The 2023 All Ireland Senior Football Championship (Sam Maguire Cup)

Louth to beat Dublin to make Group A the Group Of Death. 😁

It also gives a reason to top your group. Looking at the groups no team will throw a provincial final

Topping your group gives you a two week break to your QF. You might be qualified by your final game but you will still want to top the group.

Gp1

could see both Mayo and Cork get to the last game with two or more points each and they could be play to top group or home advantage in the QF. Cork will have Kerry at home( presuming they beat Clare)

Gp2

Tyrone will have 1-2 points going into the final match. They will have home advantage against seed two which could be Derry( I think Armagh will beat Derry). More than likely there will be a draw somewhere in this group.

Gp3

Kildare could beat or draw Dublin with home advantage ( admittedly a neutral venue). I also expect them to beat Sligo. Last game could see them looking to see them playing to secure top spot in the group.

Gp4

Like Gp1 could turn out to be a tricky group. I expect Armagh to be in this group not Derry. Clare have Donegal at home in the first match. Will it be in Cusack park or Miltown Malbay.

I can’t wait for them. Don’t understand people wanting them to fail already . Hope the neutral games are in regional grounds rather than brought up to Croker Cork and mayo in Ennis/ Limerick etc The prelim quarter finals will be good too around the country

Finding out the neutral venue is one of the most exciting parts for me. Hoping Limerick vs Wicklow is on the trainline somewhere so I can hang around whatever town I probably will never visit otherwise.

I think for once they'll schedule Dublins 'neutral' game away from CP. It's likely to be against Sligo, already perceived as the biggest missmatch in the competition. That added to an expected low crowd and Sligo possibly being closed to knocked out already, I'd say when the fixtures are set they'll make sure to set that one in Tullamore or Cavan etc.

The neutral game that could potentially be on in Croker would be Galway v Armagh (a likely pairing at this point). Armagh nearly sold out Croker on their own for the same fixture last year and have the biggest support in Ireland at the moment. They're currently going bananas over the ticket situation to the Ulster final. Croker is actually close to the most neutral venue between the counties, the other option Beffini Park Cavan, which may not quite have the capacity and is also much more in Armaghs neck of the woods

Couldn't see it in either case. Would be like playing in Clones for them. Breffini if Derry and Croker if Armagh my best guess (although the examiner said the fixtures are made on Friday, prior to this weekend). If Croker they'll probably try to shoehorn a double header in there somewhere, possibly Kildare v Roscommon as illogical as that would be

There could but they've gone with keeping provincial finalists apart.

Will Limerick, Ennis or Croke Park make much difference to the travelling Cork support?

It's understandable supporters give out about traveling to Croke Park but when players want to play there, that has to be factored in too.

Not sure if this is the place to ask but how can I watch games abroad these days? I'll be in Spain for a few weeks and in the past just bought GAAGO passes.

However now that it seems to have become a subscription service for mostly people in Ireland it's not clear if it works from abroad.

Anyone have any idea in this?

Great chance should Dublin start with the same team as last Sunday but the likelihood of that happening?Costello,McCaffrey,Howard,Murchan,Fitzsimons and Rock all either brought on to win the match or didn't feature last Sunday. If all of those 5 start I can imagine Dublin would win comfortably in the round 2 group match.

I've enjoyed the provincial championships so far. The finals might be a bit of a calm before the storm. A bit like the league finals. It will still be important to win them though. Being home to Seed 3 and away to Seed 4 is the best route to winning both rounds. That could more less guarantee safe passage to the quarter-finals.

It might be preferential for all provincial winners to avoid each other as long as possible. Winning their groups will be the best route.

they are good players on grass also as remain among some of Dublin's best players. Howard,Murchan are big additions to any Dublin starting team and didn't feature at all on Sunday. Dean Rock,Cormac Costello between them scored 2-39 this year and both left off the starting team. Regardless of age Fitzsimons is still one of Dublin's best defenders.

When Jim Gavin was Dublin manager it didn't matter if they were playing Kerry or Mayo in All Ireland final or Carlow,Wicklow in round 1 of the Leinster championship he treated every team with respect. Dessie Farrell chose to play experimental line up against Kildare and could easily have lost that game, basically bailed out by subs who most will likely be starting in the upcoming Leinster final.