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Late County Finals - Split Season

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "I actually like the Kerry system, it gives all players a shot at a county senior title regardless of where they are born.
It obviously works too - the have the medals to prove it.

I would prefer if Mayo modified its own club structure to mimic Kerry's. Our current system doesnt produce senior all ireland winners at all - it works our ok for junior and intermediate all Irelands though"
I just mean that whatever about having a District/Divisional teams system, I think it's odd that they only have eight actual senior clubs.

We used to have four District teams here in Wexford (in both codes) in the 70s and early 80s, but even then, it was a case of twelve senior clubs and four District teams. Not like Kerry, where it's eight clubs, and generally eight Divisionals as well, asssuming they all participate. Would just seem to me to be more "natural" if they had 12 clubs and eight Divisionals, or even 16 clubs and the same eight Divisionals.

Basically, just seems strange that in such a strong footballing county, only eight clubs are deemed worthy of being allowed contest for the senior football championship. If you look at it a certain way, it's actually an insult to every other club - "You're not good enough to play senior by yourself. You have to join up with others".

Anyway, the District/Divisional teams system probably works well in primarily single code counties, or in counties like Cork that have a clear geographical split between the two codes. A footballer with an Intermediate club, for instance, could play in the senior championship with his Divisional team one week, and in the Intermediate championship with his club the following week.

Wouldn't work here, where 90% or more play both codes, and so are involved with their club every week in either hurling or football.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3057 - 29/08/2025 23:10:21    2634176

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It looks like Ballygunner will have the option of two senior teams next year after winning the premium Intermediate. They have also won the minor. I don't know if this is good or bad but there is a lot of b.s.about how bad the Waterford championship is. Our representative in the club championship will be competitive again. Hurling is healthy in Waterford and so are the inter county teams. O'Connor has moved up to the U20 and Darragh Sullivan taking the minors. Queally and these guys are cut from the same cloth. Things are being done right and planned. Our guys on the same page.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3181 - 31/08/2025 04:56:27    2634295

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Canuck how will this work if ballyg have the 2 senior team?I don't think I'm wrong when I say both could challange for senior honours..isn't much point in staying inter as they would probably win that again.Offaly are having something with kilcormac dominating in both senior and inter.

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2593 - 31/08/2025 12:38:16    2634322

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Replying To CTGAA10:  "Canuck how will this work if ballyg have the 2 senior team?I don't think I'm wrong when I say both could challange for senior honours..isn't much point in staying inter as they would probably win that again.Offaly are having something with kilcormac dominating in both senior and inter."
Offaly is completely different. There have been 4 different winners of their SHC in the last 10 years, and a further 2 clubs have made finals in that time.
KK haven't even won as many SHCs at St Rynaghas in that time.
Agree they look likely to be the team to beat in the next few years, some great young lads starting to break through.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16982 - 31/08/2025 19:04:06    2634377

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