat's were brushed aside by Moynalvey. I think St Pat's are more equipped to go further here and will shade it. St Pat's by 2
Castletown v Drumbaragh: Castletown have been pretty impressive so far, hammering Duleek and beating Navan O'Mahony's, they will be major players come the latter stages of the championship. Drumbaragh has shown a good level of form and will be no pushover. However they will be without their star player Harry O'Higgins which makes a difficult task harder. Castletown by 6
St Michael's v Oldcastle: The Michael's have shocked a few making it this far, they were in the group of death, but a huge win over Duleek sees them in the knockout stages. Oldcastle have been knocking on the door for a while, my feeling with them is they always seem to throw in a howler of a performance at the wrong time. I think they're better than St Michael's but could be caught on the hop. St Michael's by 1
Moynalvey v Dunsany: Huge opportunity for Moynalvey to get back to Senior this year, I think they really only have 1 team to beat. They've been very good so far, and should be too strong here. Moynalvey by 7
Relegation:
Navan O'Mahony's vs Ballivor: Massive fall back from NOM this year, almost won the final last year, to facing a relegation final 12 month's later. I do think they will be too strong for Ballivor and will save themselves. But serious problems for Meath's most successful ever team to even be in this position. NOM by 5
Bective v Curraha: Without doubt the two worse teams at this level, and Curraha are extremely lucky Bective exist because despite being senior for the best part of a decade, they look hopeless. They should save themselves here though. Bective have been really poor and I'd be shocked if they survive the drop Curraha by 2
Cabbagepatch1667 (Meath) - Posts: 75 - 11/09/2025 12:16:05
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What is going on in st colmcilles ? Underage challenging for div 1 titles all grades. Something needs to be looked at over there. Very few decent adult players at the end of it all.
Harnan6 (Meath) - Posts: 39 - 11/09/2025 13:05:49
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Replying To Ratoath Royal: "What exactly is wrong with Ballinabrackey reaching a quarter final? In previous years, the Bracks have sometimes had rotten group draws meaning they were involved in a relegation battle when they probably didn't deserve to be. This year, they didn't exactly have an easy draw either yet got two wins from three. But you seem to think that Dunboyne and Kells, who could only manage two wins between them, somehow deserve to be in a quarter final ahead of them? Kells have been in the relegation playoffs for each of the last three seasons (in one of those seasons, finishing behind Ballinabrackey in the groups) while Dunboyne were in the relegation playoffs in 2022 (again, finishing behind Ballinabrackey) and 2023.
And you complain about teams being able to qualify on two points yet in the same paragraph, want third place to qualify for the knockouts. This would mean that a team could conceivably qualify by drawing one game and losing two.
In my view, the Meath championship is one of the most competitive senior championships in the country. I'd wager that, since the turn of the century, Meath have likely the highest number of different SFC winners in the province. This means that there's never only a handful of clubs dominating but it also dilutes the overall strength of the eventual winners, meaning that our SFC winners very rarely compete. Even when Meath were at our peak from the late 80s to late 90s, no Meath club won the senior provincial title and only Seneschalstown (1994) made a Leinster final in that time." Ratoath Royal here is a list of the number of senior winners in each county in Leinster from the year 2000. I even put in Kilkenny.
Meath 10
Wexford 10
Kildare 9
Kilkenny 9
Longford 9
Dublin 8
Wicklow 7
Laois 6
Louth 6
Westmeath 6
Carlow 5
Offaly 5
Ollie2 (Louth) - Posts: 1151 - 11/09/2025 19:56:16
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Replying To Harnan6: "What is going on in st colmcilles ? Underage challenging for div 1 titles all grades. Something needs to be looked at over there. Very few decent adult players at the end of it all." Yeah it's a strange one alright. I live close to the Cilles border and with the big population that's out there you would expect them to do alot better. Maybe they can borrow a few Eastern Gaels players to keep them up.
Ollie2 (Louth) - Posts: 1151 - 11/09/2025 19:58:38
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Trim vs Summerhill
If Summerhill hit their potential there is only one winner but they haven't and Trim are unbeaten. Trim will cause Summerhill problems similar to what Skryne did. Caufield vs McDonnell is a great match up if it happens. Think Ronan Ryan will get the better of Lynch. Up front I just do not see how the Trim fullback line keep Frayne x 2 and Dardis to under 12 points between them which is a good platform to start and if McCabe can get the better of Toher then it is really putting Trim under the cosh. Trim have a lot more to try stop than they have scores so if it comes down to a shoot out Summerhill will win. Summerhill by 6
UsernameInvalid (Meath) - Posts: 451 - 11/09/2025 20:28:19
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Replying To Ratoath Royal: "Yep, that's the Codliss, which was our only pitch prior to Brownstown opening over 20 years ago.
For the weekend, I'm going to go with Skryne to have to dig deep to beat the Bracks, Summerhill to make the most of their reprieve and account for Trim, Tones to continue their good form and the pessimist in me to say that Donaghmore/Ashbourne will surprise us and make the semi final." How can you be so pessimistic and go against your team?no matter how your club is failing, you always get behind them, and believe in them, and that they can win.
lough4life (Meath) - Posts: 9 - 12/09/2025 01:02:10
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Replying To Harnan6: "What is going on in st colmcilles ? Underage challenging for div 1 titles all grades. Something needs to be looked at over there. Very few decent adult players at the end of it all." I just wonder about St Colmcilles and the opportunities given to all the talented young players to play first team football. Graham Reilly and Ben Brennan who has been great players for then still lining out in central positions. A few years ago I remember nearly all their adult teams except the first team winning regularly. Noticed that a very youthful second team had brilliant talent and expected many of these players to go on and be great senior players. The club seemed to really stall last year with high profile management appointments but possibly not the right fits for what club needed. Alot of these young players also seemed to drift away and travel during the summer while injuries to key players also took a toll.
winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 794 - 12/09/2025 05:43:14
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Replying To Harnan6: "What is going on in st colmcilles ? Underage challenging for div 1 titles all grades. Something needs to be looked at over there. Very few decent adult players at the end of it all." I blame Eastern Gaels!
Selwyn (Meath) - Posts: 429 - 12/09/2025 08:08:59
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Cilles with all their super underage teams are really under performing. Perhaps they are putting too much emphasis on winning titles at underage and then these players get the land of their life when they find out what adult football is like.
O'Mahony's are in real trouble. Have been too loyal to the old players for too long. Should have thrown three or four of last year's minors in but only went with the goalkeeper and it is too late now.
49erroyal (Meath) - Posts: 78 - 12/09/2025 10:20:05
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Replying To 49erroyal: "Cilles with all their super underage teams are really under performing. Perhaps they are putting too much emphasis on winning titles at underage and then these players get the land of their life when they find out what adult football is like.
O'Mahony's are in real trouble. Have been too loyal to the old players for too long. Should have thrown three or four of last year's minors in but only went with the goalkeeper and it is too late now." Biggest issue O Mahony's have is the lack of experience and they caused it themselves.
They have very few winners at senior level in that squad and that isn't the faultnof the players, it is past managements. Looked at the team from last night and only Darragh Maguire out of the 30 lads named played in the 2015 championship final. The likes of Conor Finnegan might have been around the panel but not many more.
They also haven't had a senior footballer on the Meath team since around that time with the two Brays, Reilly and McGuinness being the lads of them.
They had a very good minor team back in 2010 who won a minor championship, they should have blooded more of them lads over the years so they could keep the belt of talent going. They didn't they stuck with majority of the senior team that won in 08 right through to 2015.
Just to back my case up, I looked up the minor team from 2010 and besides Brian Dillion, Finnegan and Forde I don't think any of them played senior football or are still playing any sort of football.
For example Ratoath won the minor championship the following year, about 10 I know went on to play senior football and 5 or 6 are still playing.
UsernameInvalid (Meath) - Posts: 451 - 12/09/2025 11:39:31
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Replying To madmeath: "Of the eight in the Senior Championship Quarterfinals, four of them have won it in the last four years, Dunshaughlin 2024, Summerhill 2023, Ratoath 2022. & Wolfe Tones in 2021.
It is fifteen years since Skryne won (2010), sixty three years since Trim won (1962), eighty three years since Donaghmore (on their own) won it (1942) & Ballinabrackey never won it." Donaghmore/Ashbourne aren't an amalgamation. The Donaghmore club always covered Ashbourne but they added Ashbourne to the name in the 1990s to reflect the fact that's where the vast majority of their players are from.
CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1699 - 12/09/2025 12:10:09
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Replying To lough4life: "How can you be so pessimistic and go against your team?no matter how your club is failing, you always get behind them, and believe in them, and that they can win." It's not like I'm going to be going to the match and actively shouting against them! I just have a feeling (which I hope I'm wrong about) that we could be caught out on the day. I absolutely think we can win, just not overly confident that we will.
In the past you had people on here saying Ratoath supporters are too cocky and overconfident, now I'm getting stick for being pessimistic!
Absolute madness that NOM are in the position they're in. While you would expect them to get over Curraha or (most likely) Bective, in a one-off game I wouldn't exactly be putting my house on it. Anything could happen. An injury or a red card or even if Bective have a gale force wind at their backs in the first half meaning NOM have to claw back a big deficit in the second could be their undoing.
Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1410 - 12/09/2025 13:17:59
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Is cash been taken at the turnstiles in Pairc Tailteann on Saturday & Sunday?
madmeath (Meath) - Posts: 102 - 12/09/2025 14:48:14
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Navan getting a lot of heat and rightfully so but what is happening in Curraha?
Looking at their team they seem to have a lot of decent players still playing .
Were very unlucky to go down last year from senior now they're getting 0 points in a group with Drumbaragh and Longwood.
mlc800 (Meath) - Posts: 71 - 12/09/2025 17:06:21
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