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TheScoringGoal

Deisegodeo wrote: »

any word yet on whether club games in Waterford will be streamed live on a pay per view type format? I see limerick and some other counties are doing this, looks like a good idea to me. people get to see games, not sure if crowds will be allowed into grounds, and a revenue generator for county board too.

There is an article in the examiner today saying that they are looking into this. It seemed to suggest they would but stopped short of confirming it. I'd hope that the season ticket holders would have the fee waived.

PTH2009

Senior Hurling & Football Championship Structures (Still to be ratifed)
The four groups of three teams will be drawn as follows:
Team 1 – 2019 Semi-Finalists
Team 2 – 2019 Beaten Quarter-Finalists
Team 3 – Remaining teams
Top two in each group qualify for Quarter-Finals – top team seeded and repeat pairings avoided.
The third placed group teams will go into the relegation semi-finals.
There will be an open draw for the semi-finals (repeat pairings avoided where feasible).

Senior Hurling Brackets
1st Seeds- Ballygunner, De La Salle, Dungarvan, Mount Sion
2nd Seeds- Abbeyside, Lismore, Roanmore, Passage
3rd Seeds- Ballysaggart,Clonea,Fourmilewater, Tallow

Senior Football Brackets
1st Seeds- Ballinacourty,Rathgormack,Stradbally,The Nire
2nd Seeds- Clashmore,Gaultier,Kilrossanty,An Rinn
3rd Seeds- Ardmore,Bricky Rangers, Kilmacthomas,St Saviours

thesultan

Could have a live YouTube channel for championship..

PTH2009

thesultan wrote: »

Could have a live YouTube channel for championship..

I think Clare GAA do something like that

Alf Tupper

https://www.otbsports.com/sport/waterford-mount-rushmore-1029796

PTH2009

be some skin and hairs flying if Lismore and Ballysaggart get drawn with each other

mountgomery burns

When is the draw?

thesultan

Monday. Heard some clubs might not play with underlying conditions

Jayesdiem

thesultan wrote: »

Monday. Heard some clubs might not play with underlying conditions

Underlying conditions what? If they have players at risk, take them out of the team and get on with the championship. Must an entire team quit in solidarity with those not willing to play?

Mastermcgrath

Alf Tupper wrote: »

https://www.otbsports.com/sport/waterford-mount-rushmore-1029796

Jesus wept. Not a clue between the lot of them. So Thomas Barr and Niamh briggs are more worthy of a place in Waterford sporting folklore that any hurler? Not even Ken, Mullane or the great John Keane. Oisin Langan kept harping on about the Munster U21 football win Versus Kerry, yet wasn’t sure what year it was, and name checked a player that wasn’t even playing as he was overage. Enough said

Jayesdiem

Mastermcgrath wrote: »

Jesus wept. Not a clue between the lot of them. So Thomas Barr and Niamh briggs are more worthy of a place in Waterford sporting folklore that any hurler? Not even Ken, Mullane or the great John Keane. Oisin Langan kept harping on about the Munster U21 football win Versus Kerry, yet wasn’t sure what year it was, and name checked a player that wasn’t even playing as he was overage. Enough said

It was quite incredible. Sean Kelly not in there either because of supposed doping incidents. Even more baffling, Langan called Mullane the most iconic hurler in Waterford history, which is hard to argue with. A Waterford Mount Rushmore without a player of the only sport here that really matters? Incredible.

Deisegodeo

Mastermcgrath wrote: »

Jesus wept. Not a clue between the lot of them. So Thomas Barr and Niamh briggs are more worthy of a place in Waterford sporting folklore that any hurler? Not even Ken, Mullane or the great John Keane. Oisin Langan kept harping on about the Munster U21 football win Versus Kerry, yet wasn’t sure what year it was, and name checked a player that wasn’t even playing as he was overage. Enough said

I stopped reading the article after the bit about Jessie Barr took Ken McGrath out to make way for her brother...

Jayesdiem

Deisegodeo wrote: »

I stopped reading the article after the bit about Jessie Barr took Ken McGrath out to make way for her brother...

He’s a great athlete no doubt but there are at least 5 hurlers whose prowess for Waterford exceeds a fourth place Olympic finish (in my opinion).

seananigans

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The draws for this year's Senior Hurling and Football Championships will take place live on Facebook and Twitter tonight at approx 8.45pm!

KevIRL

Hurling
group A ballygunner passage tallow
Group B mt Sion roanmore clonea
Group C dungarvan lismore fourmilewater
Group D DLS Abbeyside ballysaggart

Mastermcgrath

It’s announced there will b no relegation this year. How will that work for the intermediate winners?

tommylad1212

Mastermcgrath wrote: »

It’s announced there will b no relegation this year. How will that work for the intermediate winners?

Winners will go up,2 down the year after, crazy stuff

PTH2009

Mastermcgrath wrote: »

It’s announced there will b no relegation this year. How will that work for the intermediate winners?

yeah seems a bit odd and little unfair to the intermediate teams

Is there going to be intermediate/junior championships ?

tommylad1212

PTH2009 wrote: »

yeah seems a bit odd and little unfair to the intermediate teams

Is there going to be intermediate/junior championships ?

Yes month of August for east inter anyway , knockout championship also, awkward doh with 11 teams

Cake Man

KevIRL wrote: »

Hurling
group A ballygunner passage tallow
Group B mt Sion roanmore clonea
Group C dungarvan lismore fourmilewater
Group D DLS Abbeyside ballysaggart

Is it top 2 from each group through to the quarter finals or top from each group into semis?

PTH2009

Cake Man wrote: »

Is it top 2 from each group through to the quarter finals or top from each group into semis?

Top 2 into QFs where teams are seeded

Mastermcgrath

tommylad1212 wrote: »

Winners will go up,2 down the year after, crazy stuff

Indeed. I mean the senior championship is already diluted enough with poor/intermediate level teams. We know Ballygunner are out on their own, and there's a group of maybe 3 or 4 behind that might fancy a shot at challenging them for a county championship. But the majority of the rest are really making up the numbers. The senior championship needs a shake-up and an extra intermediate team is not the answer.

I understand this year is an outlier and just happy to have some action to look forward to, but theres also be en a massive opportunity to really look at and change our structures while weve been sitting twiddling our thumbs

PTH2009

https://twitter.com/WaterfordGAA/status/1272631214151815168?s=19

De La Salle in a tough group

Stopitwillya

Hard to get excited about the senior hurling club championship any more. The standard has gone really poor and obviously it's become a bit too easy for ballygunner every year. Dls probably the only other team capable of winning the thing. Should be no problem with social distancing at most of the games.

PTH2009

Stopitwillya wrote: »

Hard to get excited about the senior hurling club championship any more. The standard has gone really poor and obviously it's become a bit too easy for ballygunner every year. Dls probably the only other team capable of winning the thing. Should be no problem with social distancing at most of the games.

Hard to see past Ballygunner unless there caught on the hop

Should they have ditched the QFs and just went with top team in each group into the semi finals. That would mean all group games would be important

mountgomery burns

Calling it now, Ballygunner will be beat this year!!

Stopitwillya

mountgomery burns wrote: »

Calling it now, Ballygunner will be beat this year!!

By whom?

mountgomery burns

Stopitwillya wrote: »

By whom?

Sure if I knew that I'd be a millionaire. DLS and Lismore I'd say leading shouts, and maybe a dark horse to emerge from the pack. But the longer the winning streak continues, the closer we are to the day they get beat.

Remember, nobody would have called Passage winning in 2013 or Ballyduff in 2007.

seananigans

mountgomery burns wrote: »

Calling it now, Ballygunner will be beat this year!!

tbf the truncated structure allows an upset more easily , leagues and groups allow good teams to show consistency ,

i will say again this year presents a great chance for waterford, as it will be straight knockout and its anyones , cork clare waterford and wexford all stand a good chance they wouldnt normally have

TheScoringGoal

seananigans wrote: »

tbf the truncated structure allows an upset more easily , leagues and groups allow good teams to show consistency ,

i will say again this year presents a great chance for waterford, as it will be straight knockout and its anyones , cork clare waterford and wexford all stand a good chance they wouldnt normally have

I see your logic. However I'd feel that due to the lack of training time together (bar one county who trained through it) and winter conditions it will suit physical teams with ball winners. Sadly that's not where our strength lies.