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Interesting results last night. Castletown look like a the real deal but perhaps the story is more about NOM.
Possibly one of the all time lows for this great club now in a relegation dogfight. Great win for Michael's too with DB probably disappointed after a good start to the championship.
On Friday night, Oldcastle and Drumbaragh got through perhaps the weakest group in competition, not expecting either to progress any further.
The Junior B championship is heating up now with two sets of draws with each of the teams moving onto semi final stage. St Mary's and Kilmainhamwood with youthful exuberance will be hoping to make it through to final but Moynalty and Cortown are both experienced battle hardened teams. Both fixtures hard to call.

winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 789 - 30/08/2025 08:37:51    2634197

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Both Inter and Senior have thrown up a lot of shocks this far, looking ahead to the rest of the weekend, I cant but see this weather favouring the Bracks, they will relish these poor wet conditions in the warm shelted Dunganny

Meathfootball12 (Meath) - Posts: 17 - 30/08/2025 14:06:19    2634235

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It would be the shock of all shocks if NOM were to be relegated, but still, if anyone had said 10 years ago that they'd be in this position while on their way to their third senior title in four years, they'd have been laughed at.

Ratoath Royal (Meath) - Posts: 1405 - 30/08/2025 14:30:46    2634238

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Replying To winatallcost:  "Interesting results last night. Castletown look like a the real deal but perhaps the story is more about NOM.
Possibly one of the all time lows for this great club now in a relegation dogfight. Great win for Michael's too with DB probably disappointed after a good start to the championship.
On Friday night, Oldcastle and Drumbaragh got through perhaps the weakest group in competition, not expecting either to progress any further.
The Junior B championship is heating up now with two sets of draws with each of the teams moving onto semi final stage. St Mary's and Kilmainhamwood with youthful exuberance will be hoping to make it through to final but Moynalty and Cortown are both experienced battle hardened teams. Both fixtures hard to call."
Think Castletown and Moynavley are the stand outs at Intermediate, both are capable of winning it.

Oldcastle, St Pat's and Kilbride probably the next 3. I think Castleotown and Moynalvey will cover Pat's and Oldcastle, but Kilbride are the unknown quantity. And it's hard to know where they're at having come through a really poor group where they really had to beat nobody.

St Michael's have been a bit of a surprise package, had them losing all 3 games in the group. Although I'd be worried about them based on what NOM did to them. Couldn't see Dunsany or Drumbaragh doing much in the knockout stages.

But as you said the real story is NOM and the relegation playoffs. Last year's beaten finals NOM, a club who have been senior for the best part of 10 years Curraha, and last year's beaten semi-finalists Ballivor all enter the playoffs. You have to think Bective might need a miracle to survive, but they showed a bit of fight against Kilbride so might take something from that.

Cabbagepatch1667 (Meath) - Posts: 69 - 31/08/2025 01:03:14    2634288

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Replying To Ratoath Royal:  "It would be the shock of all shocks if NOM were to be relegated, but still, if anyone had said 10 years ago that they'd be in this position while on their way to their third senior title in four years, they'd have been laughed at."
I wouldn't be putting my money on NOM to stay up.
Ballivor will have a couple of lads back from America for the Relegation play off and still have excellent players in McKeon and O Halleron.
Curraha are just down from senior and would expect there experienced players like McEntee, Moriarty and Shorthall to come to the fore.
Bective are probably the weakest on paper but they would love nothing more to relegate their neighbours a team who in their prime took so many of their young players.

UsernameInvalid (Meath) - Posts: 444 - 31/08/2025 10:39:37    2634304

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Replying To Ratoath Royal:  "It would be the shock of all shocks if NOM were to be relegated, but still, if anyone had said 10 years ago that they'd be in this position while on their way to their third senior title in four years, they'd have been laughed at."
Could anyone shed some light on where it's gone wrong with them? Not just this year but overall as a club?

MeathAbroad (Meath) - Posts: 170 - 31/08/2025 12:46:08    2634325

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Replying To UsernameInvalid:  "I wouldn't be putting my money on NOM to stay up.
Ballivor will have a couple of lads back from America for the Relegation play off and still have excellent players in McKeon and O Halleron.
Curraha are just down from senior and would expect there experienced players like McEntee, Moriarty and Shorthall to come to the fore.
Bective are probably the weakest on paper but they would love nothing more to relegate their neighbours a team who in their prime took so many of their young players."
Stop they're not going to be relegated, they were in a tough group, played well in 2 games.

Curraha have been hopeless, where was the likes of McEntee and Moriarty in the other 3 games? Bective are really poor too, one of those will go down.

Ballivor will probably be okay, but they've been really poor in the championship too. O'Mahonys have probably shown the better form compared to the other 3

Cabbagepatch1667 (Meath) - Posts: 69 - 31/08/2025 14:44:18    2634340

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What was going on navan today. The trim match went way overtime and ended with trim winning. Rathkenny were ahead in navan well after the trim match ended meaning dunshaughlin were out. Later more news came in of meath hill getting a 2 pointer to go in front with the match ending. Meaning dunshaughlin were through.
Very odd.

Ashrules (Dublin) - Posts: 580 - 31/08/2025 17:18:01    2634352

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Replying To Cabbagepatch1667:  "Stop they're not going to be relegated, they were in a tough group, played well in 2 games.

Curraha have been hopeless, where was the likes of McEntee and Moriarty in the other 3 games? Bective are really poor too, one of those will go down.

Ballivor will probably be okay, but they've been really poor in the championship too. O'Mahonys have probably shown the better form compared to the other 3"
O Mahony's form is probably slightly better in the last two games but in a relegation battle form can go out the window and it will come down to who wants it more on the day.

UsernameInvalid (Meath) - Posts: 444 - 31/08/2025 17:54:21    2634356

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Great drama. Dunshaughlin lose and Rathkenny lose at the death to see Dunshaughlin go through.

Dunboyne were facing relegation are safe and miss out on a quarter final space by not beating Kells by 1 more point.

Ashbourne do just about enough.

Ratoath clicked and got their best team out.

Skryne are the real deal.

Tones have depth and can see games out.

Trim undefeated and will prove to be a strong test for everyone.

Bracks will love where they are no team will want to play them in the quarters

UsernameInvalid (Meath) - Posts: 444 - 31/08/2025 18:14:20    2634361

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Drama drama and more drama !!

Aaron lynch carrying trim to a big win over the champions while the Tara men continue to reign supreme in group A.

For trim I was very impressed with Gerry Dwane. Lynch just different class at club level either scoring himself or linking everything. The champions need to tighten up at the back to have any chance to go back to back.

Skryne with a statement win , I was impressed by John o Regan, very solid at the 6 position, would presume he'll be called back in to Meath.

Some interesting 1/4 draws now ahead

Faithfulmeath (Meath) - Posts: 25 - 31/08/2025 18:45:42    2634371

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Senior championship is anyone's

my two predictions at the start of the years still in it.

But its going to be on the day going forward

nothing between any of the remaining teams

thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1122 - 31/08/2025 19:24:34    2634383

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