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I try to keep up with juvenile and underage football results in Wicklow. I don't get to attend and see many of these matches. This is why I wish the Wicklow County board would play the minor/u17 county final prior to the senior final like it is here in Kildare. My primary reason for wanting this is it would allow people like me who live outside the county to see the best clubs at that grade play against one another each year. I don't know understand why the minor finals aren't played prior to the senior final. Anyway, based upon results, it seems that An Tóchar, AGB, Blessington and St. Patricks are strong at underage. This is testament to the work being put in, in those clubs. I'm not saying there isn't work being done in other clubs but those four clubs seem to be leading the way. Reading through the various results from u-19 championship games recently, there are two points 1-Group teams seem to be competing very well. I don't know what the make up of these groups are. If anyone can inform me as to what clubs make up these group teams, I'd be interested to know. 2-Rathnew and Baltinglass are competing u-19 B championship. Despite the fact that they are in the second division of the championship, they are still able to compete at senior level. This proves that underage doesn't automatically transfer into success at senior level. wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2308 - 11/11/2026 14:08:21 2700079 Link
Replying To StrandedinWW: "The U19 Championship has always been something for clubs and players to look forward to, particularly when everything else has finished for the year. It gives players something meaningful to finish the season with and keeps young players involved. If teams are only guaranteed 2 or 3 games, I think we're losing a lot of what makes the championship worthwhile. A round-robin format, with four teams on each side followed by semi-finals and a final, would guarantee at least 3 games and potentially 5. Surely that's a better competition for everyone? Why is the format like this?" Someone mentioned earlier that the u19 format was shortened at the request of the u19 county management. Fact or fiction, I have no idea. Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2376 - 11/11/2026 18:27:01 2700119 Link
Best of luck to all teams out in Leinster this weekend. I think that Ballinacor and An Tochair are up against it, especially An Tochair who are away up in Meath. They have proven me wrong on a few occasions this year and I hope they do so again! stringfellohawk (Wicklow) - Posts: 186 - 13/11/2026 11:00:10 2700272 Link
Good luck to Ballinacor, Dunlavin and An Tóchar this weekend. Based upon current form, Dunlavin at home have best chance of winning. I hope An Tóchar put up a good show against Wolfe Tones. Playing Meath champions away is a tough game but there are no easy games when you are playing in the quarter final of the provincial championship. I haven't seen Ballinacor so I don't know what level they are at. They're at home which is one thing in their favour. Hopefully we'll get a couple of wins from these clubs this weekend to keep the interest going into December. I read that the national football league fixtures have been released. I've search on various GAA sites but I can't find a full list of fixtures especially Division 4. If anyone found a link to the fixtures, I'd appreciate if they'd share the fixtures. I'd be interested to see if we have more games at home or away. A big competition in January for Wicklow footballers in advance of their big year competing in the All-Ireland series. The draw for the Leinster senior football championship is being streamed this Thursday night, 26 November at 7/7:30pm. Again, hopefully we get a good draw in the senior championship. wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2308 - 14/11/2026 11:33:38 2700328 Link
Well done to Dunlavin yesterday. St Annes will be kicking themselves about that breach in injury time but thems the rules.. Good luck to An Tóchar today. I see they are 3/1 on paddy power. Nothing to lose... liam500 (Wicklow) - Posts: 261 - 15/11/2026 08:49:56 2700408 Link
Replying To liam500: "Well done to Dunlavin yesterday. St Annes will be kicking themselves about that breach in injury time but thems the rules.. Good luck to An Tóchar today. I see they are 3/1 on paddy power. Nothing to lose..." I watched the matches involving Dunlavin and An Tóchar's on clubber. Dunlavin seemed to be in big trouble yesterday. After playing with a strong wind in the first half, they trailed by three points at half-time. They played poorly in the first half, kicking a number of bad wides. But they played like men inspired in the second half and pulled it out of the bag. They play Milltown from Kildare in the semi-final. They'll need to play as well as they did in the second half yesterday for the full sixty minutes if they want to reach the final. Watching the An Tóchar versus Wolfe Tones match today, I'm not sure if Wolfe Tones took their foot off the pedal but An Tóchar fought back from fourteen points down to eventually lose by four. If An Tóchar played like they did in the second final throughout the match, they may have won. Their style of play in the first half was not the way to play and it was frustrating to watch. I don't think teams can employ a slow build up and bring the ball into the tackle under the new rules; this is exactly what An Tóchar did repeatedly in the first half. Hopefully they'll have learned a lot from today's game. They seem to be a team who are capable of fighting back now and this should stand them in good stead going forward. Key learning for all Wicklow football teams going forward - if you want to win at the top level, the team must play for full game. I realise momentum will ebb and flow but as Dunlavin proved, you must find a way to stay in the game until you have your purple patch and when you get your chances, you have to take them. Secondly, moving the ball fast and direct to your forwards is the way forward. Hard luck to Ballinacor who lost their game by three points yesterday. wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2308 - 15/11/2026 16:17:54 2700433 Link