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

Yeah but people were also complaining in the super 8s when 2 went through and you had the possibility of dead rubbers.

The current approach gives 4 extra knockout matches and no dead rubbers in the group stage. Not sure why that is seen as such a big disadvantage compared to one less game day and dead rubbers in the group stages

Mulroy getting the big build up from Darragh Maloney for that free and he jinxed him.

Can’t believe the attendance. Thought they’d moved to league to June. Probably more people queuing to go up Croagh Patrick right now.

Mayo won’t be putting the frighteners on anyone with this performance so far.

another rank bad display courtesy of Noel Mooney in blue..throw in for the restart and there was a blatant clothesline, just ignored…play on…frees and marks constantly taken yards from where they should. Somehow Mayo get a free when a Louth man shoved to the ground. 🥸

Almost perfect conditions for football barring a section of the pitch…. 21 scores between both teams 68 minutes in 😵‍💫

The heat got to Darragh! Thought it was level and then was bemused at why the ref didn't give then one last play when he blew in the 7th minute of a 5 minute injury time period!

No,narrow pitch and really plays like it.Really doesn't suit Mayos style for the last 10-15 years

They relaid the pitch last year and managed to lengthen it by 6metres but unfortunately not an open to widen it.I think it makes sense to take out a few rows of seating on the MacHale Road side to do this but it doesn't look like that'll even happen.

They could and should . A stronger ref picking up on all the Mayo rule breaking nuances and skullduggery and an even and fairly reffed contest 15 vs 15… Mayo looked leggy today.

The blueprint to beat Mayo is well known at this stage

1) play a blanket defense

2) play them in MacHale Park

Very average teams have done this down the last few years.

No surprise Mayo players and fans prefer Croker for summer football especially.

I thought the bench won it for Mayo with the pace of Conroy,Durcan,McDonagh and Hession.

All those lads bar maybe McDonagh are starters later in the summer.

Disappointed not so much with the performance which was average against a difficult team in difficult conditions but by the fact Mayo let Louth in for the inevitable drama and heart attack Mayo finish.

Bottom line though is mission accomplished, win the game and no obvious injuries. Cillian,Diarmuid,Kevin McLoughlin and Eoghan McLaughlin presumably back for crunch game vs Cork.

Isn't head the head the first criteria if 2 teams are level on points in the group?

If so, even if Kerry win and Mayo lose versus Cork we top the table?

I could be wrong

Surely the CB can go back to the company that laid it? Not exactly a great advertising for their work either.

Decent game between Donegal and Derry, very open. Derry have been going for goals from the offset, must have had 8 or 9 good chances.

And just got their second. Game over.

2nd Derry goal looked a blatant square ball. Umpires do anything anymore?

I found it here you are correct -

Where two teams are involved in a tie breaker, the outcome of the meeting of those counties will be used.

In the event of teams finishing on equal points in the groups, the tie shall be decided by

the following means and in the order specified below:

- Where two teams only are involved – the outcome of the meeting

of the two teams in the group

- Score difference – subtracting the total scores against from the total scores for

- highest total score for

- highest total goals for

- A play-off

If Kerry win and Mayo lose its a three way tie.

It's down to scoring difference. If Mayo and Kerry lose Cork top the group,Mayo is second d and Louth qualify in third place

No real surprise with Mayo,Derry,Monaghan and Roscommon winning today but it was a surprise that Louth after the trimming their took off Dublin in Croke Park got within one point of Mayo in MacHale park. Sligo gave a decent account of themselves last quarter Roscommon's better fitness and strength in depth proved key. Derry and Monaghan in two high scoring games both will be happy to win but not pleased to concede so much to Clare,Donegal who aren't the best of scorers.

That’s it in a nutshell……..they simply don’t have footballers to kick a point from distance.