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Would be some kick below if we are are playing Christy ring hurling next year. As previously mentioned I was unsure where we would pick up points this year BaileCrann (Down) - Posts: 77 - 28/04/2025 14:19:46 2605027 Link
Replying To oneoff: "I'd be very surprised if Kerry don't get a result against either Down or Westmeath and that should be enough to keep them up." I think Kerry will beat one of Down or Westmeath to stay up. Down have conceded 12 goals in two matches. Westmeath seem to be in disarray. Past hurler (None) - Posts: 954 - 01/05/2025 01:14:51 2605898 Link
Westmeath 2-24 Down 0-20, TEG Cusack Park FT Carlow 1-20 Kildare 2-23, Netwatch Cullen Park FT Kildare pull off a shock! Didn't see that one coming. Kildare can now look at mounting a challenge for the final! Important win for Westmeath in the battle to retain McDonagh status. Retaining status looks to be a three way battle currently. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8902 - 10/05/2025 18:01:19 2608108 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Westmeath 2-24 Down 0-20, TEG Cusack Park FT Carlow 1-20 Kildare 2-23, Netwatch Cullen Park FT Kildare pull off a shock! Didn't see that one coming. Kildare can now look at mounting a challenge for the final! Important win for Westmeath in the battle to retain McDonagh status. Retaining status looks to be a three way battle currently." Westmeath are right in it for a place in the final. Big game v Carlow next weekend in Mullingar. Must win for both. Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1594 - 10/05/2025 18:37:23 2608120 Link
Great win for Kildare and fully deserved by all accounts has blown the competition wide open. Disappointed for our lads who never seemed to get going but truth be told they weren't allowed to get going either. Next round will be interesting if Kildare beat laois they have down last who they'll fancy to beat also. Putting them in to the final. Carlow have to beat westmeath next week and then face laois which could easily become a winner takes all game similar to the league game this year where we got the result on the day but could have gone other way to. Leaves a very exciting couple of weeks ahead for the teams involved. The Joe Mac keeps producing year after year. ITSCHOLAR (Carlow) - Posts: 314 - 10/05/2025 19:40:25 2608147 Link
Today really was a disastrous result for Carlow. Kildare now have us on the head to head so assuming Kildare beat Down then Carlow will need to beat both Westmeath and Leix to make the final. Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1594 - 10/05/2025 21:38:12 2608207 Link
Replying To Onion Breath: "Today really was a disastrous result for Carlow. Kildare now have us on the head to head so assuming Kildare beat Down then Carlow will need to beat both Westmeath and Leix to make the final." 6 pts win against a team like Carlow is a sign of where Kildare are at. We set out ro claim a final spot from the off, we are still a work in progress. Refer to page 1. Cuhullain (Kildare) - Posts: 302 - 11/05/2025 10:49:39 2608368 Link
Big win for Laois today over Kerry; they looked fit and had it sewn up at half time, leading 5-12 to 0-9. James Duggan getting 5-2 in the opening half, and barely touched the ball in the second half! Surprising loss for Carlow. Kildare look physically strong. Big game next weekend. I expect Laois to win it - they have a strong panel this year, and pretty much no one missing, bar through injury. burdizzo (Laois) - Posts: 10 - 11/05/2025 18:10:37 2608485 Link
No surprise with the result today. Kildare the surprise of the weekend, possibly creating a battle for the final. Westmeath are probably safe but for the moment it looks like a 3 way final battle and a 3 way survival battle. Down are probably favourites to survive being Division 2 winners and all that. Sure we'll hope for the best. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8902 - 11/05/2025 20:10:30 2608555 Link
Westmeath, Kerry and Down all on 1 win going into the final round. Not looking good for Kerry. Down away to Kildare in the final round. From a Kerry point of view I want Kildare to be playing for something - probably a final place so that they beat Down. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8902 - 17/05/2025 18:52:29 2610294 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Westmeath, Kerry and Down all on 1 win going into the final round. Not looking good for Kerry. Down away to Kildare in the final round. From a Kerry point of view I want Kildare to be playing for something - probably a final place so that they beat Down." Is it head to head or scoring difference that decides it when two teams are level on points? Hoping it's the latter! Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1594 - 17/05/2025 19:11:05 2610312 Link
Replying To Onion Breath: "Is it head to head or scoring difference that decides it when two teams are level on points? Hoping it's the latter!" Head to head Bimb (Carlow) - Posts: 541 - 17/05/2025 19:58:45 2610342 Link
Replying To Bimb: "Head to head" Pity. We have to beat Leix next week so. We have a way better scoring difference than Kildare but they'll have us on the head to head. Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1594 - 17/05/2025 21:48:03 2610417 Link
Replying To Onion Breath: "Pity. We have to beat Leix next week so. We have a way better scoring difference than Kildare but they'll have us on the head to head." In the words of elvis baby its now or never Bimb (Carlow) - Posts: 541 - 18/05/2025 08:41:00 2610490 Link
Laois 1:18 (21) Kildare 4:20 (32) Kerry and Kildare have gone in opposite directions since round 1. Kildare have gone on to beat Westmeath, Carlow and Kildare. Laois, Carlow and Kildare are on 3 wins. Westmeath, Kerry and Down are on 1 win. Kildare still need to beat Down at home to qualify for the final. AFAIK Carlow and Laois drawing in Round 5 and Kildare failing to win would see Kildare miss out on the final. You'd expect Kildare to win it really to secure the final place without any fuss. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8902 - 18/05/2025 16:47:20 2610631 Link
Fair play to Kildare. They have beaten the 2 favourites and look to have one foot in the final. Big game for Laois and Carlow next weekend Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 764 - 18/05/2025 16:49:42 2610633 Link
Replying To Blackbog: "Fair play to Kildare. They have beaten the 2 favourites and look to have one foot in the final. Big game for Laois and Carlow next weekend" Sure is a big game! Thought it was going to be a procession for Laois and Carlow to make the final. Kildare have had other ideas. All games have something on the line. 3 way battle for the final and 3 way battle to secure McDonagh status. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8902 - 18/05/2025 17:01:24 2610649 Link
Super stuff from Kildare. Watched a bit on Clubber, Laois missed a lot of chances in the first half but Kildare were full value for the win in the end. Only scenario where Kildare don't make the final now is where they lose to Down and Carlow and Laois draw. Massive game in Carlow on Saturday. hurlingguru (Carlow) - Posts: 1847 - 18/05/2025 18:35:46 2610701 Link
Kildare are surely as good as in the final now and fair play to them. They obviously brought the same intensity to their play today as they did last week in Carlow. To be honest I doubted they could do that two weeks in a row. Credit to Brian Dowling. Now next Saturday Carlow v Leix is effectively a semi final. Winner is in the final loser is gone with no alternative route no matter what happens elsewhere. A draw will do Leix on scoring difference. Should be a cracker. Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1594 - 18/05/2025 18:42:57 2610705 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Sure is a big game! Thought it was going to be a procession for Laois and Carlow to make the final. Kildare have had other ideas. All games have something on the line. 3 way battle for the final and 3 way battle to secure McDonagh status." Its a great competition Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 764 - 18/05/2025 19:16:39 2610719 Link