County Form Guides

Dublin
Football
Holders: Kilmacud Crokes
Obviously as All Ireland winners Crokes are hot favs to retain title. Plunketts also rated highly with the Brogans, Jayo and Anthony Moyles - they only lost by 2 points in the Final last year and are motoring this year. St Vincents 2007 Dublin and All Ireland Champions cannot be overlooked either. I wouldn't be looking beyond these three. Not even UCD.

Hurling
Holders: Ballyboden St Endas.
For years the nearly men BSE have now won two on the trot and have an excellent underage structure. Craobh Chiarain can never be overlooked either nor can UCD who often field a team of multinational intercounty galacticos! Kilmacud, Vincents and O'Tooles are also never to far off the pace.

BSE men... I maybe knew a few of them lads, we had them up for the feilie 7 years ago so they're probably senior age now.

Did Lucan not beat Kilmacud Crokes in 1st round this year?

Some information on the Ulster counties courtesy of Gaelic Life.

CONTENDERS:
Antrim:
All Saints
Creggan Kickhams
Dunloy
Erins Own Cargin
Gort na Mona
John John's
Lamh Dherg
Moneyglass
Portglenone
Rasharkin
St. Brigid's
St. Gall's
St. Paul's.

Armagh:
Armagh Harps
Ballymacnab
Carrickruppen
Clann Eireann
Clann na nGael
Crossmaglen
Dromintee
Granemore
Killeavy
Maghery
Mullaghbawn
Pearse Og
St. Patrick's
Tir na nOg
Whitecross

Cavan:
Ballinagh
Belturbet
Castlerahan
Cavan Gaels
Crosserlough
Cuchullain's
Denn
Drumbride
Gowna
Killygarry
Kingscourt
Lacken
Mullahoran
Ramor Utd.
Redhills
West Cavan Gaels

Derry:
Ballinascreen
Ballinderry
Banagher
Bellaghy
Castledawson
Coleraine
Dungiven
Glen
Glenullin
Kilrea
Lavey
Loup
Magherafelt
Newbridge
Slaughtneill
Swatragh

Donegal:
Aodh Ruadh
Ardara
Buncrana
Cloughaneely
Dungloe
Four Masters
Gaoth Dobhair
Glenfin
Glenswilly
Kilcar
Naomh Conaill
Sean McCumhnaills
St. Eunan's
St. Michael's
Termon

Down:
An Riocht
Annaclone
Ballyholland
Bryansford
Burren
Castlewellan
Clann na Banna
Clonduff
Kilcoo
Leitrim
Longstone
Loughisland
Mayobridge
Rostrevor
Saval
Warrenpoint

Fermanagh:
Belcoo
Derrygonnelly
Devenish
Enniskillen Gaels
Erne Gaels
Lisnaskea
Newtownbutler
Roslea
St. Patrick's
Teemore
Tempo

Monaghan:
Ballybay
Carrick
Castleblayney
Clontibret
Doohamlet
Inniskeen
Latton
Magheracloone
Scotstown
Truagh

Tyrone:
Ardboe
Carrickmore
Coalisland
Dromore
Errigal Ciaran
Galbally
Killyclogher
Omagh
Trillick

Previous County Club champions:
Antrim
Year Winner Beaten finalist
2008 St. Gall's Lamh Dhearg
2007 St. Gall's Portglenone
2006 Cargin Lamh Dhearg
2005 St. Gall's Portglenone
2004 St. Gall's Cargin
2003 St. Gall's Lamh Dhearg
2002 St. Gall's St. Paul's
2001 St. Gall's St. John's
2000 Cargin St. Paul's

Armagh
Year Winner Beaten finalist
2008 Crossmaglen Pearse Óg
2007 Crossmaglen Pearse Óg
2006 Crossmaglen Clan na nGael
2005 Crossmaglen Dromintee
2004 Crossmaglen An Mullach Bán
2003 Crossmaglen Dromintee
2002 Crossmaglen Dromintee
2001 Crossmaglen Dromintee
2000 Crossmaglen Pearse Óg

Cavan
Year Winner Beaten finalist
2008 Cavan Gaels Denn
2007 Cavan Gaels Gowna
2006 Mullaghoran Cavan Gaels
2005 Cavan Gaels Mullaghoran
2004 Cavan Gaels Mullaghoran
2003 Cavan Gaels Mullaghoran
2002 Gowna Cavan Gaels
2001 Cavan Gaels Gowna
2000 Gowna Cavan Gaels

Derry
Year Winner Beaten finalist
2008 Ballinderry Slaughtneil
2007 Glennullin Bellaghy
2006 Ballinderry An Lúb
2005 Bellaghy An Lúb
2004 Slaughtneil Bellaghy
2003 An Lúb Ballinderry
2002 Ballinderry An Lúb
2001 Ballinderry Bellaghy
2000 Bellaghy Ballinderry

Donegal
Year Winner Beaten finalist
2008 St. Eunan's Termon
2007 St. Eunan's Glenswilly
2006 Goath Dobhair St. Eunan's
2005 Naomh Conall St. Eunan's
2004 Ardara Sean MacCumhaills
2003 Four Masters Termon
2002 Gaoth Dobhair St. Eunan's
2001 St. Eunan's Four Masters
2000 Ardara St. Eunan's

Down
Year Winner Beaten finalist
2008 Mayobridge Loughinisland
2007 Mayobridge Longstone
2006 Mayobridge Burren
2005 Mayobridge Bryansford
2004 Mayobridge Annaclone
2003 Bryansford Mayobridge
2002 Mayobridge Rostrevor
2001 Mayobridge Castlewellan
2000 Clonduff Liatroim Fontenoys

Fermanagh
Year Winner Beaten finalist
2008 St. Patrick's Derrygonnelly
2007 Newtownbutler Teemore
2006 Enniskillen Gaels St. Joseph's, Ederney
2005 Teemore Newtownbutler
2004 Derrygonnelly Enniskillen Gaels
2003 Enniskillen Gaels St. Patrick's
2002 Enniskillen Gaels St. Patrick's
2001 Enniskillen Gaels Teemore
2000 Enniskillen Gaels Newtownbutler

Monaghan
Year Winner Beaten finalist
2008 Latton Carrickmacross
2007 Clontibret O'Neills Castleblayney Faughs
2006 Clontibret O'Neills Magheracloone Mitchells
2005 Latton O'Rahillys Magheracloone Mitchells
2004 Magheracloone Mitchells Scotstown
2003 Castleblayney Faughs Latton O'Rahillys
2002 Clontibret O'Neills Magheracloone Mitchells
2001 Castleblayney Faughs Gaeil Triucha
2000 Castleblayney Faughs Truagh Gaels

Tyrone
Year Winner Beaten finalist
2008 Clonoe Dromore
2007 Dromore Coalisland Fianna
2006 Errigal Ciarán Carrickmore
2005 Carrickmore Omagh St. Enda's
2004 Carrickmore Dromore
2003 Killyclogher St. Mary's Errigal Ciarán
2002 Errigal Ciarán Killyclogher St. Mary's
2001 Carrickmore Errigal Ciarán
2000 Errigal Ciarán Carrickmore

In Meath, the football is between Walterstown, Donaghmore/Ashbourne and Rathkenny. You really can't look beyond this trio of teams. Personally, I'd go for Walterstown, they had three players starting for Meath against Dublin along with five subs. The demise of Navan O'Mahonys has been nothing if not spectacular, I certainly wouldn't be tipping them. Wolfe Tones and Skyrne will be doing well not to be intermediate next year. In the hurling, well if recent form is anything to go by, Kilmessan are in for a rough time of it. Either them or Killyon or Kildalkey will go down. Rathmoloyn could be an outside bet.

Amazing, even Fermanagh have more teams in their Senior Championship than we do!

Obviously I was taking the piss on the other thread about the contenders!
Latton are defending champions, they've a good group of players led by county man Eoin Lennon, with other past and present county players like Eddie Lennon, Hugh McElroy, Bernard O'Brien, Eoin Duffy, but overall a great team which is the most important thing. A team who were knocking on the door for a few years before they won their first championship in about 80 years in '05, they reclaimed it last year with a renewed desire of not being one-hit wonders, they'll want to go one further now and do back-to-back wins for the first time. Will obviously be in the reckoning again.
But despite only reaching the semis last year, Clontibret are raging favourites in the local bookies. Having shared the last 4 championships with Latton they are always contenders, and in truth have underachieved. Without a doubt the best panel of players and strength in depth in the county, having swept the board with the reserve championships in recent years. Led by county captain Vinny Corey, aswell as the Mones, McManus, Paul McGuigan and a number of other former county players, there really is a wealth of talent there. But they didn't click last year, but with new management(actually, old management returning), there was a bit of a buzz about them. Although they lost to Latton in the first round of the championship they'll only be peaking for the back-door in July and we won't know how good they are til then. I'd tip them to win it in the end.
Carrickmacross are a hungry young team who made a real breakthrough last year. Reached the championship final for the first time in a good while last year, and won the senior league. All only a couple of years after being promoted. They've a young core of good players, with some very classy forwards. Their best known player would be Stephen "Jinxy" Gollogly but he wouldn't even be one of their better performers within the county alot of the time. They've started well but I wouldn't expect them to go as far again this year. All great experience for them though and with alot of work and a bit of luck there's a championship in this team in a few years. Time is on their side.
Blayney would be a team who are always contenders whatever the circumstances. Always have a good team in place but in truth are a shadow of their former great teams from the 70's - 90's. Still a formidable force within the county though, and with players like Hanratty, Dermot McArdle, McBennett(of poleaxing Kildare forward fame!), and with young players like Marty McElroy rising quickly through the ranks they will rise back to the top fairly quickly. Don't think they'll challenge seriously this year but like Carrick they'll be right up there in a year or two.
Magheracloone are a team who, it seems, really missed their chance. They definately underachieved, having appeared in 4 finals in 5 years, but only won a solitary championship, the only one in their history. They haven't reached those heights in the last few years but they will still be a big threat on any given day, especially when you have the likes of the Freemans in your side. They have been written off it seems but who knows, they may have a big year yet, Latton were wrote off as an old team last year and then won the championship, with a 38-year old (deservedly) winning the player of the year! They've started off with an impressive win over Carrick, but as I said before we'll see the real business in the next round.

No point talking about any other teams, and there's probably a couple too much in that list. I'd expect it to be between Latton and Clontibret again this year, with Clontibret winning it back. Carrick deserve to be talked about as contenders after last year and will be the closest contenders but like Blayney will take another year or two to seriously challenge. Magheracloone are the dark horses, you don't know what way they'll turn up, but at the end of the day I'd tip Clontibret.

Hurling-wise, well Blayney will win that, simple as that. Won the last 5 and 9 of the last 10, can't see them being stopped and they'll be looking to keep going and break Clontibret's record of 8 in a row. Clontibret as usual will be closest but still not good enough to stop the Faughs it seems. Other teams would be the Harps, Inniskeen, Truagh, Latton and Carrick but none of them would get near Blayney in a match that matters.

Tyrone - Football

Ardboe Carrickmore Coalisland Dromore Errigal Ciaran Galbally Killyclogher Omagh Trillick

of the 8 teams that remain realistically the winners will come from either Carrickmore Dromore or Errigal Ciaran. Peter Canavan is managing Errigal this year and they are many peoples great white hope. I think they are too young personally but with guys like Enda Mc Ginley and Davy Harte about you've always got a chance Mark Harte also appears to be back playing seriously so they should be there or thereabouts.

Carrickmore are a hardened championship team too, managed by Ronan Clarke's (Armagh) father, they are always hard to beat and with Conor Gormley in the side most teams are beat before they even take the field against Carrickmore.

Dromore have been banging on the door for several years now - and finally made the breakthrough in 2007 and losing it last year (how could be forget that match) already though they have got rid of a new manager so something is amiss, that said they have one of the best trainers in gaelic football now looking after their fortunes - Ryan Porter who trained the Donegal team who won the NFL in 2006. They have some fantastic footballers and all have big game experience and know what it takes and would be my favourites.

Last year showed however that anything is possible - of the 8 remaining the only two i would definitely discount are Galbally and Trillick.

Hurling

we only have a handful of clubs up here and its always been the same final for years - Dungannon v Carrickmore - take your pick you've a 50/50 chance of getting it right. Dungannon won it last year from what i remember, but Carrickmore would probably be favourites.

Bright-Oak wrote:
Did Lucan not beat Kilmacud Crokes in 1st round this year?

Aye Niamh - but we have a back door here now as well!!!

well i aam in a bit of a unique position here as im from sligo and i play in roscommon. so here goes.

in sligo and black and white will im sure back me up it will be between 3 clubs as always.
eastern harps
tourlestrane
curry

now having seen curry play this year i really dont thing they will win much, that leaves harps and tourlestrane. two very good teams and both will be hard bet, at this stage i would go with harps but not team wins back to back titles anymore so tourlestrane could sneak in. prediction harps v tourlestrane final winners tourlestrane

in hurling it will be won by calry st joesphs without a doubt.


roscommon.

no question here at all st. bridgets will win this and win it very easy.

in hurling it will be tight enough with about 3 teams with a big chance but i have a feeling athleague will win this out.

hope that helps

Wexford
Hurling easy
Ourlat the Ballagh beaten finalists
St Martins Current Champs
Rathnure beaten 1/2
Buffers Alley beaten 1/4
St Annes beaten 1/2
Up until last year these 4 have been the finalists for the last 5 years
St Annes pipped the Allety in the 1/4 finals can't see a repeat this year.

The football is a different kettle of fish anyone of 10 teams in with a realist shout. My feeling is it may be coming home this year Old will know who I talking about but a quick run down the contentorsKilanerin (Current Champs) Matties team
Gusserane beaten finalists
Clongeen beaten 1/2
Shelmaliers beaten 1/2
Adamstown
Horeswood
Castletown
Bannow
St Annes
Starlights

Role of Honour
Year Winners Runners up
2008 Kilanerin Gusserane
2007 Clongeen Starlights
2006 Horeswood Castletown
2005 Horeswood Adamstown
2004 Starlights Sarsfields
2003 Kilanerin Horewood
2002 Starlights Duffy Rovers
2001 St Annes Kilanerin
2000 St Annes Starlights


1999 Kilanerin Castletown
1998 Fethard Gusserane
1997 Kilanerin Adamstown
1996 Glynn Barntown Kilanerin
1995 Kilanerin Castletown
1994 Duffy Rovers Starlights
1993 Kilanerin Sarsfields
1992 Duffy Rovers Glynn Barntown
Role of Honour
Year Winners Runners up

2008 St Martins Oulart the Ballagh
2007 Oulart the Ballagh Buffers Alley
2006 Rathnure Oulart the Ballagh
2005 Oulart the Ballagh St Martins
2004 Oulart the Ballagh Rathnure
2003 Rathnure Glynn Barntown
2002 Rathnure Cloughbawn
2001 Faythe Harriers Rapparees
2000 St Annes Oulart the Ballagh
1999 St Martins Oulart the Ballagh


Full listing of teams group tables socring etc see th lonk below.
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In Antrim it should come down to whoever wins between St Gall's and Cargin, who backboned the County team against Donegal.

However St Gall's three best players are not playing for the county, which should help them retain the title.

In hurling, Cushendall will be favourites, challenged by Dunloy and maybe Loughiel. Loughiel have lost 6 finals in a row, and it would be great to see them go all the way this year.

Cavan
Football-Cavan Gaels
Hurling Mullaghoran

Gowna might challenge Cavan Gaels in the football with Dermot McCabe and Mark McKeever not involved in the county set up but realistically you cant look past the Gaels. The only other real competition is from Mullaghoran who the Gaels already beat in the group stages.

folks I want to try and set this up for the end of the month with people using july to enter most county champs will not be to semi final stage until sept.

Munster people ye are great at blowing your trumpets but we need to know,
will nemo prevail in cork can the crokes break the stranglehold of the divisional sides in Kerry where de la salle aflash in the pan can somne one from east clare win the football and someone west clare wn the hurling and who cares what happens in tipp will it go to the north for the hurling and back south for the football or will a few teams from mid tipp challenge.
Munster we are waiting.
Few counties outstanding in other proviences
Mayo where are all the Mayo posters gone the don't hgave to leave Mayo for dublin yet or are the really feeling confident after that semi-final win get your asses to a keyboard and let ud know whats happening west of the shannon.
Loyal can you do run down on Louth/Westmeath will it be Matttlock and the downs or will the blues and Castledaly triump.
Horn neck the low down on the garden county St pats to continue or will Rathnew that it back and oust the townies.

come on I want to have a database of all senior teams to allow people chose who the want with a bit of help.

Odds for Derry football

Ballinderry 2.50
Glenullin 3.50
Slaughtneill 6.50
Bellaghy 7.00
Dungiven 7.50
Ballinascreen 9.00
Kilrea 11.00
Loup 13.00
Lavey 15.00
Swatragh 17.00
Banagher 34.00
Coleraine 34.00
Newbridge 34.00
Magherafelt 41.00
Castledawson 51.00
Glen 101.00

Championship takes place this weekend

Bright-Oak wrote:Odds for Derry football

Ballinderry 2.50
Glenullin 3.50
Slaughtneill 6.50
Bellaghy 7.00
Dungiven 7.50
Ballinascreen 9.00
Kilrea 11.00
Loup 13.00
Lavey 15.00
Swatragh 17.00
Banagher 34.00
Coleraine 34.00
Newbridge 34.00
Magherafelt 41.00
Castledawson 51.00
Glen 101.00

Championship takes place this weekend

Interesting that Slaughtneil are shorter odds to win the Championship despite being well beaten by Swatragh in the first round.

Are all the games this weekend?

Derry C'ship is a round-robin - am I right?

Am I right BE/BO?

bald eagle wrote:

Bright-Oak wrote:Odds for Derry football

Ballinderry 2.50
Glenullin 3.50
Slaughtneill 6.50
Bellaghy 7.00
Dungiven 7.50
Ballinascreen 9.00
Kilrea 11.00
Loup 13.00
Lavey 15.00
Swatragh 17.00
Banagher 34.00
Coleraine 34.00
Newbridge 34.00
Magherafelt 41.00
Castledawson 51.00
Glen 101.00

Championship takes place this weekend

Interesting that Slaughtneil are shorter odds to win the Championship despite being well beaten by Swatragh in the first round.

Are all the games this weekend?

for those of us who don't have a feckin clue about betting gambling etc what does 41.00 mean, I am assuming it is not 41/1
Sorry don't understand what you but up is it meant to be 40/1 which would make sense for all of them 101 is 100/1 am i right or away with the fairies

bald eagle wrote:

Bright-Oak wrote:Odds for Derry football

Ballinderry 2.50
Glenullin 3.50
Slaughtneill 6.50
Bellaghy 7.00
Dungiven 7.50
Ballinascreen 9.00
Kilrea 11.00
Loup 13.00
Lavey 15.00
Swatragh 17.00
Banagher 34.00
Coleraine 34.00
Newbridge 34.00
Magherafelt 41.00
Castledawson 51.00
Glen 101.00

Championship takes place this weekend

Interesting that Slaughtneil are shorter odds to win the Championship despite being well beaten by Swatragh in the first round.

Are all the games this weekend?

Aye start on Saturday (might be one on friday I think) and finish on monday with us an bellaghy.

JimWexford wrote:

bald eagle wrote:

Bright-Oak wrote:Odds for Derry football

Ballinderry 2.50
Glenullin 3.50
Slaughtneill 6.50
Bellaghy 7.00
Dungiven 7.50
Ballinascreen 9.00
Kilrea 11.00
Loup 13.00
Lavey 15.00
Swatragh 17.00
Banagher 34.00
Coleraine 34.00
Newbridge 34.00
Magherafelt 41.00
Castledawson 51.00
Glen 101.00

Championship takes place this weekend

Interesting that Slaughtneil are shorter odds to win the Championship despite being well beaten by Swatragh in the first round.

Are all the games this weekend?

for those of us who don't have a feckin clue about betting gambling etc what does 41.00 mean, I am assuming it is not 41/1
Sorry don't understand what you but up is it meant to be 40/1 which would make sense for all of them 101 is 100/1 am i right or away with the fairies

Sorry Jim yes it means 40/1 etc, it is up on fractions on ladbrokes!

JC used to be round robin but it was scrapped in favour of the back door.

Bright-Oak wrote:JC used to be round robin but it was scrapped in favour of the back door.

Grand Niamh. So Slaughtneil are in the last chance saloon then?

Jayo Cluxton wrote:

Bright-Oak wrote:JC used to be round robin but it was scrapped in favour of the back door.

Grand Niamh. So Slaughtneil are in the last chance saloon then?

Both them and Ballinderry (Mc Cusker, Muldoon, Mc Guckin) the two finalists last year were beaten in first round by 2 division 2 teams (lavey(Kevin Mc Cloy, C O Boyle) and Swatragh)

Also last chance saloon
Coleraine(Mc Goldricks)
Banagher(Sean Marty, Lynch, Cartin)
Loup
Glen
Magherafelt
Castledawson

on the little bit i know about mayo football, last years winners ballaghadreen will be very strong again, there senior team is built on the 3 in a row u21 team of 3 years ago so i would expect them to be around at the business end of the year.

crossmalina who c.mac plays for will challenge as always with charlestown and ballina in with a huge say also. it will be very tight and could really go either way between the four at a guess ill go with crossmalina but its 50/50 or 25/25/25/25

Strong favourites have to be Portumna who haven't lost a championship match since the final in 2006.

I would give an outside chance to Clarinbridge, Liam Mellows and Loughrea. Can't see anybody beating Portumna though, 3 in-a-row more than likely.

clash-of-da-ash wrote:Strong favourites have to be Portumna who haven't lost a championship match since the final in 2006.

I would give an outside chance to Clarinbridge, Liam Mellows and Loughrea. Can't see anybody beating Portumna though, 3 in-a-row more than likely.

They have to be dead certs for The All Ireland as well, better than anything Ulster or Muster has to offer. Not sure about leinster.